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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
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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Ex-Domain boss Antony Catalano hatches plans for $55m Byron Bay trophy home
- by Lucy Macken
Popular Sydney suburbs where houses are snapped up fastest
- by Kristy Johnson and Alexandra Middleton
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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
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
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 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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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