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Luxury Strathfield house breaks the suburb record, sells for $12.25m
The opulent home sold for $2.25 million more than its reserve price at auction. The previous price record for the inner west suburb was $12.1 million.
- by Carmen Forward
Stanmore house fetches $4.01m, more than doubling in price in 16 years
The home was on a small block size, which is unusual for the suburb, but packed a punch with four bedrooms over four levels.
- by Tawar Razaghi
How years of higher rates helped the most affordable properties outpace the top end
- by Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
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Luxury Strathfield house breaks the suburb record, sells for $12.25m
The opulent home sold for $2.25 million more than its reserve price at auction. The previous price record for the inner west suburb was $12.1 million.
- by Carmen Forward
‘Never seen that’: $3 million knock-out bid ends Brighton auction in seconds
The bid came from a fed-up buyer who’d been looking for months. The multi-million dollar offer stunned the crowd into silence and ended the auction instantly.
- by Sarah Webb
Bubble tea queen buys best house in Dover Heights, sets $16.8m record
The purchase by Lili Shi comes as former Goldman Sachs partner Pippa Downes set her second house price record in Waverley.
- by Lucy Macken
The compromise that could save Sydney home buyers $290,000
With return to office mandates, experts say many Sydneysiders are making the swap in the face of rising costs to save where they can.
- by Carmen Forward
Stanmore house fetches $4.01m, more than doubling in price in 16 years
The home was on a small block size, which is unusual for the suburb, but packed a punch with four bedrooms over four levels.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Colossal convent hits the market and it costs less than Perth’s median house price
For $600,000 you can buy a rundown 3 by 1 in Armadale or you could get more bang for your buck with this stunning ten-bedroom convent for sale in Toodyay.
- by Sarah Brookes and Claire Ottaviano
Quirky, arty Prahran home sells for $2.89 million only to be knocked down
The large block size and absence of heritage overlay enticed the buyers to pay $490,000 above reserve to secure the house, which they plan to demolish.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Seven of our favourite homes for sale in NSW right now
Looking for your next home? From a brand-new terrace to a contemporary coastal home, we’ve got you covered.
- by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Eleven of our favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now
Looking for your next home? From a peaked-roofed entertainer to a fish-tank splashback, we’ve got you covered.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
NSW treasurer takes time out from housing crisis to buy $4m house
There is no doubt Daniel Mookhey grasps the gravity of the current housing crisis, which makes the timing of his recent home upgrade a bit awkward.
- by Lucy Macken
From neighbours to best friends: the families that renovated a holiday home together
Two families hit it off and decided to take their friendship to a new level, purchasing a holiday house to renovate together four years ago.
- by Carmen Forward
Melbourne home buyers could save $115,000 – with one compromise
Not only would the sticker price be lower, mortgage repayments would come down by hundreds of dollars every month.
- by Sarah Webb
How high interest rates nipped a housing market ‘supernova’ in the bud
It’s getting harder to buy a home, but economists have issued a fresh warning that it isn’t as bad as it could be.
- by Jim Malo
Mid-century modern on a budget: Where two Robin Boyd homes cost about $2m
A Robin Boyd enthusiast has snapped up two houses designed by the legendary architect for a similar price to one house in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Property sellers are dropping their prices – if you know where to look
Asking prices of homes for sale fell over the past month as buyers struggle to keep up, but not all properties fared equally.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From an elegant home with soaring double-height ceilings, to a designer residence with kitchens inside and out, here are our top picks.
- by Kate Farrelly
$25 million for rare 1700 sqm slice of riverside paradise in Perth
One of the last opportunities to buy an old apartment block on the South Perth foreshore has hit the market and is expected to fetch an eyewatering sum.
- by Sarah Brookes
Blocks for sale shrink while prices soar past $300,000 in Perth
A lack of supply in the established housing market is having a knock on effect on vacant land with prices soaring and stock shrinking.
- by Sarah Brookes
How years of higher rates helped the most affordable properties outpace the top end
While rates remain on hold, the prospects of cuts may add fuel to the fire as sheer demand for affordability has pushed prices higher.
- by Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
‘Parents are kicking in $200,000 or $1 million’: Home deposit gap widens
It can now take a dual-income couple almost a decade to save a deposit for their first home, but many buyers have another way.
- by Elizabeth Redman