Epping
Daughter buys $1.75m Epping villa for her mum. It last sold for $290,000
The three-bedroom home, which was on the market for the first time since 1991, attracted half a dozen buyers as the property type is rare to find in the suburb.
- by Kristy Johnson
Latest
Suburbs where home values plunged – and set a trap for buyers
In a market where many investor-grade properties are sliding in value, buyers who hope for a bargain risk paying more in the long term.
- by Sue Williams
The street-level reason these 100 sky-high Sydney units are under threat
The City of Parramatta argues the number of accompanying car spaces in this apartment complex is “excessive” and will worsen congestion.
- by Megan Gorrey
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
Auctions
Auctions
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
Suburbs where apartment values are cheaper than their peak
There are 65 unit markets where values are below their record highs, and in some, buyers are purchasing from vendors selling at a loss.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Analysis
NSW byelection
The NSW Liberals have many problems but they are finally fixing one
The NSW Liberals have finally read the room. But their problems are not disappearing.
- by Alexandra Smith
How the metro has transformed people’s commutes
It’s been quite the journey to get to Monday’s opening of the second section of the M1 Metro. Here’s what commuters who use the north-western section of the line want you to know.
- by Anthony Segaert
Analysis
Crime
Who is the ‘North Shore Rapist’, and how did he stay hidden in plain sight?
Graham Kay terrorised women and girls across northern Sydney. The state of NSW twice watered down the notorious sex offender’s release conditions, and he went on to offend again.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
Man to face court after woman allegedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted and extorted
The woman was allegedly thrown into a car by strangers, photographed during the alleged sexual assault and threatened with the release of images unless she paid $300,000.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Updated
Crime
Woman refused bail after being charged with husband’s murder at Epping
The body of a man in his 60s was found at a home in Sydney’s north-west on Saturday morning. His 60-year-old wife was arrested at the scene.
- by Sarah McPhee and Harriet Alexander
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