Property prices
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
Latest
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
Stephanie bought her first home. It was only possible with her inheritance
Sydney house prices are on track to hit a record high by the end of the year, in a market rebound that caught many by surprise.
- by 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
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
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 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
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
Analysis
Planning
Stalling tough decisions on housing has left a mess of our own making
If the Allan government is serious about tackling affordability and maintaining Melbourne’s liveability, it will need to confront some tricky policy reforms.
- by Josh Gordon