Carmen Forward
Carmen Forward is a freelance writer covering lifestyle and property
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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Soaring architect-designed home in the treetops fetches $5.4m at auction
Downsizers won the keys to a Lane Cove five-bedder with a studio, set in a private location next to bushland yet close to the city.
- by Carmen Forward
‘Cost of living is so much cheaper’: Regional towns with the smallest house price increases
Buyers looking for falls in prices will be disappointed, but a full and rewarding lifestyle is on offer in the areas where rises in house price weren’t extreme.
- by Carmen Forward
Father bids on $6.95 million North Bondi house at auction for his daughter
The buyer had to fend off another family relocating from overseas to nab the home.
- by Carmen Forward
Half a house with panoramic ocean views in Bronte sells for $13 million
More than half-a-dozen buyers registered to bid on the deceased estate, which increased 34 times in value since it last sold for $375,000 in 1993.
- by Carmen Forward
Gordon house sells for $10.88m, nearly $2m more than reserve
More than 100 auctions were cancelled ahead of Saturday, and experts say Sydney’s auction market is weakening despite some stand-out results.
- by Carmen Forward
The most popular inner Sydney suburbs for home buyers on a budget
Property values are rising fastest for homes that may still be within reach for savvy buyers who don’t want to sacrifice lifestyle.
- by Carmen Forward
Luxury Strathfield house breaks the suburb record, sells for $12.25m
The opulent home sold for $2.25 million more than its reserve price at auction. The previous price record for the inner west suburb was $12.1 million.
- by Carmen Forward
The compromise that could save Sydney home buyers $290,000
With return to office mandates, experts say many Sydneysiders are making the swap in the face of rising costs to save where they can.
- by Carmen Forward
From neighbours to best friends: the families that renovated a holiday home together
Two families hit it off and decided to take their friendship to a new level, purchasing a holiday house to renovate together four years ago.
- by Carmen Forward
Doctor buys lavish $7.1 million Strathfield home with 10-car basement
The home also features five bedrooms and a pool, and a collection of well-to-do bidders contested the auction.
- by Carmen Forward
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