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Bay of Fires in Tasmania was named Australia’s best beach by Tourism Australia.

How much it costs to live at Australia’s 10 best beaches

Australia’s top beaches have been revealed, and it’s possible to buy into one for as little as $500,000, or splurge on a multimillion-dollar waterfront home.

  • Alexandra Middleton and Elizabeth Redman

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New research suggests Australian rents and house prices could fall if the country adopted less prescriptive planning laws.

Lessons on the housing crisis from across the ditch

New Zealand offers ideas on how to cut rents and make homes more affordable. But there are also warnings about following its super-for-housing policy.

  • Shane Wright
The Upper Kedron home sold for $1.301 million at auction.

Couple outbids downsizers to set benchmark for north-west suburb

Armed with determination and a house full of scribbled affirmations, a young couple paid $1.301 million for the three-bedroom home in an emotional auction showdown.

  • Sarah Webb
7 Yarrandi Place, Longueville NSW 2066

‘Buyers love it’: Renting family splashes $5.6m to get into Longueville

The turnkey home had water views and a quiet location in a cul-de-sac, drawing family buyers to this high-demand neighbourhood.

  • Carmen Forward
36 Dawson Avenue, Brighton VIC 3186

Brighton sellers cop $1 million loss on $8.5 million auction sale

A stylish French Mediterranean villa-inspired residence in Brighton sold for $8.5 million after auction, and last sold for $9.5 million.

  • Shona Hendley
Paul Little and Jane Hansen’s Coonac estate in Toorak.

Grand Toorak mansion sells, smashing Victoria’s house price record

The sale of Paul Little and Jane Hansen’s grand mansion could reap anywhere between $7 million and almost $10 million in stamp duty for Victoria’s coffers.

  • Elizabeth Redman
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Interest rate cuts are tipped to push property prices higher.

The suburbs where house prices will rise most when interest rates fall

House values in affluent neighbourhoods are likely to be pushed up faster by rate cuts, and buyers are already trying to beat the pack.

  • Elizabeth Redman and Jim Malo
House values have fallen in the Gundagai area.

NSW regional towns where house prices dropped up to $100,000 in a year

A tree change could now cost as much as six figures less, but only for Sydneysiders ready to make the move and embrace regional living.

  • Kristy Johnson and Elizabeth Redman
Venus Bay house values fell during 2024.

Victorian regional towns where house prices dropped $100,000 in a year

That holiday home or tree-change could now cost six figures less and there’s plenty of choice among the homes listed for sale.

  • Shona Hendley
The Muellers’ Vaucluse family home they purchased in 1993 for $2.85 million.

Discount retail family lists $18m Vaucluse home, pays cash for Rose Bay digs

The Lowes retail empire’s rags-to-riches tale began with one menswear store in 1948 and look at them now.

  • Tawar Razaghi

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