Most unaffordable city in the world
SYDNEY home prices are rising faster than values in every major city in the developed world outside of the Toronto. And our harbour city is the most unaffordable in the world.
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Homes selling the day they’re listed
BUYING a house is the biggest investment you’ll ever make, but that’s not stopping desperate buyers snapping up houses the moment they hit the market — sometimes without even viewing them.
Infamous axe-murder home for sale
THE DARK past of a house where a woman and her son were cut up by an axe murderer while having dinner in their kitchen has resurfaced following the home’s listing for sale.
Mansions for same price as Sydney unit
REAL estate listings show homebuyers can get up-market houses in just about every global destination for the same price as an average Sydney unit, including these stunners.
The big boom in small Sydney units
TINY one-bedroom apartments without parking are selling for big prices of up to $1.2 million as desperate house hunters scramble for the limited supply.
Average unit price verging on $700k
SYDNEY apartment buyers are now shelling out an average of almost $700,000 for a typical apartment — a figure that would buy much larger homes in every other capital.
Woman leaves $825k home to charity
LILL Bayley never believed the old saying “charity begins at home” so, in a final act of kindness, she bequeathed her $825,000 house to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
More homeowners selling again
AFTER sitting on the fence for much of late 2016, homeowners are listing their properties again — including in the regions that had the biggest shortages of homes.
Mardi Gras a cash cow for home owners
TOURISTS visiting Sydney for Mardi Gras are renting rooms at insane rates on short-term rental sites as homeowners take advantage of the parade’s growing popularity.
Units up for grabs at reduced rent
TEACHERS, nurses and other essential service workers are being offered homes in a new housing development at reduced rent in a bid to encourage them to stay in Sydney.
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