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31a Yanko Avenue, Bronte.

The best luxury homes for sale right now

Whether it’s a manor-like house, a downtown apartment, or a river getaway, if you’re looking for a luxury home there’s plenty for sale right now.

  • by Kate Farrelly and Pauline Morrissey
Brisbane rents have soared.

Unexpected Brisbane suburb where renting a room now costs $550 a week

Brisbane rents have soared to fresh highs, making it the nation’s second-most expensive city to lease a unit.

  • by Sarah Webb

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The Rothwells latest purchase in Greenwich.

Architect-developer pays $16.25m to buy his neighbour’s house – again

It’s a new suburb record after an over the fence deal, and will take the new owners’ landholding to one of the largest in the area.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Smaller homes near the train line sell for more modest sums than Toorak’s grand mansions.

Where to find the cheapest streets in Melbourne’s most expensive suburbs

At the top end of Melbourne’s real estate, price points can vary by millions of dollars within the same postcode.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Each pocket of the eastern suburbs has a specific buyer.

Where to find the cheapest streets in Sydney’s most expensive suburbs

For an entry-level property in prestige pockets, buyers may have to compromise on location or forgo a view entirely.

  • by Kristy Johnson
26 Drummond Street, Carlton VIC 3053

Our 11 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home? From a character-filled bungalow to a worker’s cottage with an extra courtyard, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Lou Sweeney, Mary O'Brien and Pauline Morrissey
7 Dunbar Street, Watsons Bay NSW.

Eleven of the best homes for sale in NSW right now

From Watsons Bay to Wamberal here are some of the best homes for sale in NSW right now.

  • by Pauline Morrissey
Demand for properties in Jindabyne spiked during the pandemic as people holidayed at home.

‘There’s only one’: The unexpected holiday idyll that boomed

Like the coast, it became a more popular place to live all year round since the pandemic hit due to high amenities and natural beauty.

  • by Alice Uribe
The underquoting taskforce is operating across Melbourne.

Melbourne real estate agent allegedly breached underquoting laws on 11 properties

Consumer Affairs Victoria says advertised price guides were lower than the estimated selling price given to the seller.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Property investors buying now would be out of pocket.

Where property investors are losing thousands every month

Despite the prospect of cash-flow losses, investors have been rushing to borrow more money and buy property in the hope of future gains.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Not every suburb is a smart buy in Perth says this buyer’s agent.

Boom or bust: The Perth suburbs agents will and won’t buy in

Perth’s housing market continues to break records, but it’s clear that the peak rate of price growth has passed, so where should buyers be looking for their next property?

  • by Sarah Brookes
31a Yanko Avenue, Bronte.

The best luxury homes for sale right now

Whether it’s a Manor-like house, a downtown apartment, or a river getaway, if you’re looking for a luxury home there’s plenty for sale right now.

  • by Kate Farrelly and Pauline Morrissey
Consumers are not quite as gloomy about the property market.

‘Not a lot of political will’: The unpopular fix for our housing woes

New figures lay bare how far the cost of home ownership has soared out of reach, but a key solution seems elusive.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Perth home values have increased 75 per cent since 2020.

Perth home values add $350k in five years – but still short of 2000s boom

Five years ago, you could have bought a house for a little over $200,000 in Armadale. Now that’s more than doubled.

  • by Sarah Brookes
 “Samujana Twelve,” is located in the tourist hot spot of Koh Samui.

The incredible house from The White Lotus is available for your next holiday

Are you a White Lotus fan mourning the latest series’ end? You can fill the gap with a stay at Greg/Gary’s luxe villa in Koh Samui.

  • by Alice Uribe
February is a seasonally strong month, but the March result was buoyed by the rate cut.

How the gap widened between property sellers’ hopes and buyer budgets

The auction market is stronger than last spring as lower interest rates boost buyer confidence, but slipped over the past month.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
A BGC ‘shell home’ (left) and one of its problem builds (right).

BGC churns Perth ‘shell homes’ amid class action over years-long builds

One of WA’s largest residential construction companies is under the microscope after buying vacant lots, building homes on them in less than a year and listing them for sale.

  • by Sarah Brookes
The Bondi Junction home sold at auction.

Developer beats five others to $2.72m ‘uninhabitable’ Bondi Junction terrace

The dilapidated three-bedroom home, which the agent thought was “too much work” for many buyers, soared past its reserve.

  • by Carmen Forward
141 Powlett Street and 115-117 Grey Street, East Melbourne failed to sell at auction on the weekend.

Iconic East Melbourne homes fail to sell on $6.3m bid at auction

The bluestone Georgian residence and the adjacent apartment block in a sought-after spot managed to draw only one bid at auction.

  • by Shona Hendley
43 Amulree Street, Tarragindi, which sold at charity auction for $2.45 million, April 5, 2025.

Upsizing locals snap up Tarragindi home for $2.45m at charity auction

This auction of this glamorous southside home had no reserve, no safety net, and no shortage of bidders.

  • by Sarah Webb
Hughes loves the breeze and the treetops in his garden.

Inside comedian Dave Hughes’ much-loved family home in St Kilda

In 2010, comedian Dave Hughes “accidentally” purchased a 1930s Spanish mission-inspired house at auction. It’s since been transformed.

  • by Effie Mann
The Mornington Peninsula has recorded strong price growth over the longer term.

Where you should have bought a house in Melbourne 10 years ago

If you could go back a decade, would you buy in a blue-chip suburb – or would you take a chance on the fringe?

  • by Kate Halfpenny
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