Residential property
Why build-to-rent is booming in Melbourne only
Renters in Melbourne are being given more choice than their Sydney counterparts as the “build-to-rent” sector takes a strong foothold the southern state.
- by Simon Johanson and Nicole Lindsay
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Property investors fear forced sales under negative gearing changes
Sydney architect Chirayu Shah says he and his wife could be forced to sell their home at a loss and unable to offer their children housing security down the track.
- by Riley Walter, Tom Cowie and Millie Muroi
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Title Deeds
Sirius irony: The elites who have bought into the landmark former public housing block
Sydney’s former social housing block Sirius is set to be home to a slew of regular names from Title Deeds columns past.
- by Lucy Macken
Where you can buy a house for less than $1m within 10km of Melbourne’s CBD
Hopeful home buyers don’t have to give up proximity to the city to buy something for less than Melbourne’s median house price.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Homes from the ’80s scream for attention, but this river gem is different
A 40-odd-year-old home overlooking inner Melbourne’s Yarra couldn’t be more at odds with the ‘greed is good’ reputation of the 1980s.
- by Stephen Crafti
What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?
These spectacular little spiders are found in only one spot: in the pathway of a housing estate that received its environmental approval decades ago.
- by Sarah Brookes
Former AFL exec sells Albert Park home for $6.25m, makes $4.5m profit
A local family purchased the four-bedroom home for $650,000 above reserve, beating two others for the stylish Edwardian residence.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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Mergers & acquisitions
News Corp-backed real estate group eyes global property push
The operator of realestate.com.au is mulling a tie-up with UK’s top property portal, but the market isn’t sold on the move.
- by Penry Buckley
Well-heeled on the move from Sydney and Melbourne
New figures show some of the better-off suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne have shed thousands of residents since the pandemic.
- by Shane Wright
The real estate regulatory void that’s left a 71-year-old homeless
There’s limited recourse for residents of properties managed under company titles, instead of strata schemes, to seek compensation or have work orders issued.
- by Amber Schultz
Hey big spender: House prices skyrocket across SEQ
Demand for housing and soaring prices are showing no signs of slowing as more suburbs crack the $1 million mark.
- by Fraser Barton
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