Suburbs China property buyers are targeting
Our booming property market has fallen back into the crosshairs of cashed-up property buyers in China, with a surge of buyer activity recorded in key suburbs not traditionally on their radar.
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‘Worst in 30 years’: land crisis fuels crazy sales
Humble houses built in the 1940s and 1950s have been selling for up to $8 million as a crippling shortage of land forces home buyers to go to extreme lengths to get shovel ready blocks.
Dated? ‘Small’? That will be $5.2m
It may not look like much at first glance but this three-bedroom house in Sydney’s north attracted a huge crowd at auction and has joined the ranks of the city’s multimillion dollar homes.
Modest red brick house sells for $3.3m
A red brick house on an unusual block shaped like a paddle has sold at auction after “aggressive” bidding ended rival buyers’ hopes within seconds.
Sydney’s most popular houses revealed
There has been a shift in the kinds of homes Sydneysiders want, with new research revealing the listings that have attracted the most buyer interest this year – and they’re not what you’d expect.
Where homeowners are making a killing off boom
Property prices in parts of Sydney have spiked by $300,000 in the last three months alone. Find out if you’re living on a suburban gold mine with our interactive graphic.
Big hopes for house with mystery lips outside
A stunning warehouse conversion with a mysterious pair of giant lips outside is due to go to auction, adding to a recent spate of expensive house sales with unusual street art.
‘Oops’: buyer bids against herself in costly mistake
A home buyer up against 19 other bidders at auction accidentally bid against herself just before the hammer was about to drop in what turned out to be a pricey blunder.
Tiny squatter house sells for more than mansion
A one-bedroom house on a minuscule block used by squatters has sold at auction for a price that was higher per sqm than the country’s most expensive home.
Crazy things people are doing to buy land
Buyers are going to extreme lengths in an attempt to snap up scarce blocks of Sydney land, like paying $1000 just for sales appointments and sleeping in cars for a chance to buy.
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