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Rent prices in Sorrento have dropped by 17.2 per cent in the 12 months to June.

The Victorian suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to raise rents

There are just a handful of suburbs in Victoria where it’s cheaper to rent now than a year ago, but not in the inner city.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
Auction sellers make more money than the highest prior offer on average.

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

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Rent prices in Sorrento have dropped by 17.2 per cent in the 12 months to June.

The Victorian suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to raise rents

There are just a handful of suburbs in Victoria where it’s cheaper to rent now than a year ago, but not in the inner city.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
Jesinta and Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin have put their Gold Coast home on the market.

‘Pretty magical’: Jesinta and Buddy Franklin’s glam home for sale

The star couple dream of finding a block of land and building a luxury farmhouse - once they find the right buyer.

  • by Kristy Johnson
128 Bicheno Street, Clifton Beach TAS

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
Rising real estate taxes - along with finance, repairs and maintenance - are forcing owners to focus on outgoings, rather than just income.

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
Auction sellers make more money than the highest prior offer on average.

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
Syd Lima showing off a vintage outfit found in the hoarder house she bought in Jersey City, in the US.

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
Australian housing policy has been described as a ‘disaster’.

‘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
Perth property prices could drop by 13 per cent the end of 2023.

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
The property has an elevated streetfront position in the Como beach area.

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
Take in gorgeous views of the Indian Ocean without getting out of bed at this North Coogee house.

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
60 Mount Street, Coogee

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
76 Wood Street, Templestowe VIC

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
The ‘barely liveable’ home was reimagined by Flack Studio and Taylor Knights.

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 has sold.

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
Inner west mayor Darcy Byrne in front of Casa Blanca in Balmain, once a boarding house, now an apartment block for low income residents.

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
Auction spectators inspect the home at 5 Ryan Street, Coburg ahead of the competition.

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
A Manly home passed in at auction on a vendor bid of $18 million.

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
35 Robinson Street, Moonee Ponds

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
1404/71 Macquarie Street, Sydney

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
Paddington boarding house residents are backed by their neighbours in a bid to save their homes.

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
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