Bikie gang beefs, knife attacks: Sydney auction horror stories
Knife attacks, bikie gangs and love: Sydney is known for the cutthroat nature of its property market and this is proof it brings out the best and worst in us.
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Shock interior of country’s oldest house
It predates the founding of Melbourne and Brisbane, but Australia’s oldest house currently for sale has a surprising mix of modern and old, including a “superhero wall” and 15 fireplaces.
Tide turning at Sydney auctions as market loses steam
Home sellers continued to net decent results from auctions this weekend, despite lockdown, but there were further signs the market is beginning to change in a big way.
Housing boom near peak, experts warn
A peak is now in sight for Sydney’s housing boom, experts claim, and it could have deep ramifications for homebuyers – especially those with a cavalier approach to price offers.
Where investors are losing most money
Lockdowns, border closures and other changes from the Covid-19 pandemic have been bleeding landlords dry in the suburbs deemed “riskiest” for investors.
Homebuyers face new challenge
It’s not just unaffordable property prices that have become a barrier for Sydney home seekers – buyers will have to contend with an additional problem that has been getting worse.
New fear making Aussies wary of property
Most Aussies now think it’s a bad time to buy a home, despite record low interest rates, according to polling taken just before multiple states went into lockdown. Here’s why.
Iconic pub is ’biggest sale’ of 2021
One of NSW’s biggest watering holes has changed hands in a sale that dwarfed recent hotel purchases by pub barons Justin Hemmes and Bachelorette star Stu Laundy.
Modest cottage sold for $6.6m amid lockdown
An original cottage with limited scope for development has sold via an “auction before the auction” for $6.62 million, with agents warning lockdown won’t have the effect many buyers think.
Sydney no longer priciest place to buy house
Sydney has lost its long-held title as the most expensive major housing market in the country after prices in a popular regional town almost doubled in just one year.
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