Victoria residential property
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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Melbourne suburbs where house values rose most over 20 years
Home buyers are arriving in droves, sellers are pocketing the growth and investors from near and far have started to catch on.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Yarraville house clears its reserve with one bid, later sells for $1.28m
The well-loved house attracted bids from four interested buyers, but a bold approach from the winner fended off the competition after fewer than a dozen bids.
- Jim Malo
‘You’d be silly to sell’: The Melbourne suburbs no one wants to leave
Most Melbourne home owners sell up within 10 years, but there are some suburbs where residents stay for decades.
- Jim Malo
Our eight favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
From beachy tones in the middle of winter to a pretty Victorian weatherboard, we’ve rounded up the best properties on the market.
- Mary O'Brien and Lou Sweeney
The house that slashed its energy bills by 70 per cent
It’s warm in winter, whisper quiet, and has much lower energy bills – and there are more of its kind on the way.
- Caroline Zielinski
Woman pays $2.25m at auction for Melbourne beachside home she earlier rejected
Two bidders fought it out for the new home near the beach but a local woman who had previously turned down the location changed her mind.
- Shona Hendley
Two couples go head-to-head over $1.38m Brunswick West terrace
The Victorian was liveable, but had the scope to be extended. Auctioneer Josh Kalender said the home’s potential inspired two bidders to compete for the keys.
- Jim Malo
‘People can’t afford more’: The Melbourne suburbs where rents rose most
Melbourne’s asking rents sit at record highs and some suburbs have recorded annual increases of more than 20 per cent.
- Jim Malo
The five best properties for sale across Melbourne right now
Choose from modern renovations and pieces of Melbourne history in this week’s best homes, a selection of stunning properties for sale.
- Mary O'Brien
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