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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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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