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Ola Ominiyi and his four children (from left) Samuel, 10, Marvella 6, Ashanti, 16, and Abraham, 10, live in Strathtulloh, Melbourne’s most fertile suburb.

The lowest and highest birth rates in Melbourne by suburb

Housing stress could be leading Melburnians to have fewer babies in their lifetime in all but a few of the city’s most affordable suburbs, new analysis suggests.

  • Adam Carey

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10 Rowe Street, Alphington.

‘Once in a lifetime’: Young family pays $1.7m for architect-designed home

The winning bidder wanted something less dense and on a standalone title, and the design of the home was a major drawcard.

  • Shona Hendley
The oversized block is set on the beachfront.

Brighton locals buy $40m house next door, smashing suburb record

A beachfront home has sold in a deal nearly three years in the making, and the buyer wasn’t far away after all.

  • Elizabeth Redman
Auctioneer Arthur Apostoleros at work on Saturday.

Renter beats three others to pay $1.65m for large Maribyrnong family home

Dozens of bids were traded over the four-bedroom, parkside house, and a recently evicted renter from the neighbourhood won the keys on Saturday.

  • Jim Malo
Monique Jeremiah is hoping to buy a home in one of her dream Melbourne suburbs.

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices are rising fastest

Monique wants to buy a house in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, but she may have to be quick as the city’s property prices are on the march.

  • Jim Malo
37 Mayston Street, Hawthorn East VIC 3123

Our five favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

From a Daylesford dreamboat to a piece of 1892-built Victorian glory, we’ve rounded up our top picks.

  • Mary O'Brien and Lou Sweeney
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The best returns over the past five years were not from the typical home in Sydney or Melbourne.

A new book aims to fix housing affordability, but there’s a better solution for Victoria

Abundance has captured the attention of economists and politicians alike, but could a simple solution be sitting right under their noses?

  • Jim Malo
The increase in international students was “just one of the many other forces at play” in the country’s inflation surge according to RBA economists.

International student surge probably contributed to post-pandemic inflation: RBA

International students spend twice as much as Australian residents and work fewer hours on average, but they were just one of many factors that fuelled inflation.

  • Millie Muroi
Daniel Kinder and Ron Teodoro have bought a home in Collingwood.

‘Affordability is poor’: Melbourne house prices rise above $1.06m

Falling interest rates are pushing up property prices, and buyers are starting to worry they might get priced out of their preferred areas.

  • Caroline Zielinski
The Ascot Vale apartment sold for less than its reserve price.

Melbourne couple sell home at auction for $40,000 less than hoped

A three-bedroom Ascot Vale apartment sold for $960,000 at auction on Saturday, dashing the owners’ hope of achieving a $1 million price tag.

  • Shona Hendley

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