Property market
Brisbane unit prices hit a record high. Houses are set to follow suit
The liveability and affordability of Brisbane and surrounds are tipped to keep pushing property prices higher, and some neighbourhoods are booming.
- by Sarah Webb
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Affordable housing
Leaked housing policy shows council rules will be able to scuttle projects
As few as one in six apartment projects would qualify for affordable housing bonuses under a draft version of the Minns government’s policy, developers say.
- by Michael Koziol and Max Maddison
Big four bank boss feels the need for speed to fix housing crisis
The time between submitting an application and putting a shovel in the ground should be three to six months, not the three to six years it can take, NAB’s chief executive says.
- by Adam Carey
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a private sanctuary to a prime waterfront position, we’ve looked far and wide across the country to bring you our favourite luxury listings.
- by Kate Farrelly
Is it a better time to buy a house at auction now?
Home buying hopefuls who turned up at auctions earlier this year to take advantage of lower prices faced competition from others doing the same. But now?
- by Jim Malo
Western Sydney couple making a sea-change buy Taren Point townhouse for $3.48 million
The young buyers had to fend off downsizers, who were keen on the home’s internal lifts, to buy the luxury property at auction on Saturday.
- by Carmen Forward
A buyer had seen the Balwyn North house once. Then he paid $2.76 million, funding the vendor’s retirement
The buyer outbid seven others on the 1940s four-bedroom house, which blew past its reserve at auction.
- by Tom Carey
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Property development
Development approval process in need of a makeover
Applicants are facing lengthy delays with a wide disparity between councils over the speed with which such applications for renovations and small residential builds are dispatched.
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Title Deeds
Mr Sydney FC trialled two trophy homes, but the third has something better
A bit like Goldilocks, Scott Barlow trialled two homes that didn’t fit. Hopefully the third, bought for about $40 million, is just right.
- by Lucy Macken
‘Lizard Rock’ housing development renamed, still fails to win over locals
An Aboriginal land council’s “unpopular” plans to build 450 homes on Sydney’s northern beaches may have influenced the area’s Voice result, the local member alleged.
- by Mary Ward
Young couple outbids 10 others for $3 million Bronte fixer-upper semi
The keen buyers in their 30s wanted to move closer to the beach and made such a strong first bid, it wiped out most competition.
- by Sarah Webb