Today
From dropping pamphlets to selling $85m homes
His father was the first person in Australia to sell a house for $1 million. Brad Pillinger reflects on 30 years selling the country’s most expensive homes.
- Yolanda Redrup
Yesterday
Deceased estate sells for $7.8m as buyers set to gain spring advantage
Cautious buyers disappointed by delayed rate cuts, cooling migration numbers and incoming spring stock will keep a lid on clearance rates, experts predict.
- Bonnie Campbell
This Month
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- Luxury property
Historic Keba set to smash Sydney’s inner west record with $27m guide
The harbourside abode is one of the grandest historic homes on a coveted street in Birchgrove.
- Bonnie Campbell
- Exclusive
- Luxury property
Vacant Vaucluse mansion asking $30m
In Sydney’s Vaucluse, an 1890s manor, sitting on more than 2000 square metres, has hit the market guiding $30 million.
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- Bonnie Campbell
Blumenthal’s $50m mansion at heart of lender suit
Sydney’s prestige property market is not for the faint-hearted. Luckily, Adam Blumenthal has never been that.
- Myriam Robin
Vendor goes for ‘bird in hand’ to sell terrace for $1.43m
In a market with two camps of buyers, those on the rebound are acting faster than those thinking the market might slow more.
- Michael Bleby
July
NSW’s eviction rules will trigger landlord ‘exodus’
The NSW government’s proposed ban on evicting tenants without reasonable grounds will spark landlords’ exodus and deprive the state of billions of dollars in investments in the rental sector, property investors warn.
- Nila Sweeney
- Opinion
- Analysis
Considering buying a rental property in NSW? Think again
NSW Premier Chris Minns plans to ban at-will evictions of tenants. The policy is unfair on owners.
- Aaron Patrick
‘Death clause’ triggers an extra $1.2m for vendor
“You’re not legally allowed to ask for a price reduction just because someone dies,” said the agent. But one buyer did – and then pulled out of the sale.
- Michael Bleby
First home buy costs $1.28 million – and 858km
Affordability is pushing rookie property purchasers to look more widely than before. But they’re often also older, and have more money to spend.
- Michael Bleby
Wealthiest councils are among the slowest to approve DAs
Among the slowest councils, only one represented constituents that on average earned below-average incomes.
- Campbell Kwan
One-bed unit, no car park – the price? Almost $1m
There were not many takers for this nice, but expensive, property. But one buyer valued it differently – and was prepared to pay for that.
- Michael Bleby
Lendlease plans $500m development in Sydney’s Edgecliff
The new project is one of many the developer needs to show investors it is replenishing its local housing pipeline as it pivots to a new Australian focus.
- Michael Bleby
Winter chill, school holidays cut auction volumes
Buyers and sellers are cautious about the interest-rate outlook, but are still willing to pay strong prices for good homes – when they can find them.
- Michael Bleby
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- Luxury property
Palm Beach trophy sale sets 2024 peninsula record
Frank and Amber Elsworth’s Karala estate has clocked the elite Sydney suburb’s most expensive deal of the year as the coastal market stays below its COVID-19 peak.
- Bonnie Campbell
New home approvals rise to six-month high
As two project approvals in Brisbane and Melbourne show, soaring materials and financing costs have made new projects unviable for all but the priciest homes.
- Michael Bleby
Foreign students hit; Citi’s weightlifting fighter; $4.8m property tip
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
The unusual move that made this seller $4.8m
Most people with a large block to offload would do just that, but this vendor developed it – and made a much bigger profit in the process.
- Michael Bleby
June
Former Boral chief’s $25m waterfront mansion to smash suburb record
A sprawling property on Sydney’s lower north shore is expected to surpass the record sale price for Kurraba Point.
- Bonnie Campbell
Why this family is swapping a six-bedroom house for apartments
Lexi Dodd and her family are moving into apartments ahead of a new chapter, where being closer to cafés and restaurants is more important than space for kids.
- Campbell Kwan
