Yesterday
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why this $27b giant sees a Goldilocks housing market
Demand remains strong, as are listings. That’s just about perfect for the housing market’s most important middleman.
- James Thomson
This Month
How this Brisbane couple added a sea change to their downsizing
Susie and Glenn Molloy wanted to live close to the water after one of their parents passed away, so they moved to a duplex near Port Stephens in NSW.
- Campbell Kwan
Share of $1m suburbs blows out in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane
The share of suburbs across Australia with a median house price of more than $1million is poised to surge in the next six months.
- Nila Sweeney
Surf Dive ‘n’ Ski founder lists neighbouring period buildings for $30m
Fadil Sadikay is selling the South Yarra apartments with a permit to turn them into a luxury development.
- Larry Schlesinger
Developer Guy Nelson puts Melbourne period mansion on the market
The grand Victorian home on Sorrett Avenue in Malvern is being sold by the former Macquarie Group real estate boss and founder of developer Alpha Partners.
- Larry Schlesinger
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
Rate reprieve fails to ignite auction markets
Preliminary auction clearance rates slumped across Sydney as home buyers remained cautious and terrified to commit, amid still high mortgage and holding costs, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
Unit prices rising faster than houses in 60pc of all suburbs
Units are predicted to continue to outperform houses in the foreseeable future, even as the gap in values widens.
- Nila Sweeney
Two surprising cities to pass Melbourne home values within a month
The shift in the ranks comes as prices continue to increase sharply across Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, while Victoria’s capital and Sydney weaken.
- Nila Sweeney
July
High-end property boom sweeps southern Europe
As the Continent faces a housing-supply crunch, Americans have become a key prospective buyer base in many cities.
- Charlotte Hughes-Morgan
Brisbane’s property price hot streak may be about to end
Brisbane’s rapid pace of growth has likely peaked but Perth prices are still “shooting the lights out”, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
Melbourne penthouse prices tipped to double as demand surges
Project marketers and valuers have tipped the average price of a Melbourne penthouse to double to $60,000 per square metre in the next few years.
- Updated
- Larry Schlesinger
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
Trend-setting Toorak mansion for sale for the first time in 70 years
Ballara was one of the first Toorak homes to be built in the simpler California bungalow style that soon spread across suburban Melbourne.
- Larry Schlesinger
The millions being made in flipping luxury homes
Four out of the top 10 most expensive houses sold last year were held for less than five years.
- Nila Sweeney
Sydney house prices at a record high but growth slows
Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne are poised to hit new milestones in the next six to 12 months but prices in Sydney and Adelaide are likely to moderate.
- Nila Sweeney
Canada rate cut fires up housing market
Falling interest rates can trigger a rush of activity, pushing up house prices. Policymakers must deal with the ripple effects when the market takes off.
- Aimee Look
Why Melbourne could beat other cities in the next housing upturn
Melbourne’s prolonged downturn is priming the city for a strong rebound when interest rates fall, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
Turramurra home sold for $4.6m despite weaker winter market
The national auction market is losing steam ahead of the spring selling season, with buyer demand waning as expectations of a rate cut this year fizzle.
- Nick Lenaghan
The suburbs turning into buyers’ markets as listings pile up
The sharp increase in inventory levels is creating favourable conditions for buyers, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
