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Laine bought a unit in a great suburb, but couldn’t upgrade to a house there
Melbourne’s median house price has risen again, dealing another blow to home-buying hopefuls. Can the price rises continue?
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss and Tawar Razaghi
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
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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
Laine bought a unit in a great suburb, but couldn’t upgrade to a house there
Melbourne’s median house price has risen again, dealing another blow to home-buying hopefuls. Can the price rises continue?
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss and Tawar Razaghi
Jamie Durie’s $11m purchase of Paul Bangay’s Stonefields falls through
The extraordinary private garden was set to become a luxury accommodation venture. Instead, options will be explored to find a new buyer.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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
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
The Age photos of the week, October 20, 2023
The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.
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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
Young couple pays $2.2m for dream New York movie-style loft at auction
The Collingwood apartment came with soaring ceilings and a rooftop terrace, set in a heritage precinct.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Our favourite homes for sale in NSW right now
From a spacious family beach retreat to a sophisticated warehouse conversion, we’ve rounded up the best on offer right now.
- by Pauline Morrissey
Our 14 favourite properties for sale in and around Melbourne right now
From architectural gems to riverside beauties, these are some of the best homes for sale.
- by Jacqui Hammerton
How Jy got his landlord to repay him $1365
Legal experts think there’s lots of money out there to be claimed and that thousands of Victorian renters could be entitled to refunds.
- by Jim Malo
Racing prince’s spring carnival punt on his landmark $50m Point Piper home
Coolmore stud boss Tom Magnier is set to join the corporate heavyweights who’ve made a big impression on Sydney’s trophy home market lately.
- by Lucy Macken
Whatever happened to forecasts of 20 per cent property price falls?
Australian property prices recorded a shorter, sharper downturn than any period of price falls since the 1980s. They’ve rebounded, but can it last?
- by Tawar Razaghi
From the Murdoch family to a billionaire, ‘prettiest house in Toorak’ seeks a buyer
Asking $39 million to $42.5 million, the 10-bedroom mansion has had a glow up and looks rather different to when it was last for sale a few months ago.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
The property market dropped, then boomed. Now it’s changed again
Earlier this year, there were few homes for sale and buyers faced tough competition at auctions, sending prices higher. This spring brought a shift.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Our eight favourite luxury pads for sale right now
With views for days, landscaped gardens, palatial proportions and hotel-style services, these are our favourite luxury listings.
- by Kate Farrelly
Ad guru Russel Howcroft knows a good sales pitch. This might be his best
The media personality and his wife Kate Burke are selling their family home of 21 years, with a price guide of $4.8 million to $5.2 million.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss