Residential property
Man lives in garbage bin to save money on housing
The 30-year-old has lived in a converted skip bin for two years. It’s a cost-saving measure and a statement about the housing crisis.
- by Orana Durney-Benson
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‘Six months behind’: What property prices will do in 2025
The real estate market should lean in buyers’ favour as experts tip there will be more homes to choose from - but will it last?
- by Tawar Razaghi
Where houses with swimming pools are selling for under $1.5m
With summer temperatures rising, there’s no better way to cool off than a backyard pool – without completely breaking the bank.
- by Shona Hendley
Lambo Guy Adrian Portelli’s $8m Block giveaway derailed by tech issues
The online shopping entrepreneur had planned to give away all five properties from this season, or $8 million cash, on Boxing Day. He had to think again.
- by Karl Quinn
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Title Deeds
How Sydney’s property market was transformed in my 12 years of Title Deeds
Lucy Macken looks back on the best houses, biggest buyers and bumper stories as she finishes her stint covering prestige property.
- by Lucy Macken
Where Sydney house prices are under the most downward pressure
Sydney’s auction clearance rate has slipped below a key level as the market weakens, and some areas look like a buyer’s market.
- by Kristy Johnson
Block your neighbour’s view? Not this cliff-top beach house in Bronte
The owners wanted to be neighbourly, to make sure next door’s sight lines of the ocean and Bronte Gully, the bordering park, weren’t blocked by this new three-level home.
- by Stephen Crafti
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Perth
Nicheliving calls in administrators for ‘urgent’ financial review
Embattled builder Nicheliving’s entire construction division has been handed over to administrators, just weeks after the state government reached a $40 million rescue deal to get more than 200 homes finished.
- by Jesinta Burton and Hamish Hastie
Cost to build a new home picks up pace in Perth, putting pressure on established market
Fresh data points to troubled waters in alleviating Perth’s housing crisis and hitting the federal government’s target of 125,000 new homes in WA over the next five years.
- by Sarah Brookes
Why build-to-rent is booming in Melbourne only
Renters in Melbourne are being given more choice than their Sydney counterparts as the “build-to-rent” sector takes a strong foothold the southern state.
- by Simon Johanson and Nicole Lindsay
Property investors fear forced sales under negative gearing changes
Sydney architect Chirayu Shah says he and his wife could be forced to sell their home at a loss and unable to offer their children housing security down the track.
- by Riley Walter, Tom Cowie and Millie Muroi
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