What average Sydney price buys in other cities
Extreme price rises have meant Sydney home seekers pay double what buyers in other capitals do. See what the average price gets your across Australia
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We see pets, boats more before buying than homes
Aussies are more likely to buy properties without seeing them than they are pets and many other smaller items due to a major shift in our perception of the real estate market.
Suburbs with worst debt problem
Homeowners in much of NSW cannot afford their mortgages and would be in financial trouble if rates rise but the situation is even worse in some Western Sydney suburbs, data shows.
Secret sex trend drives flurry of brothel sales
A steady stream of brothels with blacked out windows, ample hot tubs and other unusual features have been coming up for sale in the Covid period amid a ‘pivot’ in the sex industry.
‘Oh my God’: shock turn at home auction
Murmurs of “Oh my God” were heard at the end of an auction for a rather modest house in a quiet Sydney suburb after it opened with some unexpected bidding.
‘Stop it: winning bidding tactic annoys auctioneer
It’s a bumper weekend of home auctions across Sydney, with buyers trying unusual bidding tactics. See the latest results with our rolling auction coverage
Sydney’s worst multimillion dollar homes
Sydneysiders may be accustomed to high property prices but recent sales for crumbling homes you cannot live in show the market has hit another level of insanity.
‘Crisis’ looms for two in five homeowners
Homeowners in much of Sydney could soon face a major financial problem, according to economic modelling, which also revealed the postcodes that will be most impacted by a rate rise.
$1.50 a minute: areas with ‘crazy’ home price rises
House prices have been rising at a rate of $1.50 every minute in the top boom suburbs of the past year, with agents warning of huge implications for the housing market.
New ‘benchmark’: Mt Druitt home sells for $1.2m
It was once one of Sydney’s cheapest suburbs but the western hub of Mt Druitt has transformed into a millionaire’s row with huge prices due to a recent change.
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