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26-28 Simpson Street, East Melbourne VIC

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
Finding somewhere to live has become highly competitive.

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

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Brisbane house prices are at a record high.

Brisbane house prices hit a record high, but how close is the $1m mark?

Prices have risen more than $385 a day over the past year but can the pace of gains continue?

  • by Sarah Webb
Harry Pepperbell and Charlotte O’Malley.

Melbourne house prices rise most in two years to make surprise gain

Buyers have jumped at an unusual window of opportunity to purchase their first home or upgrade to a larger one.

  • by Alexandra Middleton
Adam and Olivia Jeffrey, with son Xavier, sold their apartment and an investment apartment to buy a house to live in.

Sydney house prices hit record high, but cracks start to show

The median Sydney house now costs $1.66 million, but some premium neighbourhoods haven’t been able to keep up.

  • by Tawar Razaghi and Alexandra Middleton
House prices in Perth have continued to rise to record highs.

Perth house prices gain nearly $500 a day to smash fresh record

This is the steepest house price rise in Perth’s history, with the city’s traditionally more affordable south-eastern suburbs recording staggering gains.

  • by Sarah Brookes
The Watsons Bay home of lawyer Brett Galloway is for sale for the first time in 23 years.

Lawyer Brett Galloway pitches Watsons Bay home for pre-spring sale

The barbed wire has come down from Watsons Bay home of high-profile criminal lawyer Brett Galloway ahead of a pre-spring house sales campaign.

  • by Lucy Macken
Brittany Wells and Jordan Do Rozario who bought into Mirvac’s new apartment development.

The gold-star system driving dodgy property developers out

New home buyers are shunning unit blocks by developers who have been refused a quality rating – and they’ve found out where to look instead.

  • by Sue Williams
Clovelly house rents have fallen over the past year.

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
3 Avalon Street, Turramurra NSW

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
26-28 Simpson Street, East Melbourne VIC

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
As the market tightens, locals on the west-coast can expect to see Sydney-like market conditions.

Open slather: Perth property market so hot agents ditch price guides

Record-breaking Perth property sales have led real estate agents to skip the price guides and let the market takes its course.

  • by Claire Ottaviano
Finding somewhere to live has become highly competitive.

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
Some Brisbane suburbs attract home owners for the long haul.

‘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
An artist’s impression of the Luigi Rosselli-designed house proposed for the Tamarama headland.

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
Erica Griffiths is selling her mum and dad’s deceased estate in Castle Cove - where they lived for 44 years.

‘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 beautifully finished home drew first home buyers and an upsizer within Newtown to auction.

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
Jellis Craig auctioneer Greg Cusack at 203 Osborne Street, Williamstown.

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
17 Beaver Street, Aberfeldie VIC 3040

Our 13 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home? From a luxurious period home to a sub-penthouse with $400,000 worth of marble, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
247 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour NSW

Our favourite 13 homes in NSW for sale right now

Looking for your next home? From a mid-century beach house to a Blue Mountains beauty, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
The north-west facing penthouse atop the landmark building once known as Glenview Court was bought by fund manager Will Vicars.

Billionaire Will Vicars splashes $150m on Sydney beachside real estate

Some people can’t go past an Oroton handbag, but for the man who owns the company his retail weak-spot is prime eastern beaches real estate.

  • by Lucy Macken
Ivana Bosco is downsizing from her St Helena home.

‘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
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