Melb suburbs where you’ll face the longest wait to buy
Discover why some of the city’s hardest-to-buy suburbs have as little as 0.1 per cent of its houses available right now. SEE THE TOP FIVE
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145yo Italianate Vic mansion ‘one of Aus’ grandest homes’
A 20-room Italianate mansion with its own private beach, minstrels’ gallery and Melbourne Cup winner’s grave — is for sale. SEE INSIDE
NRL v AFL: Star players’ secret riches exposed
Unlike their on field exploits watched by millions, Australia’s richest footballers are quietly and cleverly earning plenty of money away from the game.
Secret horrors being hidden from Aussie homebuyers
Shocking problems with homes for sale not listed in official reports are being exposed by savvy homebuyers amid pleas to authorities to shut loopholes.
$450k cheaper: Where to find bargain homes near $1m+ suburbs
Melbourne homebuyers dreaming of edging into a million-dollar postcode need only look down the road to find a bargain this spring. SEE THE LIST
Island agents issue grim reality check on The Block home prices
With auctions less than two months away, Phillip Island experts have questioned the price expectations of The Block properties and whether or not they will sell.
Diddy seeks enormous sum for raided mansion
Longtime hip-hop artist and music executive Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has listed his 10-bedroom house in Beverly Hills that was raided by federal police earlier this year.
Couple’s $1.5m Mildura score funds beach move
A Mildura couple has sold their dream home for a hefty seven-figure sum, which will now enable them to make a big seachange. Here’s how they did it.
10 first-home buyers fight for the same home
A Broadmeadows house has become the centre of a 10-party battle as first-home buyers swarmed its auction today, driving the home almost $100,000 past expectations. See what else is selling well.
Christmas comes early for homebuyers
Real estate guru John McGrath has some very good news for homebuyers.
Hidden gems: Where to snag a Melbourne pad under $350k
In the quest for affordable housing, Melbourne’s first-home buyers are finding unexpected opportunities with apartments under $350,000. But, are these bargains too good to be true?
‘F***ing snake… I’m not having you on site’: Block builder fired
One Block team have canned their builders which caused a firestorm on site, while the nastiness between Paige and Jesse that has everyone worried.
Influencer turns his Melb rental into a home podcast studio
A podcaster and social media influencer with more than a million followers shares what it’s really like to move into his first home in Melbourne that’s owned by a corporate landlord.
Best and worst jobs to buy a home
The best and worst jobs to have to buy a home in Australia have been revealed.
How Aussie homes are trumping rate rises
The home selling season is here and like the US election, expect the unexpected.
$50k secret could get you a new home sooner
A little known loophole could get you $50,000 closer to a new home.
Massive ‘show pony’ problem with The Block
The hit TV show The Block has put the spotlight on a very worrying issue when it comes to buying and selling property.
Factor that increases your home’s value by 25 per cent
These five aspects of a home could add as a much as a third to it’s selling price, according to real estate expert John McGrath.
AFL boss’ $40m sale breaks records
The record-breaking $40m sale of the home of the Sydney Swans chairman Andrew Pridham could be first of several mega property deals this spring.
Forever suburbs: Places Melburnians never leave revealed
A surprise north east suburb has been named as home to the city’s most-inescapable housing market, where the average homeowner stays put for 20 years. SEE THE TOP 10
Suburbs Aussies refuse to leave
The Aussie suburbs where owners never want to leave have been revealed, with some refusing to budge for up to 22 years.
Melbourne friends consider joint home purchases amid crisis
Faced with skyrocketing property prices and rising living costs, many young adults contemplate buying homes with friends as a way to enter the market. But is it feasible?
Melbourne migration rebounds despite housing crisis
The city’s migration numbers have turned around for the first time since the pandemic began. Hear what experts are attributing the rebound to.
Aussie suburbs where homes are cheaper than 2014
Home prices in a variety of Aussie suburbs are lower than they were a decade ago. This is where.
Novel way to sell a home leads to shock $1.625m deal
A Windsor homeowner who literally wrote the book on their Victorian-era gem has watched it help the property to a staggering result. And their plans to celebrate involve sandpaper.
Where Vic tenants could turn rent pain into political power
Families struggling to pay the rent could have a bigger say at the next election with analysis showing Victoria’s marginal electorates where tenants are being hit hardest. See how your seat stacks up.
Secret door and a time capsule to WWII
The owners of a century-old house with a secret door hidden within have revealed a surprising World War II-era time capsule they uncovered while updating the home in Melbourne’s east.
Adam Dale, ‘catch of the century’ Test cricketer sells in Eltham
Ex-Australian cricketer and noted “catch of the century” player Adam Dale and wife Nickie have bid farewell to the house in Melbourne’s northeast where their three daughters grew up.
Melb ‘dream suburb’ could make homeowners rich
Melbourne’s Singh family have just moved into their dream suburb, and it could make them multi-millionaires before the end of the decade.
Lilydale ‘Thunderbirds’ home has half-pipe, recording studio
A Melbourne house based on the Thunderbirds TV show’s cliff-face headquarters, with a recording studio and skate ramp thrown in, is set to smash the suburb’s record by $2m. Take a peek.
Mel Gibson’s former Victorian homestead sells
A homestead in Victoria’s northeast where movie star and director Mel Gibson lived in the 1980s and used as a holiday home at the height of his Hollywood fame has a new owner.
Epic collapse that’s killing housing supply
Several crucial factors are preventing more Aussies getting into a new home, including the downfall of a vital part of the industry.
‘Surprised’: Ex-treasurer’s multimillion-dollar Melb win
A wild weekend of auctions saw a half-gutted mansion sell for almost $2m above reserve, while former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg also sent his home under the hammer.
Victoria Racing Club boss lists luxury penthouse
VRC chief executive and ex-Fremantle boss Steve Rosich and wife Melissa have listed their swish Toorak penthouse featuring a wet bar and 300-bottle wine rack.
Quiet change adds $25k to building a home overnight
The cost of building a new home in Victoria went up about $25,000 in a day earlier this month, following a 35 per cent surge in new home sales across the state. Here’s why it happened.
Knighted beer baron serves Glen Iris home up for sale
Beer baron and businessman Peter Sinclair, who was knighted for his services to the industry by the Belgian king, has put his renovated Edwardian-era house on the market. See inside.
Potato king selling Scandi-style Melbourne pad
Potato king and mega-successful entrepreneur Jason Scher is set to farewell his Hawthorn East house which has been renovated to showcase contemporary Scandi-style interiors.
Bidder scolded for lowball gamble in Melb’s north
A bidder who risked a lowball bid $500,000 below a Greenvale house’s asking range was rebuked by the auctioneer. But that didn’t stop the buyer from returning as good as he got.
Ex-Netball Australia CEO nets Vic real estate gig
The former chief of Netball Australia and a one-time executive at the Gold Coast Suns Kelly Ryan has netted a new gig heading Victoria’s real estate agents.
‘My home is my castle… literally’ Vic house guarded by a dragon
Performer Nic Tate never imagined she would live in a castle. But buying a Victorian property and moving into the on-site fairytale-like castle turned out to be magic. See inside.
‘Top priority’: Key suburbs you should look to buy
Exclusive new analysis has revealed where you can buy an affordable home in Australia’s best performing school catchments. Search by suburb and school.
Why we moved from NZ to Oakleigh for our kids
Rajkumar and his wife Sudha moved their family from Auckland a year ago in a bid to get their children into one of the state’s best performing schools. Here’s why.
Wentworth star Bernard Curry selling mid-century home
Actor Bernard Curry and wife Sonya are selling their family house in Melbourne’s east. See inside the pad which his actor brother helped to renovate.
Where record immigration is hitting home prices hardest
Record immigration continues to put upward pressure on home prices in most markets but the overall effect if dramatically different from city to city and state to state.
Entertainer’s paradise boasts two garages, resort-style pool
A resort-style property in Melbourne’s northeast that has hosted more than 100 guests at a single event could now be yours. See what it will cost.
Budget buyers’ best bet helps mum’s home dream come true
Single mum Jennifer Parkes is on the cusp of having her own place to raise her son, finding a house in one of Victoria’s most affordable suburbs. Here’s how she did it.
Ex-AFL Commissioner hawking plaza for $120m
Former premiership Hawthorn player and ex-AFL Commissioner Chris Langford is selling the Brandon Park Shopping Centre in Wheelers Hill.
Australia’s most popular sea change destinations
Around 25 per cent more Aussies are moving out of the cities to the regions rather than the other way around. This is where they are headed.
245 Melb suburbs where home prices are beating rate hikes
Hundreds of Melbourne suburbs home prices have outpaced interest rate hikes in the past year, with experts confident that growth will soon accelerate. See how your suburb fared.
Melbourne’s top real estate young guns of the past year
They’re young, ambitious and can earn millions of dollars in commission every year. And one has sold a jaw-dropping $214m+ worth of houses in 12 months. SEE THE LIST
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