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Property profits have soared in recent years.

How the gap between the property haves and have-nots just got wider

House sellers have been able to bank windfall gains, but everyone else risks being left behind as the property market soars out of reach.

  • by Sue Williams
12 Delta Road, Lane Cove, NSW.

Soaring architect-designed home in the treetops fetches $5.4m at auction

Downsizers won the keys to a Lane Cove five-bedder with a studio, set in a private location next to bushland yet close to the city.

  • by Carmen Forward

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344 Whale Beach Road, Palm Beach NSW 2108

Our eight favourite luxury homes for sale right now

From a farm with organic fruit orchards to an elegant home in a prized waterfront reserve position, we’ve rounded up our top picks.

  • by Kate Farrelly
The auction of the Bellevue Hill terrace.

Home values declined in a third of suburbs. Here’s where they fell most

Thanks to higher interest rates and more homes on the market, buyers have increased choice this spring – and it’s showing.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Perth house prices western suburbs 2024

The morbid reason house prices will soar in the western suburbs

Prices are predicted to go through the roof in some of Perth’s most tightly held neighbourhoods.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Anthony Albanese is selling his investment property.

Anthony Albanese lists $1.9m Sydney investment property

When the tenant was issued with an eviction notice, he hoped to use it as a chance to spark debate about tenants’ rights. What followed was a media maelstrom.

  • by Lucy Macken
The rental crisis is showing signs of starting to ease.

Landlords could once hike rents by 20 per cent a year. That’s changing

Rents are much higher than pre-COVID, but there are signs renters are reaching a limit of how much they can afford to pay.

  • by Jim Malo
Perth investor blacklist

‘Residential dustbowls’: The Perth postcodes on an investor blacklist

Suburbs on Perth’s ever-expanding outer fringe feature heavily on a national list of the riskiest postcodes to invest. Investors are warned to avoid them.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Houses in Perth are worth more than Melbourne.

Perth house price growth could keep rising ‘at least 5-10 years’ and leave boom-bust cycle behind

The chief economist for the nation’s peak residential building body predicts Perth’s average property price could surpass Queensland’s within three years.

  • by Connor McGoverne
6 Catlin Court was once a beautiful home, and it can be again says real estate agent Mark Grogan.

Locals nab gutted, derelict Gosnells home for half a million dollars

It went for $100,000 more than the asking price that made it Perth’s cheapest standalone property – but even the inflated price is well below the “new normal”.

  • by Claire Ottaviano
Property profits have soared in recent years.

How the gap between the property haves and have-nots just got wider

House sellers have been able to bank windfall gains, but everyone else risks being left behind as the property market soars out of reach.

  • by Sue Williams
12 Delta Road, Lane Cove, NSW.

Soaring architect-designed home in the treetops fetches $5.4m at auction

Downsizers won the keys to a Lane Cove five-bedder with a studio, set in a private location next to bushland yet close to the city.

  • by Carmen Forward
10 Kilmartin Street, Essendon VIC 3040

Couple who used superstitious auction tactic wins $1.86m Essendon home

Five parties competed, and the winners were a duo who had missed a string of opportunities elsewhere and decided to change tack.

  • by Sarah Webb
Antony Catalano is planning a new build.

Ex-Domain boss Antony Catalano hatches plans for $55m Byron Bay trophy home

Who built it best? Chris Hemsworth and media mogul Antony Catalano go head-to-head in the Byron Bay trophy home stakes.

  • by Lucy Macken
David McEwen with his sons, James, left, and Charlie in his Balgowlah home with his new induction cooktop. Since changing from gas Charlie’s asthma has gone. 4 September 2024 Photo: Janie Barrett

How David’s home renovation stopped his son’s asthma attacks

Charlie used to wheeze through the night and was sometimes raced to hospital. Now the family has been able to throw away his puffer.

  • by Sue Williams
Retiree Trevor Molloy, pictured with his dog Ellie, is selling his Vermont South home of 20 years to purchase a smaller property by the beach.

Popular Melbourne suburbs where homes are selling quickest

Days on market have blown out to nearly two months in some areas, while other homes are whisked off the market within weeks.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
102 Kerferd Road, Albert Park, sold for $6.25m at auction on Saturday.

Former AFL exec sells Albert Park home for $6.25m, makes $4.5m profit

A local family purchased the four-bedroom home for $650,000 above reserve, beating two others for the stylish Edwardian residence.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
The townhouse at 16 Edward St Darlington.

Investor swoops to beat first home buyers for $1.72m Darlington home

Interest in the campaign was mostly from first time buyers and eight parties registered to bid, but a late auction entrant changed the game.

  • by Kristy Johnson
St Kilda Beach

The type of home that’s holding the Melbourne property market back

Melbourne has about twice as many as Perth and Adelaide, which is why the Victorian capital has recorded a lower median value.

  • by Jim Malo
Sara Palmieri and Darryl Hughes are selling their Newtown home.

Popular Sydney suburbs where houses are snapped up fastest

Properties are selling rapidly in trendy and affordable pockets of Sydney, defying a broader slowdown in which many homes are taking longer to sell.

  • by Kristy Johnson and Alexandra Middleton
18 Pacific Vista Drive, Byron Bay NSW 2481

Our seven favourite homes for sale in NSW right now

Looking for your next home? From an exquisite build with a sense of drama, to a tri-level penthouse with city views, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
75B William Street, Brighton

Our 12 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home? From French provincial-inspired townhouses to a new designer home with sculptural staircase, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
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