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Is it a better time to build or renovate a home yet?
Even as the cost of materials stabilises, homeowners are weighing up whether to go ahead with plans for their dream home.
- by Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
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Insta-glam: Millennial rag trader buys $22.7m Bellevue Hill home
Shadi Kord and her university mate Natalie Khoei both chipped in $200 each to create their own online fashion brand. It now has an annual turnover of $69 million.
- by Lucy Macken
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Property magnate pays $35m cash for Double Bay house to knock it down
As the mystery buyer of Double Bay’s pink house is revealed, in the Southern Highlands a high-profile buyer has bought at a steep discount.
- by Lucy Macken
Collaroy house sells for $2.33 million, last sold for $260,000 in the 1990s
A young couple, who had considered the Northern Beaches for the first time, outbid five other registered buyers on the home, a stone’s throw away from the beach.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Richmond terrace fetches $2.27 million, last sold for $116,500 in 1986
The single-fronted terrace built in the late 1800s had a price guide of $1,885,000 and drew five eager parties in a rapid fire auction.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Our 10 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
Looking for your next home? From a timeless lakeside treasure to a family home that blends old and new, we’ve got you covered.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
Our favourite 14 homes for sale in NSW right now
Looking for your next home? From a luxury country house to a captivating waterfront retreat, we’ve got you covered.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
The most popular inner Sydney suburbs for home buyers on a budget
Property values are rising fastest for homes that may still be within reach for savvy buyers who don’t want to sacrifice lifestyle.
- by Carmen Forward
The most popular inner Melbourne suburbs for home buyers on a budget
Unit values are rising faster than those of houses in some inner-city and bayside suburbs, as buyers chase lifestyle without the price tag.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Insta-glam: Millennial rag trader buys $22.7m Bellevue Hill home
Shadi Kord and her university mate Natalie Khoei both chipped in $200 each to create their own online fashion brand. It now has an annual turnover of $69 million.
- by Lucy Macken
‘Warning sign’: Where home owners are selling their properties now
More home owners are getting ready to sell their properties in areas where it may not be the best time to make a move.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Hot property: Desperate buyers resort to DIY marketing to snag a home in Perth
While it’s common for agents to letterbox potential sellers, buyers are now taking matters into their own hands and writing their own letters to sound out owners.
- by Sarah Brookes
Our seven favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a Mediterranean-inspired beach house to a country retreat complete with stables and a home set within a golf club, these are our top picks.
- by Kate Farrelly
It’s a tennis court with no house, what could it cost? $8.2 million
A waterfront block on the Mornington Peninsula with plenty of scope for improvement could be yours – if you have deep pockets.
- by Emily Power
It’s the only place Rod could afford to live in Sydney. He may have to leave
The Paddington boarding house resident couldn’t imagine living anywhere else – until his home fell under the threat of redevelopment into luxury houses.
- by Sue Williams
The record number of new Perth suburbs joining the million-dollar club
There are now 87 suburbs in the exclusive million-dollar club, and 30 of them were added in the last financial year. Here’s why.
- by Sarah Brookes
From Hovea to Menora: The little-known suburbs on homebuyers’ radar
They are suburbs that have been overshadowed by their better-known neighbours in Perth, but there are bargains to be found in these hidden pockets.
- by Sarah Brookes
Is it a better time to build or renovate a home yet?
Even as the cost of materials stabilises, homeowners are weighing up whether to go ahead with plans for their dream home.
- by Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
Want to stay in a luxury holiday home rent-free? There’s just one catch
For those tiring of their holiday bolthole or feeling it’s underused, imagine being able to do a swap for a glamorous getaway somewhere else.
- by Mary O'Brien
The surprising figure that shows why the mortgage cliff didn’t happen
Experts feared late last year that many home owners would not be able to cope with their mortgage rates tripling after their fixed rates expired. But new data shows how they held on.
- by Jim Malo
Perth property famine sends real estate investors off to Melbourne
Local investors are running out of properties to buy, with pundits casting their gaze to a city with more stock but a median price barely higher than Perth’s.
- by Sarah Brookes
Two experts measured how bad Sydney’s property market is. They got a shock
The researchers set out to discover the Sydney suburbs where workers could buy a home and they said their results were unexpected.
- by Sue Williams