Woodend’s enchanting Wind in the Willows home
A high-profile horticulturist family are selling the spellbinding garden paradise they describe as their fairytale address evoking The Wind in the Willows — dubbed “a bloody wonderland”.
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Build-to-rent a healthy proposal
A more than 300 apartment Spotswood project purpose-built for renters is aiming to give tenants free or discounted gym and yoga access. There’ll also be a Woolworths and a Dan Murphy’s.
Surge in Victorian home building approvals
More than 3000 new houses were approved for construction across Victoria in July, the biggest figure since 2018. But how fast they turn into jobs for tradies depends on a key government decision.
Broady most in demand for home loan scheme
Broadmeadows and Tullamarine are the most in-demand suburbs for first-home buyers capitalising on a government scheme to get into the market, as some ditch the east for affordable living.
Renovations ‘fill the gap’ for footy fans
Victorians have tackled home renos in greater numbers than the rest of the nation, with a need to “fill the gap” left by not getting to the footy and lacking interest in Netflix among the drivers.
Online auction goes to infinity and beyond
A Wheelers Hill home’s online auction took so long over the weekend you could have watched Toy Story in the same time — but the blockbuster sale and result turned into more of a thriller.
New Epping ‘a city within the suburbs’
An Epping quarry earmarked for redevelopment is a step closer to becoming a “city within the suburbs”, potentially with a private hospital, after a key approval from the state government.
Housing affordability best since 2000
Victorian housing affordability is at its best level since 2000, with single homebuyers mounting a comeback despite the COVID-19 pandemic. But Melbourne’s stage four lockdown is biting.
Faith in country church reno pays off
Forget divine intervention, all it took to sell this country Victorian church in the middle of a pandemic was a polished renovation. See how resurrecting it as a residence answered buyers’ prayers.
From dairy farm to 1600-home estate
A dairy farm on Melbourne’s southeastern fringe is set to be transformed into 1600 homes as a developer moots plans for a new estate that will implement lessons from COVID era living.
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