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Hayden Morris just bought his first home in Blackburn, and said the rate cut prompted him to purchase.

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices are falling fastest right now

House values have risen slightly since the Reserve Bank cut interest rates, but buyers still have the upper hand in some areas.

  • Jim Malo

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63 Empress Avenue, Kingsville sold for $1,469,000 at auction.

The ‘rare’ feature in a Kingsville house that attracted $1.46m at auction

The renovated, four-bedroom home attracted the attention of four buyers who bid aggressively to win the keys on Saturday. The auction was over in five minutes.

  • Emily Power
2 Jacka Street Essendon

Essendon home that failed to sell two months ago sparks $4.27m fight

Five families fought it out for a stylish home with swimming pool that drew only muted interest the week before Christmas.

  • Carmen Forward
40 Deakin St, Essendon sold for $1,565,000 at auction on Saturday

Developer muscles in on $1,565,000 Essendon family home to knock it down

Six parties braved the rain to bid on the circa 1960s home, but just three bidders ended up making offers.

  • Alexandra Middleton
Bodrum’s Adana kebab is served on pilaf.

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Moonee Valley City Council.

Moonee Valley City Council: What your candidates said

Voters in Moonee Valley will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.

  • Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
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10 Kilmartin Street, Essendon VIC 3040

Couple who used superstitious auction tactic wins $1.86m Essendon home

Five parties competed, and the winners were a duo who had missed a string of opportunities elsewhere and decided to change tack.

  • Sarah Webb
184 Kooyong Road, Toorak VIC 3142

Former student of Guilford Bell spends $6.4m on his Toorak masterpiece

The home, known as Hallow’s House, sold for $1.2 million more than the vendor’s reserve price. The sellers were pleased the home was sold to an admirer of Bell’s.

  • Sarah Webb
Andrew Triantafyllos appears at VCAT in November 2018.

Case of the missing McLaren: Serial luxury car scammer faces jail over contempt of freezing order

Andreas Triantafyllos siphoned almost $700,000 from secret bank accounts, and also failed to explain how he obtained and disposed of a high-performance sports car.

  • Cameron Houston
Windy Hill, spiritual home of the Bombers.

There’s much more to my suburb than gangsters and footballer’s wives

My neighbourhood is considered one of the posher western suburbs – but an element of the underworld makes it an interesting proposition.

  • Kerrie O'Brien

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