Property prices
The Sydney suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to raise the rent
A handful of Sydney’s most coveted lifestyle and premium locations are bucking the broader trend of the city’s market over the past year.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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I’m trying to buy a home in Perth before we sell or we’ll end up homeless - but cash offers win
As the Perth property trains keep leaving the station, WAtoday reporter Claire Ottaviano remains optimistic in the search for a new home.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Five families bid for $4.6m Turramurra home to be near private schools
The four-bedroom house was highly sought after at auction by upsizing families, soaring $650,000 above its vendor’s reserve price.
- by Carmen Forward
Tree-changing couple splashes $2.64m on East Melbourne city bolthole
Steps to the MCG, with a cracking courtyard, the three-bedroom house will become a base for its new owners when they visit the city.
- by Tom Carey
The type of property that was supposed to get cheaper – but soared
A “perfect storm” of rising demand and scant supply has been putting upward pressure on prices since the pandemic began.
- by Shona Hendley
‘Incredible lifestyle’: Brisbane suburbs homeowners never want to leave
They might seem like classic suburbia, but they’ve transformed into some of the city’s most prized pockets.
- by Sarah Webb
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He paid $45m for a brick house and demolished it. Then council weighed in
Adman David Droga’s grand plans for the Tamarama headland were met with lavish praise from architectural boffins, but not so the council.
- by Lucy Macken
‘Absolutely idyllic’: Sydney suburbs homeowners never want to leave
When Erica’s father bought his house he declared, ‘I’m never leaving!’ After a working life on the move, he’d found his paradise.
- by Sue Williams
The $1,351,000 Newtown unit that ticked all the boxes for first home buyers
Five buyers – almost all first timers – registered to bid on the home that last sold for $855,000 in 2018, records show.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Beach cottage smashes its reserve and changes hands for $3.9 million
A large crowd defied the cold to watch four bidders vie for the two-bedroom Williamstown home, which had been in the one family since it was built 60 years ago.
- by Sarah Webb
‘People don’t know it exists’: Melbourne suburbs home owners never want to leave
Green space, a sense of community and plenty of family homes – home owners in these suburbs would never dream of moving away.
- by Alexandra Middleton