Lessons for unit buyers in Mascot disaster
The evacuation of residents from Mascot Towers has put a spotlight on the apartment sector, but buyers can still find good value — if they know what they’re doing.
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Signs are emerging that Sydney’s record housing slump could soon be over as June price movements look poised to be the strongest in nearly two years.
Mascot Towers disaster drives big property shift
The forced evacuations of residents from Sydney’s Mascot Towers has already caused a change in the way property buyers consider real estate deals, a prominent developer claims.
Opportunity closing for bargain hunters
Home seekers keen to land property on the cheap have been warned to take swift action in the face of growing industry change or risk losing the chance to get a lower price.
Man’s secret to owning 18 homes
A former sales and customer relations manager has become an unlikely property tycoon after turning initial savings of about $55,000 into $9 million in properties. Here’s how he did it.
Tudor house wins Game of Owns with $7.1m price
A Tudor-style house in Strathfield has dethroned the previous record for a price paid at an inner west auction this year — and after a peek inside it’s easy to see why.
‘Trickiest sale’ turns surprise result
An inner west unit with its own pool and a complicated ownership structure, along with a whopping $2500 in quarterly levies, got a surprise response when it went to auction.
Home prices skyrocket up north
Property prices may be falling in much of Sydney, but they are growing in a variety of northern city pockets and one region where large-scale infrastructure upgrades have sparked a boom.
Getting loans like ‘kissing a crush’
Lending rates and prices may be down but home buyers claim being granted loan approval still feels like a win, comparing the feeling to a wide range of surprising events.
Housing slump hits ‘uncharted territory’
Recent falls in Sydney home prices have broken another historic precedent and have pulled the property market into a direction it has never been in before, new analysis shows.
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