Property upsizing
The luxury suburbs where house prices are getting cheaper – or booming
Even upper-end home buyers are not immune from the pressure of high interest rates, and it’s showing in house prices in expensive areas.
- Caroline Zielinski and Elizabeth Redman
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‘Stretch themselves to the max’: The risky property trend that’s back
Home buyers were worried last year about interest rates going up again, but they’re starting to change their tune after two cuts.
- Elizabeth Redman
The huge amount it costs now to sell one home and buy another
Costs linked to selling a home and buying another are at record highs, prompting some already in the market to stay put rather than take on the added expense of moving.
- Alice Uribe
The cheapest homes sold in Perth’s most expensive suburbs
A home for less than $1 million in Perth’s most expensive suburbs? It’s possible.
- Sarah Brookes
Moving from a Sydney unit to a house gets five times harder in a generation
With Sydney’s median house price almost double that of the typical unit in the city, the difference between the two property types has turned into a chasm.
- Kristy Johnson
Award-winning dips: The best backyard swimming pools of 2024 revealed
Some are waterfront, infinity-edged, Insta-worthy or come with their own basketball court. See all the winners of this year’s Poolz Awards.
- Carmen Forward
First home buyer splashes $3.22m on cottage that last fetched $555,000
A reimagined 1880s cottage in Erskineville offered a weatherboard front and a treehouse at the rear, rare in a neighbourhood known for its terraces.
- Kristy Johnson
How Australia can house a growing population without building more homes
The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
- Sue Williams
‘It would just ruin it’: The Sydney suburb wriggling its way out of the state’s housing policy
Croydon was one of 31 suburbs with train stations selected by the state government for higher density housing. Now that looks set to change.
- Michael Koziol
The Melbourne suburbs where homebuyers can spend the least for extra space
The price difference between a smaller home and a bigger one can be more than $1m in some areas. In others, buyers can live large for an extra $200,000 or less.
- Jim Malo
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