$10m slashed off Crown Barangaroo penthouse asking price
Sydney’s swankiest apartment is back on the market, with a high-profile Luxe Listings agent dropped and the new team tasked with selling the six-bedroom unit spending $500,000 on staging.
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Council set to auction off properties over unpaid rates
A regional Queensland council will auction off 16 privately-owned homes in a last-ditch resort to recoup thousands in unpaid rates. See the list of properties to be sold here.
Housing crisis: Call for last home owners’ bonus to free up houses
Over 200,000 Queenslanders are living in large homes they can no longer maintain that could be put to better use by younger families, prompting calls for bonuses for seniors who downsize.
Photo editing fail reveals home selling tricks
Greener grass, bluer skies, less mould on the roof — an Aussie home listing’s photoshop fail has revealed the tricks used to entice people to buy.
Smithfield centre $140m sale signals spur
Private fund managers are making the running as the retail property market resets.
Up 347pc: Nation’s biggest migration magnets revealed
Australia’s top regions for internal migration have been revealed, with five regions recording growth of more than 200 per cent in 12 months. And it is bad news for two big cities.
Jim Carrey leaving LA after 30 years
Jim Carrey is saying goodbye to Los Angeles, putting his longtime home of more than three decades up for sale. See inside.
Real estate guru’s top buying, selling tips for 2023
Property guru John McGrath shares his insights into the ‘nuances’ and ‘efficiencies’ of the uncertain and rapidly shifting real estate market.
Revealed: 29 next generation Qld farming families leading the way
Farmers are the backbone of Australian culture and the economy. Meet the next crop of innovative and hard-working farming families across Queensland.
Bigger than some countries: 17 mega Qld properties and who owns them
Queensland is home to some of the biggest farming operations in the country in an industry worth more than $23 billion to the state’s economy. See where the mega farms are and who owns them.
Celeb home nearly 2m people want to see
We all like to take a sticky beak into how the elite live, but whose homes are most sought-after? New data reveals whose houses are searched for most.
Inside ‘Glass Onion’ $651m island compound
Netflix’s new hit film “Glass Onion,” that centres around a stunning island compound in Greece has been listed for sale for an eye-popping sum.
Final Frank Lloyd Wright farm house for sale
The final property of one of the world’s most-celebrated architects, Frank Lloyd Wright, has come up for sale. Take a look inside.
Whopping $1b+ spent on 25 Aussie houses
Home buyers went on an spending spree that resulted in some eye-popping prices, despite the downturn. See the top 25 sales of the year.
Prince William’s odd new piece of property
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William has taken over his father’s Duchy of Cornwall portfolio — and it has a weird property in it.
Full list: Southwest QLD’s cheapest homes revealed
Southwest Queensland has become a haven for buyers as it still remains one of the most affordable regions in the country. Read our guide to some of best bargain homes you can grab for under $300,000.
Block team wins record $1.7m, others get nothing
One team has won the biggest prize ever given away on The Block, but it wasn’t good news for the other four teams on auction day. (Warning: Spoilers)
Where house values have gone up and down in regional QLD
More than 300regional Queensland suburbs defied the property slowdown during the last quarter. Find out which surprise suburbs recorded double-digit growth. INTERACTIVE.
Scott Cam brutally cuts one team off
The results of the Block audit are in and Scott Cam sends one team’s builders home and cuts off their credit cards due to spiralling debt.
Grim new reality for single house buyers
Aussie singles are on their way to being squeezed out of the first-home buyer market, with new figures showing the majority expect to buddy up to buy.
Savvy way buyers can top up their home loan
Start ups and switched-on buyers are overcoming the deposit barrier with alternative ways to get into their own door sooner.
Heavy hitters: Qld suburbs where prices surged 50 per cent in year
Fourteen Queensland towns and suburbs recorded eye-watering price growth above 50 per cent in the past year, with one small but mighty locale leading the charge. See the top performers.
Desperate QLD renters scammed out of $40k amid housing crisis
Hundreds of desperate Queensland renters have been targeted by scammers taking advantage of the state’s housing crisis, with authorities revealing just how much they have lost so far.
Suburbs first timers are targeting in your state
Where today’s first-home buyers are choosing to start their property journey has been revealed, with new data showing a state-by-state breakdown by postcode.
Inside Hugh Jackman’s new $30m penthouse
The Aussie megastar’s new luxury apartment in the Manhattan neighbourhood of Chelsea has jaw-dropping views of the New York City and the Hudson River. See inside.
Where you can buy an entire Old West Town
Aspiring cowboys born in the wrong era have a rare opportunity to live out their old Wild West fantasies, thanks to this listing for an entire town.
Revealed: How much you need to earn to buy in every Qld suburb
Households in nearly 400 Queensland suburbs now need to earn more than $100,000 after tax a year to live and pay the mortgage, with affordability nationally the ‘worst on record’. SEARCH THE INTERACTIVE
Revealed: The Qld city with no home rentals available
Queensland’s crippling rental crisis has left vacancy rates below 1 per cent in a staggering 40 local government areas, with availability in one city shrinking to just 0.1 per cent, or effectively zero. SEE HOW BAD THINGS ARE IN YOUR REGION
Regions where overseas buyers want to live
Aussie real estate is a hot commodity for international buyers, despite closed borders for much of 2021. See the countries with the most buyers trying to get in, and where they are looking.
Qld real estate: Expert predictions of what to expect in 2022
After a recordbreaking year for real estate, Queensland is on the cusp of more double digit growth. Here’s what the experts predict will happen across the property spectrum.
Creepy reason couple got $70k off house
A young couple was thrilled when they scored a new home for almost $70,000 under the average price in the area. Then they found out why.
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?
Woman trades 19c pin for a house
A woman has revealed how she managed to nab a two-bedroom home by trading up items, starting with an item worth less than $1.
Inside $8.4m home of Youtube’s highest paid woman
It’s been over a decade since Rosanna Pansino posted her first video on YouTube, and a lot has changed — none more so than the stunning new place she now prepares her videos in.
Big housing risk mums and dads taking for kids
Parents are taking it upon themselves to secure a spot on the property ladder for their desperate children amid soaring housing prices. But experts say the move is not without risks.
Resort-style pools and cafes: Retiring Aussies’ new homes
Baby Boomers have revealed what luxurious demands will tempt them into a retirement village. SEE THE LIST
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.
Revealed: The QLD ‘supercharged’ suburbs poised for MORE growth
More than a third of Australia’s ‘supercharged’ property suburbs are located in the Sunshine State, with Queensland the ‘go-to’ state for high-net buyers with $10m-plus to splash.
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.
F1 star sells penthouse palace for $70 million
While F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton is in the fight of his life for the 2021 championship, the racing megastar has also managed to score a whopping price for his 3-storey bachelor mega-home in New York.
Why the Qld property market will only get hotter this summer
A Mexican wave of interstate buyers looks set to wash over Queensland this summer, but even local buyers aren’t venturing far from their Maroons heartland either.
The high price of living on the best street in every QLD region
They’re home to Australia’s rich and sometimes famous, but the difference in values across Queensland’s prestige streets can be millions. >QLD’s cheapest and most expensive streets revealed.
The major Queensland region that’s still a buyer’s market
Queensland’s property boom has been so astounding, even its worst performing region – a major city – posted a healthy 8 per cent rise in values. See the nation’s best and worst performers list.
Where savvy buyers are looking for the next Noosa, Byron Bay
Buyers have widened their search beyond Queensland’s overheated coastal markets, looking for the next Noosa or Byron Bay. See where demand has soared.
Qld’s ‘regional renaissance’ leading the nation
Regional house prices nationally soared at their fastest pace in 35 years, and nowhere was that regional renaissance more acutely felt than in the “loved the death” Sunshine State.
Where to buy in QLD and still have enough cash for a night out
They are the Queensland suburbs where homeowners are the least likely to be hit hard by interest rate hikes, and still have some fun money left in the bank. And they aren’t all out in the sticks.
What an interest rate rise will mean for every Qld suburb
Homeowners in more than 80 Queensland suburbs may struggle to pay their mortgage when interest rates begin to rise, but even a rise of just 1 per cent could push 124 suburbs into ‘mortgage stress’. FIND YOUR SUBURB
Where you can buy in QLD for less than the average home loan
The average househunter in Queensland has been priced out of nearly 500 suburbs, with the average national home loan hitting a new record high. Here’s where to look for less.
Inside millionaire influencer Jackson O’Doherty’s housewarming
Millionaire influencer Jackson O’Doherty talks about his screamer of a Halloween housewarming for the ‘Playboy Mansion Down Under’ – a $100k ‘smoothest party ever’ with jetpacks and jetskis in the pool, special stage, three bars and much more.
Abandoned pub in QLD ghost town sold to new owners
An abandoned hotel in a Queensland ghost town has a new owner, and there were multiple offers for the former icon of the outback.
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