Property
‘Housing policy disaster’: Property approaches a tipping point
Housing costs have soared faster than incomes, but could there be any relief on the horizon?
- by Elizabeth Redman
The south-east Qld coastal hotspots having a sea-change boom
A love affair with the surf shows no sign of slowing in neighbourhoods where southerners and celebrities are paying a premium.
- by Sarah Webb
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Seven of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
Our top picks include a beach house with three decks to enjoy the sea breeze, a no-expenses-spared restoration, and a creekfront sanctuary.
- by Kate Farrelly
Property goldmine: These 10 Perth suburbs eclipsed 30 per cent growth
The total value of property transactions in WA was worth $40 billion over the past financial year, with some suburbs recording gains of around 40 per cent.
- by Sarah Brookes
How home sellers made 10 per cent more money than the highest offer
The premium has hovered in a range of about 10 per cent to 11 per cent in recent years, and pushed above 12 per cent in 2021.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Shocked woman buys hoarder house, but it’s not full of junk
A first home buyer who bought a condemned hoarder’s house has shared her surprise at what she discovered inside.
- by Emily Power
‘Housing policy disaster’: Property approaches a tipping point
Housing costs have soared faster than incomes, but could there be any relief on the horizon?
- by Elizabeth Redman
Sold for $150k more than listed: The Girrawheen home with 90 groups through at first home open
A growing number of West Aussies can’t find a rental, but also can’t afford to buy a home – or even if they can, can’t find a place to buy.
- by Sarah Brookes
Perth mum and dad sink $1.26 million into uni house for their kids
A Perth property has flown off the market to a mum and dad who bought it for the children to live in while studying.
- by Emily Power
Buyer set to bank $145,000 a year from this Perth beach home
This 4x3 offers breathtaking views – and it makes more as a rental than the average Aussie salary.
- by Kristy Johnson and Emily Power
Young couple spends $3.5 million on Coogee two-bedroom semi at auction
The vendor had lived in the 1920s home for 42 years and collected $500,000 more than their asking price.
- by Carmen Forward
Melbourne vendor-builder turns tidy profit on $2.4m reno at auction
A couple beat three young families for the four-bedroom family home in Templestowe that last sold in 2019 and has since had a transformative renovation.
- by Tom Carey
How a teacher and IT pro turned a rotting terrace into a colourful haven
When Nicholas and Zahra first saw the Fitzroy fixer-upper, it was ‘barely liveable’. Now, it has been transformed.
- by Jessica Golding
Joe Hockey’s childhood home with harbour views sells for about $7.5m
The Northbridge house moments from the local sailing club last traded for $27,200 and had been in the family since 1969.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Revealed: How this mayor survived Sydney’s housing crisis as a young man
He’s never talked about it before, but when he was a student in an unaffordable neighbourhood, he didn’t have a lot of money or options.
- by Sue Williams
Builders and flippers fight for $965,000 Coburg knock-down
The deceased estate was in poor condition, and attracted spirited competition from builders and property flippers looking for a project.
- by Jim Malo
Manly mansion with sparkling harbour views draws $20m bids post-auction
Expats and eastern suburbs residents would not be drawn, and the home passed in on an $18 million vendor bid. Then the real action began.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Eleven of our favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
Looking for your next home? From an Edwardian beauty to a pretty Victorian villa, we’ve got you covered.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
Our seven favourite homes for sale in Sydney right now
Looking for your next home? From a shimmering waterfront apartment to a renovated landmark house, we’ve got you covered.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Raymond pays $150 a week to live in Paddington. Developers want him to leave
Sky-high property prices are enticing developers to replace cheap housing with luxury homes. But they probably didn’t anticipate the backlash.
- by Sue Williams
Mamamia’s Mia Freedman plans $3.9m home reno with winter storage closet
The publisher and her husband hope to demolish their $12.75m Point Piper house and rebuild it, and they’re not the only home owners with pricey reno plans.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Cat lived in her dream location. Then she was forced out – and in with her boyfriend
Spiralling housing costs have meant Melburnians are making difficult decisions about their living situations.
- by Jim Malo