Yesterday
The 10-minute, $1.5m sale that was an afterthought
An interstate buyer paid $835,000 for in investment block of land, sight unseen. When they did come to see it, they bought the neighbouring block, too.
- Michael Bleby
This Month
Aviation exec to sell Provence-style vineyard in the Adelaide Hills
A $7 million luxury vineyard escape has joined the Adelaide Hills market complete with ornamental lake and Provence-style homestead.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Rich Lister buys Manly’s most expensive home
Maas Group’s Wes Maas and his wife Emma have emerged as the buyers of Manly’s most expensive home for around $35 million.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Power couple creates Brisbane’s most expensive family compound
Prominent Brisbane couple Steve and Jane Wilson have bought the property next door to their recently restored landmark home Lamb House.
- Bonnie Campbell
Sydney house prices tipped to rise 8pc to $1.76m median in 12 months
House prices across Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide are predicted to hit records within 12 months, but Melbourne and Canberra will fall short, Domain says.
- Nila Sweeney
Investor exodus gathers pace in Melbourne and Sydney
Higher tax burdens and weaker capital gains are prompting a growing number of property investors to sell out of Melbourne and Sydney.
- Nila Sweeney
The suburbs where unit values are on the cusp of a new high
Low supply and intense competition for cheaper properties are fuelling big gains in unit prices.
- Nila Sweeney
Strathfield mansion beats guide by $500k as auctions rebound
Auction clearance rates have returned to form after the long weekend lull, but long-term price growth is cooling.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Brighton mansion built by billionaire Larry Kestelman sells for $16m
The bayside suburb clocked its highest sale price so far this year after Rob and Melita Chaloner’s mansion sold.
- Bonnie Campbell
$12m sale reveals how Steel City turned to property gold
While it will never compete with Sydney prices, regional hub Newcastle has shed its industrial origins to become a coveted prestige market.
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- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Snack queen buys Rich List garbo’s $25m beach weekender
Snack food wholesaler Lenka Dransfield has paid $25 million for one of three Palm Beach waterfront properties owned by Rich Lister garbo Ian Malouf.
- Bonnie Campbell
Sellers jack up house prices as values surge to record highs
Supply is driving rises in some areas, but in some suburbs, asking prices rose at the same time as listings went above the decade average.
- Nila Sweeney
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- Luxury property
Restaurant titans behind Cumulus, Gimlet buy modernist Toorak retreat
Legendary Melbourne chef-restaurateur Andrew McConnell and his photographer wife Jo McGann have purchased a striking modernist home in Melbourne’s Toorak.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Former KPMG exec to sell Gold Coast mansion ‘crafted for indulgence’
One of the area’s most lavish waterfront properties has hit the market, complete with a man cave, jetty and cinema, and expectations above $15 million.
- Bonnie Campbell
Westpac reins in house price growth forecasts for Sydney, Melbourne
Westpac lowered its house price expectations for Sydney and Melbourne due to worsening affordability and increased listings.
- Nila Sweeney
FOMO driving investors into property, especially in these suburbs
Experts reveal their top picks for suburbs that could deliver strong capital gains and rental returns for investors over the near to medium term.
- Nila Sweeney
Why some investors are now avoiding the Perth market
Perth’s home values are still increasing at a rapid clip, but some experts are starting to sound caution.
- Nila Sweeney
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- Luxury property
Blackstone chief spends $13m to move down Mosman hill
Craig Newman and his wife, Anna, have seized a chance on the tightly held Balmoral slopes.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Low-key investor buys entire floor of luxury Sydney tower for $39m
Property investor Qing Zhong has forked out almost $39 million for an entire floor of Lendlease’s One Sydney Harbour.
- Bonnie Campbell
The buyers jumping into Australia’s housing market
Even with 16 straight months of gains and repeated records for house prices, buyers appear willing to take their chances. The question is why.
- Nila Sweeney