The sign buyers have been waiting for
The resurgence of home price values in unusual areas is turning the property market on its head.
Renting
What your pet wants in a new home
Our pets have become a vital part of many Australian households, so how can you make sure they will be happy, and safe, in their new home?
How to stay at the real Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey fans can get the royal treatment at Highclere Castle, the filming location for the show, for the first time ever.
Shock jock Kyle moves out of Mosman pad
Shock jock Kyle Sandilands and his long-time partner Imogen Anthony have moved on from their luxury Mosman rental. The move comes just months after they hosed down split rumours.
Sunbaking shock with ‘older’ landlord
A woman was sunbaking in her backyard when she got a very unwelcome surprise — and it’s far from the first time it has happened.
Inside the dream home you can rent for $20k a day
Take a tour of one of Australia’s most spectacular trophy homes in the idyllic Whitsundays. The house Taylor Swift stayed in can now be rented for a cool $20,000 a night. SEE THE VIDEO.
Inside Hollywood A-listers’ Aussie hideaways
When megastars come down under they aren’t after five-star hotel suites and gourmet room service, they want to live like locals – albeit with a one key twist.
Live in Rihanna’s Hollywood villa
Want to call a global pop star your landlord? After failing to find a buyer for her stunning LA residence, Rihanna has decided to put her home up for rent.
Building for rent with dark history
Today it is on a popular cafe strip, but a historic terrace now up for rent was once at the centre of a murder-mystery fit for a crime novel, complete with four spent bullets and four suspects.
Julian finds perfect housing pitch
Retired Test cricketer Brendon Julian, who’s having a few late nights hosting Fox Sports ICC World Cup coverage, has secured tenants for his recently-settled Bronte apartment.
MKR’s stunning new kitchen revealed
A grand Mediterranean-inspired manor that’s worth more than $12 million will be taking a starring role in the next series My Kitchen Rules.
Live in Reese Witherspoon’s ‘Big Little Lies’ house
Fans love the award-winning HBO/Foxtel series “Big Little Lies” for a number of reasons, not least of which is the gorgeous real estate. And now, you could live in one of the star’s beachfront homes.
More ‘ghost’ towers springing up
Sydney already has a record glut of empty apartments but it is expected to get even bigger as developers continue to roll out new units in areas where local tenant demand has been plummeting.
Dan’s new lease on Shire life
Despite Hollywood success, Dan MacPherson retains his strong links to the Sutherland Shire — securing tenants for his longtime Cronulla investment, which was his first purchase in Australia.
Record number of homes are empty
Sydney tenants are now in a strong position to get a discount on their rents following a record surge in the number of empty homes, with one region offering particularly good deals.
‘Doesn’t make sense’: Huge housing myth
It is seemingly the perfect reason for both house owners and renters to be scared — but look closer, and it turns out to be based on a fib.
Property beats the gym any day
A new study has found Aussies spend twice as much time researching property than they do at the gym. But we’re not the most obsessed nation, according to HSBC.
Families can rent homes for $1 a week
Private homes with up to five bedrooms have become available for rent at the rock bottom price of just $1 a week for families with children and a keen sense of adventure.
Crucial clue overlooked on house prices
It’s a gloomy time for the property market. But one set of figures shows where things might turn around first, writes Jason Murphy.
Young renters ‘can’t change light bulbs’
A TV anchor and landlady was interviewing a young woman about renting when the segment took a “condescending” turn.
Tenants save big as landlords slash rents
Renters have become the surprise winners from the recent real estate investment boom and are now pocketing hundreds a week in savings in some suburbs, research shows.
Chance to live in Pete Evans’ pad
The My Kitchen Rules co-host and celebrity chef Pete Evans and wife, the model turned nutritionist Nicola Robinson, have decided to lease their former Malabar home.
The truth about housing price crash
House prices are plummeting and many are scared of Labor’s negative gearing policy driving it down even further. Should we be worried?
‘Everyone who rents will pay more’
An issue that plagued the government for years has been turned on its head amid claims “everyone who rents a house” will have to pay more.
$2256 a month for insane ‘shoebox’ flat
It’s so tiny the kitchen is actually in a cupboard — but this ridiculous studio apartment will still set you back over $27,000 a year.
The Aussies choosing to rent forever
Sydneysider Brooke Rolfe has no plans to buy her own house. And like a growing number of Australians, she’s completely fine with that.
‘How I negotiated a $1500 rent reduction’
The rental market has been notoriously bad in recent years, but it only took one little email for $1500 to be shaved off Jessica’s rent per year.
Squatter kicks family out of home
Janice Henson enjoyed a beautiful Christmas holiday with her family. But when they returned home, they were shocked by what they found.
Finally, some good news for renters
Sydney tenants may be paying some of the highest rents in the world but they are due to get some much needed relief thanks to a shift in the market.
Renters to get major boost in 2019
Next year is set to be a good one for tenants, with the head of one of Sydney’s largest real estate groups issuing a warning to landlords to be careful of some changing market forces.
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