Property upsizing
Award-winning dips: The best backyard swimming pools of 2024 revealed
Some are waterfront, infinity-edged, Insta-worthy or come with their own basketball court. See all the winners of this year’s Poolz Awards.
- by Carmen Forward
Latest
First home buyer splashes $3.22m on cottage that last fetched $555,000
A reimagined 1880s cottage in Erskineville offered a weatherboard front and a treehouse at the rear, rare in a neighbourhood known for its terraces.
- by Kristy Johnson
How Australia can house a growing population without building more homes
The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
- by Sue Williams
‘It would just ruin it’: The Sydney suburb wriggling its way out of the state’s housing policy
Croydon was one of 31 suburbs with train stations selected by the state government for higher density housing. Now that looks set to change.
- by Michael Koziol
The Melbourne suburbs where homebuyers can spend the least for extra space
The price difference between a smaller home and a bigger one can be more than $1m in some areas. In others, buyers can live large for an extra $200,000 or less.
- by Jim Malo
Opinion
Home loans
Help! Our family is outgrowing our home, how do we afford a new one?
There is a smarter strategy than paying off your mortgage, and it could allow you to both upsize and retain your current home as an investment property.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Sydney upsizers face record gap between unit and house prices
More than $794,000 now separates the harbour city’s median house price of almost $1,591,000 and unit price of about $796,500.
- by Kate Burke
The Perth councils with homes selling at a loss, despite property boom
Property prices have soared but in a handful of neighbourhoods, homes are selling for less than the price they previously fetched.
- by Sarah Brookes
A tale of two dwellings: Why more Sydneysiders are buying second homes
A slew of Sydneysiders are now dividing their time between two home bases; a city pad and a home in the country or on the coast.
- by Sue Williams
Opinion
Opinion
Fuelling the property fire? The stir-crazy Australians seeking better homes and gardens
When you can’t take the kids to the playground, you’d give your last roll of Quilton for a backyard.
- by Polly Dunning
Family embrace: the rise of multi-generational living in Australia
It's a horrific thought for some, but having several generations living in the same household has plenty of benefits – as long as you can negotiate the inevitable disputes over space.
- by Fenella Souter
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