Property market
The head-turning properties that Aussies loved the most in 2024
From a mansion on the water to the ultimate renovation project, these are the most popular homes that came up for sale this year.
- by Emily Power and Orana Durney-Benson
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From $1.6 million to $130 million, the best renovator’s dreams of 2024
Despite soaring construction costs, the appeal of the fixer-upper did not lose its shine in 2024. Here are our favourites.
- by Kristy Johnson
The prestigious Melbourne suburbs where house prices are falling most
House prices in some of Melbourne’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have dropped as much as 15 per cent over the past year.
- by Abbir Dib
Dad buys $2.9m home for daughter, sellers slash prices: Sydney’s best auctions of 2024
Another dad bought his kid a share house, a Bronte semi fetched $13 million and a Collaroy house increased nine-fold – but not everyone was so lucky.
- by Kristy Johnson
Local man buys $2000 house at auction, but there’s a catch
It’s set on 1012 square metres and yes, it comes with the land. But the new owner will definitely need to do a renovation.
- by Emily Power
‘Straw that broke the camel’s back’: Why Melbourne property investors sold up in 2024
The number of investors selling this spring reached its highest since the boom of 2021, even though the property market is now much weaker.
- by Alexandra Middleton
How high-income earners are coping with higher interest rates
Tree-changing, downsizing, moving back in with parents – even households on solid professional incomes can no longer keep up with mortgages.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Toorak mansion sells for close to $70m in top Melbourne sale of 2024
It’s an early Christmas present for the vendors of the glamorous contemporary home after months of waiting for the right buyer.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Pain and gain: Perth’s biggest property winners and losers revealed
Perth home owners made record profits when selling, but there were exceptions, with sellers in one coastal suburb losing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- by Sarah Brookes
Where homeowners are selling property at a loss
Most homeowners who sold their properties in the September quarter would have made a profit but a few cohorts would not have been so lucky.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Melbourne suburbs where priced-out home buyers found the next best thing
Melbourne’s property market has been sluggish, but a handful of suburbs are in demand from buyers chasing lifestyle on a budget.
- by Kate Halfpenny
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