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Stuart found the ideal home - until he found out it was tainted
At first glance, it was a stunning $4 million penthouse. But when he looked into the building further, he had second thoughts.
- by Sue Williams
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Brisbane homes aren’t built to cyclone standards but here’s what to do
Experts say the real threat to properties isn’t collapsing walls but what will fly through the air once the cyclone hits.
- by Sarah Webb
Who is tree-changing – and the towns they’re moving to
Although a wave of city dwellers made a tree change or sea change when the pandemic hit, the trend is broader than first thought.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Where the property market is rebounding fastest as interest rates fall
Some home owners are fielding more competition for their properties and faster price rises than others as sentiment picks up.
- by Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
For rent? Or room-only? Vacancy rate data questioned as WA rental crisis shows signs of easing
Three quarters of affordable rental properties in Perth aren’t even for a house or an apartment – it’s a bedroom only.
- by Sarah Brookes
‘Hanging on with fingernails’: How much you need to earn to get a home
Home borrowers can breathe slightly easier since last month, but advocates warn that the situation for many renters is now dire.
- by Emily Power
Dad bids on $7 million Maroubra house for son and daughter-in-law
A local man bid to secure the home and eventually offered $125,000 more than the vendor’s reserve price to secure the six-bedroom property.
- by Carmen Forward
Ash Barty’s South Yarra base passes in for $1.85 million at auction
The Queensland tennis star bought the home just after the peak of the market in 2022, and it was listed with hopes of achieving a price of as much as $2 million.
- by Shona Hendley
Perth’s blistering house price gains end summer with a whimper
Perth has lost its mantle as the nation’s strongest growth property market with one property guru stating that the upcoming elections is a great time to buy.
- by Sarah Brookes
Rates fall, house values lift and rents start to ease
The RBA’s first rate cut in almost five years has put a floor under the nation’s property market, but rents continue to ease.
- by Shane Wright
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Former Commonwealth Bank exec lists delightful $12m Killara home
The family bought the elegant upper north shore property, which dates to circa 1918, for $1.27 million in 1999.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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