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Samantha HealyQLD Regional Real Estate Editor

Samantha Healy has been a News Corp journalist for nearly 14 years, having covered everything from crime and court to natural disasters and the downright bizarre. Her roles have included North QLD Correspondent, Townsville Bulletin Digital Editor and QLD Real Estate Editor.

Samantha Healy

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QLD

How to own a private beach in QLD without paying a motzah

It might be several kilometres from the closest body of water, but that didn’t stop the owners of this acreage property from creating their own beach retreat in the bush.

Brisbane

Off Grid: Stunning Sunshine Coast acreage comes with its own solar farm

Sick of crazy power bills? This enormous Sunshine Coast hinterland acreage property boasts its own solar farm plus a helipad, orchards, a seriously luxe residence, pool and yoga deck.

Townsville

Qld ‘concrete bunker’ house with six cyclone shelters sold

There is a new owner for a unique Queensland house with a whopping six ‘cyclone shelters’, and the price they paid for the concrete bunker will blow your mind.

InteractiveProperty

Offering waterfront living right at your door step, 2 McIntosh Ave, Elliott Heads, is listed for offers over $2 million

QLD’s superstar price growth suburbs of 2021 revealed

Queensland’s top-selling suburbs of 2021 have been revealed, and it is homeowners in the regions that are skipping all the way to the bank. Does your suburb make the list?

QLD

How to buy prestige property as Brisbane ‘comes of age’

Top end sales in Brisbane have tripled during Covid-19, with a Brisbane buyers agent saying the city has finally ‘come of age’. She shares her top tips for the well-heeled on the property hunt.

QLD

Zoom room: Easy design tips to boost the value of your home

From some fresh paint and new doorhandles, to the creation of a ‘Zoom room’, there are some simple and relatively inexpensive ways to transform your home and attract top dollar.

Property

The suburbs of Paddington and Petrie Terrace are seen with the Brisbane CBD skyline in the background in Brisbane, Thursday, August 29, 2019. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Why buying a home has never been harder in QLD

Emotion, desperation and FOMO are driving Queensland’s booming housing market, with buyers, sellers and agents alike struggling to price the state’s most prized commodity – homes.

QLD

FAMILY FINANCE: The Bank of Mum and Dad is responsible for $16B of loans to help their adult children purchase housing.

Buying: The pros and cons of the Bank of Mum and Dad

With Aussie house prices soaring out of reach for many young buyers, the temptation to reach out to the Bank of Mum and Dad has never been stronger. Here’s how to avoid a legal minefield.

QLD

Couple holding sold sign for their new house stock photo - for Herald Sun realestate. Source: iStock

How to ‘health-check’ your budget to buy a home in the New Year

With house prices soaring and the official interest rate tipped to rise earlier than expected, it might be time to put down that smashed avo and address “want versus need”.

Property

This two-storey house on a 492sq m block in Willow Vale is located within a relatively new housing subdivision and recently sold for $506,100

Revealed: Where you can buy at or below pre-pandemic prices in Qld

They are the Queensland suburbs where median house prices have fallen since the pandemic began. And while some are not too far from some of the hottest markets, it would seem the secret is out.

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