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Houses in St Marys are snapped up the fastest in Sydney with a median of 33 days on the market, based on Domain data.

The most popular regions: Where houses are snapped up fastest

Steven and Nikki Bradley have put their Petersham home on the market and, based on Domain data, it should be sold in about 36 days.

  • Kristy Johnson

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A four-bedroom property in Waurn Ponds.

The regional Victorian suburb where rents rose the least in five years

This suburb of Geelong has bucked the trend of out-of-reach rental rises, with the smallest five-year rent rise of any regional Victorian suburb.

  • Louise Talbot
12 Chapel Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010.

The best properties on the market in Sydney and surrounds right now

Whether it’s inner Sydney or up the NSW coast here are the best luxury homes on the market in the state now.

  • Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
Local government areas with high concentrations of units recorded the most loss-making sales.

The neighbourhoods where the most homes sell at a loss

Some areas of Sydney and Melbourne with a high concentration of one property type have recorded the highest portion of loss-making sales in the country.

  • Jim Malo and Caroline Zielinski
Woollahra NSW .

The six hottest properties on the market right now

This week’s best luxury properties include an inner-city apartment with sweeping views of Sydney Harbour, and large suburban houses in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

  • Kate Farrelly and Mary O'Brien
Kathleen Spangler at home in Dayton, Ohio, with a photo of the house she won in an online raffle.

‘By chance, did you win a cottage in Ireland?’

For one American, who spent $US12.67 on three raffle tickets in December and then forgot about them, the answer turned out to be yes.

  • Lana Bortolot
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Christopher said properties could sit on the market for six months or more if they were overpriced.

Why more properties are sitting on the market across Australia

Data shows that more homes are taking longer to sell than this time last year in some cities, and experts say it’s largely due to sellers.

  • Jim Malo
Aaron Christie-David, the managing director of Atelier Wealth Mortgage Brokers, said first home buyers are sitting on the sidelines.

FOMO has hit the housing market, and it’s just the beginning

House prices are on the move and buyers have a sense of urgency – some would say panic – to get in before they are priced out.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Entrenched victim-blaming stigmas and a lack of awareness around the new leave entitlement were among the reasons given for its low uptake.

How the housing crisis is fuelling a mental health catastrophe

Mental illness is the single biggest health issue facing teens and young adults in Australia. Housing inaffordability is making it worse.

  • Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad
Ritzy Bellevue Hill recorded the highest growth in median house price for the last five years.

‘Close to water’: Sydney’s prestige suburb outperforming the rest

Five of Sydney’s priciest suburbs, all known for their proximity to water, are at the top of the price growth tables for the past five years.

  • Carmen Forward

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