Carmen Forward
Carmen Forward is a freelance writer covering lifestyle and property
Home buyers who weren’t even looking splash $5.7m on Prahran terrace
The house attracted three bidders at auction who had not been in the market but were interested in buying this particular property.
- by Carmen Forward and Jim Malo
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Flipper makes million-dollar paper gain on $3.73m house
An owner builder who spent $2,445,000 last year on an inner-city home and gave it an extensive renovation attracted four bidders at auction.
- by Carmen Forward
How an artist turned an ‘ugly’ $4.4m home into a $14.5m waterfront gem
It became her permanent abode after travelling the world and living in 37 other homes. But it has gone through several changes.
- by Carmen Forward
Four families bid for $2.2m Sydney home with playground off the backyard
In a battle of the parents, a family upsizing from a unit won the keys to a cottage with a back gate that opened directly to a large playground.
- by Carmen Forward
Family spend $7.1m to upgrade from a unit to Chatswood family home
The family paid $1.1 million more than the price guide, but only $200,000 more than the vendor’s reserve for the five-bedroom house.
- by Carmen Forward
‘Wonderful sense of community’: NSW sea-change towns that soared
A handful of coastal and country towns have recorded double-digit house price rises in the past year, defying the broader property market slowdown.
- by Carmen Forward
First home buyer’s clever $1000 bidding tactic wins $1.2m Bondi Beach pad
Three young singles bid for the chance to live a short walk from the sand, even though a quirk in the paperwork may have locked out others.
- by Carmen Forward
‘Highly beautiful’: NSW sea change towns where house prices doubled
House prices don’t always double in a decade, but they have soared in some of the hottest coastal lifestyle destinations.
- by Carmen Forward
Sydney family pays $6.18m to live on coveted Golden Mile
The six-bedroom, six-bathroom home close to private schools includes an eight-car garage, along with a cinema room and a swimming pool.
- by Carmen Forward
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Family splashes on $15.7m Seaforth mansion as first-home buyers nab $3.4m terrace
A six-bedroom, seven-bathroom trophy home in Seaforth has defied a softer Sydney auction market, while a couple landed their first property in Annandale.
- by Carmen Forward
Family gives up reno dream to splash $6.2m on Artarmon designer home
A family who had spent years trying to do a renovation but did not get council approval changed tack and secured a stylish turnkey home instead.
- by Carmen Forward
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