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Willoughby turned Kingswood resident Genevieve Giles, by the Nepean River.

‘I don’t miss the north shore’: Next generation of Sydneysiders moving west

The housing market, as well as a post-pandemic acceptance of longer commutes and flexible work hours, have all contributed to a westward shift.

  • Mostafa Rachwani

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A Laguna Pools project in Melbourne’s inner east.

How to get a toasty indoor swimming pool at home for winter

The backyard pool was once the height of sophistication for an Australian family. Now home owners turning to the indoors to make the most of their investment year round. But how much will it set you back, and when should start planning a build?

  • Emily Power
The ‘Lamington Warehouse’ auction on Saturday.

Young couple pay $1m for quirky ‘Lamington Warehouse’ flat

The buyers beat two other bidders for the inner-north apartment, which was redesigned by Melbourne architects Rexroth Mannasmann Collective.

  • Caroline Zielinski
An Epping buyer bid against himself by $100,000 at auction on Saturday to buy a North Ryde house for $2,050,000.

Epping buyer bids against himself to buy North Ryde house for $2,050,000

An Epping buyer was the only active bidder at auction on Saturday for a three-bedroom house in North Ryde that was guided at $2 million.

  • Kristy Johnson
Houses in St Marys are snapped up the fastest in Sydney with a median of 33 days on the market, based on Domain data.

The most popular regions: Where houses are snapped up fastest

Steven and Nikki Bradley have put their Petersham home on the market and, based on Domain data, it should be sold in about 36 days.

  • Kristy Johnson
A four-bedroom property in Waurn Ponds.

The regional Victorian suburb where rents rose the least in five years

This suburb of Geelong has bucked the trend of out-of-reach rental rises, with the smallest five-year rent rise of any regional Victorian suburb.

  • Louise Talbot
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12 Chapel Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010.

The best properties on the market in Sydney and surrounds right now

Whether it’s inner Sydney or up the NSW coast here are the best luxury homes on the market in the state now.

  • Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Local government areas with high concentrations of units recorded the most loss-making sales.

The neighbourhoods where the most homes sell at a loss

Some areas of Sydney and Melbourne with a high concentration of one property type have recorded the highest portion of loss-making sales in the country.

  • Jim Malo and Caroline Zielinski
Woollahra NSW .

The six hottest properties on the market right now

This week’s best luxury properties include an inner-city apartment with sweeping views of Sydney Harbour, and large suburban houses in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

  • Kate Farrelly and Mary O'Brien
Kathleen Spangler at home in Dayton, Ohio, with a photo of the house she won in an online raffle.

‘By chance, did you win a cottage in Ireland?’

For one American, who spent $US12.67 on three raffle tickets in December and then forgot about them, the answer turned out to be yes.

  • Lana Bortolot

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