How to buy at auction in booming market
Melbourne is in the midst of its busiest auction week on record. Here’s how to nail it under the hammer.
Melbourne & VIC
Buy the home of Victoria’s best wagyu steak
How’s this for a juicy opportunity? The home of some of Victoria’s best steak has a fresh campaign.
Biggest auction weekend on record
More than 2000 Victorians are sending homes under the hammer this week as the red-hot market surges. Here’s your guide.
Petrie’s ‘forever home’ campaign over quickly
Drew Petrie has cut ties with Victoria with a quick sale of his Strathmore family home above price hopes.
Premiership Bomber lists Brighton pad
Justin Blumfield has listed his quirky Brighton family home with a bridge connecting the house over the pool.
‘Financial cliff’ for renters as eviction ban ends
“Debt time bombs” are about to hit as the ban on evictions and rental rises ends. Here’s what those affected can do.
Mitch Dowd selling home and former studio
One of Australia’s most well-known underwear designers has listed his artistic South Melbourne pad.
Geelong sellers made big gains through COVID
Just 19 properties sold at a loss in three months as Geelong’s property market emerged virtually unscathed from the coronavirus second wave in 2020.
Racing identity’s Hawthorn home hits market
The luxury home of a former lawyer and racing identity has been put on the market following his death.
Inside mysterious $20m St Kilda East mansion
A St Kilda “castle” filled with exciting corners and a study straight out of Hollywood has hit the market.
Victoria’s top affordable major regional areas
Property prices are driving buyers regional for cheaper homes. Here are our top three with solid prospects.
Melton our most bulletproof market
In two Melbourne regions, just 1/100 homes are selling for a loss, with sellers barely losing $1 in several others.
House with no curtains ‘immersed in nature’
A father and son “nearly killed each other” creating this tranquil Olinda retreat. How’s the serenity?
Good Friday charity auction tipped to break records
A few big changes are coming to the Good Friday Appeal Charity Home auction — and they could drive a record.
Luxury Geelong rentals we wished we lived in
Live the high life at these amazing Geelong homes where the weekly rent will set you back up to $2250.
Fitzroy bank conversion’s hidden $1m asset
This classy inner north pad inside a former bank has a seven-figure secret it’s impossible to steal.
Historic bluestone church ripe for conversion
The sale of a striking 155-year-old country church could answer the prayers of buyers seeking their own slice of heaven.
Frankston dream home has matching beach box
Spectacular ocean views and a private place to hang out on your backyard beach: this pad has it all.
Long-term owners cash in on strong market
Long-term owners have cashed in on strong market at auctions in Highton and East Geelong where buyers were able to set the pace for bidding.
Prestige property market going ‘gangbusters’
Melbourne’s multimillion-dollar market is booming as cashed-up locals and foreign investors pounce.
Wye River ‘glass house’ for sale
It’s got one of the best views along the Great Ocean Road “easy.” Step inside this modern coastal stunner.
The Block sparky lists six-year project
The pad a prime-time tradie created in between seasons has hit the market. See the before and afters.
Highton site for Bean Squeeze sold to developers
Having succeeded in blocking a drive-through coffee shop on a busy strip in a planning battle compared to The Castle, Highton residents may face a bigger development on their doorstep.
‘You just don’t find this in Windsor’
A converted furniture factory is offering buyers sprawling style and space in the inner south.
Aspendale home latest to top reserve by $1m
A suburban home has become the third to smash its reserve by more than $1m in “red hot” recent weeks.
Autumn the new spring as market surges
Spring traditionally earns sellers premium prices, but the market has been “turned on its head”.
Renovated Belmont home’s showstopping price
An expat Geelong family has secured a renovated Belmont house as six bidders contested an auction that finished $125,000 over the reserve price.
First-home buyers ‘shattered’ by ‘staggering’ sales
An “affordable” Albert Park house has soared past $1m, while a Rosebud pad attracted nine bidders, as the hot market rolls on.
Ex-AFL footballer’s pad the perfect birthday gift
A first-home buyer secured his girlfriend her dream birthday gift by snapping up a former Essendon footballer’s pad at auction.
Sellers’ unusual way to celebrate auction success
How would you celebrate if your home sold $60,000 above reserve? A Croydon couple in this situation has come up with an unexpected answer.
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