Kristy Johnson
Kristy is a Sydney Property Reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Interstate buyer outbids local renter for $4 million East Lindfield house
The four-bedroom house last sold for $1,585,000 in 2006, records show, more than doubling in price on Saturday after three buyers competed for it at auction.
- by Kristy Johnson
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‘Every cent counts’: How people keep up in Sydney’s most mortgage-stressed suburb
Home owners are dipping into their superannuation, taking up second jobs and cutting out takeaway entirely to make ends meet.
- by Kristy Johnson
How much money you need to earn to buy a house in Sydney
Buyers in many parts of Sydney would need a six-figure income, and some neighbourhoods require a pay packet that’s astronomical.
- by Kristy Johnson
Local developer outbids couple for unlivable $2.28m Leichhardt home
The local developer, who swooped in at the last minute to place the winning bid, said it was a good opportunity to revitalise the area.
- by Kristy Johnson
The cheapest suburbs to buy a house within 10km of Sydney’s CBD
Home buying hopefuls will find the cheapest options close to the city centre in a string of southern and inner west suburbs.
- by Kristy Johnson
Auctions
Auctions
Investor swoops to beat first home buyers for $1.72m Darlington home
Interest in the campaign was mostly from first time buyers and eight parties registered to bid, but a late auction entrant changed the game.
- by Kristy Johnson
Popular Sydney suburbs where houses are snapped up fastest
Properties are selling rapidly in trendy and affordable pockets of Sydney, defying a broader slowdown in which many homes are taking longer to sell.
- by Kristy Johnson and Alexandra Middleton
‘Listings are starting to pile up’: Where Sydney home owners are selling now
More vendors have been hitting the market than usual for this time of year, and some areas have surged beyond their neighbours.
- by Kristy Johnson
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