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23 Lucas Street Brighton East

Young family splashes $6.6m on Brighton East home in marathon auction

Three parties competed for about 45 minutes for the keys to the stylish home with swimming pool that ticked a lot of boxes.

  • by Shona Hendley
Doug McRostie and Sarah Messina have sold their townhouse in Cheltenham and are upsizing to a house in Mentone.

How much money you need to earn to buy a house in Melbourne

Home buyers in many parts of Melbourne would need to earn a sky-high income – or be able to tap outside help.

  • by Alexandra Middleton

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Anthony Molinaro auctions the 3 Montgomery Street townhouse.

Maidstone townhouse clears price guide with one bid, sells for $700,000

First home buyers kicked the auction off with a big offer, and the competition ended just three bids later. It was one of 117 auctions scheduled for Saturday.

  • by Jim Malo
Winning bidder Jingiing Shao (right) with her son Saimi Shao and mother Julie Wei.

Interstate buyer outbids local renter for $4 million East Lindfield house

The four-bedroom house last sold for $1,585,000 in 2006, records show, more than doubling in price on Saturday after three buyers competed for it at auction.

  • by Kristy Johnson
Kurt Bridde, 44, with his children Izabelle, 10, and Levi, 7, in their Casula home.

‘Every cent counts’: How people keep up in Sydney’s most mortgage-stressed suburb

Home owners are dipping into their superannuation, taking up second jobs and cutting out takeaway entirely to make ends meet.

  • by Kristy Johnson
The Tamarama home is a stone’s throw away from the beach.

The Sydney publican who is expanding his property portfolio

He has been busy taking on new ventures, expanding his hospitality business, but he has also been trading in residential property on the side.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
This Gooseberry Hill property is billed as a luxury bush retreat on Airbnb. Picture: Airbnb

The Hollywood Hills-style Airbnb that out-earns WA’s premier

Hollywood Hills? Nope, this luxury house is in the Perth Hills. And it has the potential to draw an eye-watering annual revenue.

  • by Sarah Brookes
The number of Perth suburbs that have joined the million dollar club has soared over the past year.

One-third of Perth suburbs are now ‘million-dollar markets’

An analysis of 300 Perth suburbs has revealed a third are now million-dollar markets, joining a list that, for the first time, includes four suburban unit markets.

  • by Sarah Brookes
The waterfront house in Point Piper owned by Alexandra Jakob is listed for $100 million.

Entrepreneur’s Point Piper trophy home hits market for $100 million

Sydney’s most expensive housing market isn’t generally swayed by higher interest rates and recessionary fears. Alexandra Jakob is banking on that.

  • by Lucy Macken
High interest rates are putting pressure on home borrowers.

The type of homeowner most likely to fall behind on their mortgage

Interest rates are putting pressure on home borrowers, but some are feeling the pinch more deeply and have fewer options to manage.

  • by Shona Hendley
Perth house prices index image WAtoday.

Rate cuts may be imminent. What impact will they have on Perth house prices?

With inflation now edging towards 3 per cent, markets are pricing in potentially up to four rate cuts next year.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Cranlana could reset Melbourne’s house price record.

Melbourne’s house price record could be broken with first $100m sale

The Myer family’s historic Toorak home, Cranlana, is about to come to the market – a once-in-a-generation opportunity for buyers with deep pockets.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
23 Lucas Street Brighton East

Young family splashes $6.6m on Brighton East home in marathon auction

Three parties competed for about 45 minutes for the keys to the stylish home with swimming pool that ticked a lot of boxes.

  • by Shona Hendley
14 George Street, Greenwich.

Family splash $9.3m on one of only two houses for sale in Greenwich

Five parties registered to bid on the five-bedroom house to get into the tightly held neighbourhood, which proved harder this spring than usual.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Coogee’s landmark Roslyn mansion is set for a redo after it sold for about $10.4 million.

Cafe queen pays $10.4 million for Coogee mansion she fell in love with

Theresa Moussa’s The Grounds has been a top drawcard to Alexandria and she’s taking her expertise in recreating local landmarks to a new project.

  • by Lucy Macken
Rashida Lowe and her husband Abel Hawkins sold their Leichhardt terrace in July, upsizing to a five-bedroom family home in Thornleigh.

How much money you need to earn to buy a house in Sydney

Buyers in many parts of Sydney would need a six-figure income, and some neighbourhoods require a pay packet that’s astronomical.

  • by Kristy Johnson
Doug McRostie and Sarah Messina have sold their townhouse in Cheltenham and are upsizing to a house in Mentone.

How much money you need to earn to buy a house in Melbourne

Home buyers in many parts of Melbourne would need to earn a sky-high income – or be able to tap outside help.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
The Gladesville home sold for $4.25 million.

Family pays $4.25m for Gladesville house, saving it from wrecking ball

The five-bedroom house with water views, sold by a long-term owner, had drawn interest from parties hoping to knock it down and rebuild.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Tom Roberts auctions Perfect’s home.

Eddie Perfect sells Brunswick East home to another family for $2,285,000

Purchasing and renovating the Californian bungalow inspired Perfect’s 2017 musical Vivid White. He was happy to sell to another family.

  • by Jim Malo
36 Berry Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002

Our seven favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now

Looking for your next home? From a terrace house in the MCG’s back pocket to a three-level beachfront beauty, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Lou Sweeney
23 Barr Street, Balmain NSW 2041

Six of our favourite homes for sale in Sydney right now

Looking for your next home? From a striking warehouse conversion with rooftop pool to an architect-designed beach retreat, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
The Sirius brutalist landmark has gone from most famous social housing block to home to a who’s who of elites.

Sirius irony: The elites who have bought into the landmark former public housing block

Sydney’s former social housing block Sirius is set to be home to a slew of regular names from Title Deeds columns past.

  • by Lucy Macken
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