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Thomas Van Harskamp and Gavin Ward bought an apartment in Sydney Olympic Park days before the future of the Metro West line was put in doubt.

Gavin hoped for transport links and capital growth in his new suburb

Home owners who bought near Sydney’s proposed Metro West line were hoping for better transport links and a boost to their local neighbourhoods. Now that’s in doubt.

  • by Kate Burke
Hopeful home buyers would need a larger deposit than pre-Covid to buy the median house.

Bank of Mum and Dad, your kids face a $100,000 gap

Just as home hunters adjust to the prospect of sky-high monthly mortgage repayments and the rising cost of living, there’s another rethink coming.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

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13 Malleny Street Ashbury 

Why once-shunned renovator’s delights are back

Sydney property buyers would once have been likely to overlook fixer-uppers and completely unliveable houses, but now they’re fighting it out for homes in need of work.

  • by Kate Burke
Thomas Van Harskamp and Gavin Ward bought an apartment in Sydney Olympic Park days before the future of the Metro West line was put in doubt.

Gavin bought a home near Metro West. He thought it was a done deal

Home owners who bought near Sydney’s proposed Metro West line were hoping for better transport links and a boost to their local neighbourhoods. Now that’s in doubt.

  • by Kate Burke
Hopeful home buyers would need a larger deposit than pre-Covid to buy the median house.

Moving goalposts? The next hurdle for hopeful home buyers

Just as home hunters adjust to the prospect of sky-high monthly mortgage repayments and the rising cost of living, there’s another rethink coming.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
149 Victoria Road Hawthorn East

The seven best luxury homes on the market right now

Fancy your own cocktail room or indoor heated pool? We’ve looked far and wide to bring you our favourite luxury listings.

  • by Kate Farrelly
24 Ethel Street Burwood

Six bidders for $8.5 million Burwood house - and it still passed in

An elegant six-bedroom home that drew a crowd of 300 couldn’t attract an offer high enough to seal a deal.

  • by Carmen Forward
19 Eyre Street Balwyn

Young family blows away reserve to splash $3.62 million at Balwyn auction

Three bidders pushed the price $620,000 above the expectations set by vendors downsizing after 20 years, with buyers chasing the stylish turnkey finishes.

  • by Tom Carey and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
The luxury acreage in Middle Dural sold for $14 million to Ballarat-based Gavin Grace.

Exclusive Brethren COVID test supplier sets $14m Hills District record

There’s no doubting the runaway success of the medical supply company Westlab of recent years, and that’s good news for the Exclusive Brethren and Hills District house price records.

  • by Lucy Macken
It was the first time the deceased estate had hit the market in more than four decades.

First home buying brothers buy gutted Rushcutters Bay unit for $1.67 million

A whopping 16 buyers registered to bid on the unit that needed an extensive renovation. But it had a major draw card.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
21 Salisbury Street Balwyn

Eleven of the best Melbourne houses on the market

Looking for your next home in Melbourne? From a sharp inner-city slicker to a 1930s corner classic, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
6 Springdale Road, Killara.

Six of the best Sydney houses on the market

Dreaming of a new home? We’ve rounded up some of the best properties on the market, from a waterfront Palm Beach beauty to a Rozelle family home.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Stuart Bluck is concerned about rolling off a fixed rate mortgage.

‘Almost at the edge’: What life’s like in Melbourne’s most mortgaged suburb

Seventy-two per cent of properties are mortgaged and after 12 interest rate rises, homeowners say they’re struggling to make ends meet.

  • by Jim Malo
MP Kylea Tink is selling her Northbridge home.

Live like a Teal MP: Kylea Tink lists $5.5 million Northbridge home

TITLE DEEDS: Meanwhile, celebrity agent Nick Fordham makes it three in a row in Woollahra and a finance industry veteran buys Alan Joyce’s Mosman mansion.

  • by Lucy Macken
Rana Rana, who is 38 years old, bought his home in Marsden Park in recent years. He has taken up extra weekend work as a bus driver to make ends meet

‘Backs against the wall’: Life in Sydney’s most mortgaged suburb

Working around the clock, taking on second jobs, spending less on necessities and having fewer children. What else can homeowners here do?

  • by Tawar Razaghi
112 Upper Brookfield Road Brookfield QLD 406

From Bat Cave to luxury lifestyle retreat: Inside six architect-designed homes

From a wall of windows and a solar passive design to tiled artwork and striking accents, these dream homes come with a designer touch.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Brisbane investors can find attractive rental yields in a string of inner suburbs.

The inner Brisbane suburbs with the best prospects for property investors

Where are the best pockets to park your investment dollars within a 10-kilometre radius of Brisbane city?

  • by Sarah Webb
Families hoping to buy a home have had their budgets cut by a string of interest rate rises.

How the average family was left more than $300,000 out of pocket

Despite the latest pause, the string of interest rate rises over the past year have squeezed many households in ways they didn’t expect.

  • by Elizabeth Redman

39 Hastings Road, Warrawee NSW 2074

The seven best luxury properties on the market right now

We’ve travelled far and wide across the country to bring you our favourite luxury listings, from a Tudor-style home to a Hamptons-inspired retreat.

  • by Kate Farrelly
22 Yeovil Road, Glen Iris.

Home buyers chasing the dream pip developers to $3.34m Glen Iris auction

In a tightly held pocket, owner-occupiers made spirited bidding to beat three others to the 1947-era house on a rare large block.

  • by Jim Malo
12 Bronte Marine Drive, Bronte.

Beachfront Bronte house gains $4.8 million in 15 months

The house with knockout views fetched $22.5 million pre-auction, despite no material improvements since it last traded.

  • by Carmen Forward and Lucy Macken
Brisbane property prices are tipped to stabilise after a rollercoaster few years.

Brisbane’s property market has been a rollercoaster. That’s set to change

Prices reached record heights earlier in the pandemic, moved into a short downturn, and then rebounded. What’s ahead?

  • by Sarah Webb
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