Property prices
Perth home price gains lead the nation – so what can a lazy $750,000 buy you?
Fresh data shows Perth homeowners have gained a $15,000 wealth boost in June as property prices continued to surge.
- by Sarah Brookes
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‘A diabolical mess’: How did we get into this housing crisis, and how do we get out?
Hard-won deposits, soaring rents, crippling mortgages, capital gains, negative gearing … What’s to blame, and how do other countries do housing?
- by Angus Holland and Josh Gordon
‘Every day is like a paradise’: Sydney family’s tree-change transformation
They bought a run-down Northern Rivers block and turned it into a resort that’s now a multi-generational love affair.
- by Carmen Forward
Outdated home in Sydney’s north fetches $2.52 million, last sold for £300 as an empty block
The auctioneer said there were very few cheaper alternatives for a house in the region.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Only one buyer turned up for a Brunswick five-bedder. But it passed in at $1.62m
The vendor placed two bids in the hope of kick-starting the auction of the California-style bungalow.
- by Alexandra Middleton
The most liveable Sydney suburbs where you should have bought a home
A string of liveable Sydney suburbs that were affordable for home buyers until recently have since recorded soaring price growth.
- by Carmen Forward
Around 90% of Perth homes selling for more than listed price
Now is not the time to make a cheeky lowball offer on that property you’ve been eyeing off, as new data shows how many are selling for more than the asking price.
- by Sarah Brookes
Rupert Murdoch slashes New York penthouse price by more than half
He reportedly paid just under $US58m a decade ago, then tried to sell for slightly more. He’s now asking $US28.5m.
- by James Warrington
How to buy a one euro house in some of the world’s most gorgeous locations
Is Aussie property giving you the pip? Don’t get mad, get on a plane.
- by Emily Power
Abandoned Chinese mansion in Perth’s south sells for mystery price
A dilapidated Chinese-style mansion that reportedly cost its billionaire owner $75 million to build has sold days before its auction.
- by Sarah Brookes
Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss
Choose the wrong location and there’s a one-in-four chance of reselling a property for less than its purchase price.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo