This Month
Low-profile Millennial sets north shore record with $42.75m home
A little-known 33-year-old has taken the keys to the most expensive home ever sold just north of the Harbour Bridge in Sydney.
April
Long settlement helps buyer spend $4.77m on home
Time is money in property and there’s a trick that upsizing buyers are playing that makes the vendor their financier.
Novus seeks $1b for Sydney Metro-adjacent build-to-rent projects
The group has hired Jarden and Cushman & Wakefield to oversee the international capital raising process.
The electorates where house prices rose (and fell) the most
One in 15 electorates jumped more than 30 per cent since May 2022, but values fell in 60 seats according to a new analysis.
The suburbs where house prices hit records
Expectations of deeper rate cuts along with demand-boosting Labor and Coalition housing policies could spark a sharp increase in prices this year, say analysts.
Housing market confidence follows financial markets down
Auction clearances took a dip across all capital cities as auction volumes surged. Economists are seeing parallels with 2008.
3 charts that show why housing is a key battleground for PMs
Residential property values have surged almost five times as much under Coalition governments than Labor ones over the past 35 years. Here are the reasons.
How ‘least likely to succeed’ Simon Cohen cracked the eastern suburbs
The real estate guru introduced a buyer’s advocacy model to Australia with a desk above a pub. Now he has 100 staff and offices across the country.
Metrics-funded Northern Beaches development heads for court
Street Talk understands Metrics briefly paused funding the Sam Mustaca-led residential development in Sydney’s Warriewood.
Cosmetic king takes parting shot at Mosman as he sells pad for $14.6m
Laser Clinics co-founder Babak Moini sold his home in Sydney’s lower-north shore after almost a year-long campaign, opting to return to his Barangaroo apartment.
Lendlease faces $100m hit in Sydney land dispute
The setback at Figtree Hill comes as the ASX-listed developer, led by Tony Lombardo, presses ahead with a radical overhaul of its global business.
PE heavyweight buys fashionista’s $45m Bellevue Hill home
Private equity operative Nick Speer and his wife, Camilla, have purchased a Sydney mansion owned by fashion stylist and influencer Natalie Jacobson.
Vendor takes $33k hit from levies, but makes it up in sale price
A seller wanted $680,000 for her flat. But when she offered to pay special strata fees needed for the building, she raked in $716,000 from the new competition.
Former Dexus executive sells $23m Sydney mansion
One of Darling Point’s most beautiful homes, landmark mansion Kardinia, has sold in an off-market deal.
Crane index shows little sign of a building boom
While home-building activity picked up in one large city, the latest crane count paints the picture of a sluggish construction sector.
March
Sydney’s $40m-plus trophy deals defy pre-election trend
A string of top-end home sales in the eastern suburbs flies in the face of the usual market lull before polling day.
Wealthy suburbs turn to buyers’ markets as house prices slump
Deep-pocketed home buyers could land discounted houses in the country’s most expensive markets where prices have fallen over the past 12 months.
Where coastal property prices are hot
Despite an initial pullback in demand following severe storms or cyclones, house prices along the coast can show remarkable growth over the long term.
Lendlease CEO Tony Lombardo sells $13m Elizabeth Bay mansion
The head of the property giant and his wife, lawyer May Chen, have sold their historic home after a seven-month campaign.
Medico buys Packer’s $27.5m Sydney penthouse
Histopath founder Dr Chris Douglas has taken the keys to Francesca Packer-Barham’s luxury apartment within the Harry Seidler-designed Horizon tower.