Elizabeth Redman
Elizabeth Redman is the national property editor at The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
The type of Melbourne homes that are passing in at auction
Some properties are struggling to attract interest as mortgage costs rise and buyers fret about the health of the global economy.
- Elizabeth Redman
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Sydney property sellers to be forced to advertise price guides
In a new crackdown, penalties for property underquoting will rise to three times the selling agent’s commission and buyers will be offered price guides.
- Elizabeth Redman
Where it’s cheaper to buy a home than rent – or almost the same price
Potential home buyers may be better off buying their own home than renting. But they need to know where to look.
- Elizabeth Redman
Why more home owners just decided to sell their properties
More owners have put their homes up for sale than at this time last year, and the extra supply could dampen price growth.
- Elizabeth Redman
Billionaire plans $38.5m renovation of $100m-plus Melbourne mansion
The pharmaceutical titan’s proposed double-storey extension would contain another five bedrooms and living spaces, while the basement would be expanded too.
- Elizabeth Redman
The Melbourne suburbs with the best chance of auction success
In some Melbourne neighbourhoods, almost every home taken to auction is being sold under the hammer.
- Caroline Zielinski and Elizabeth Redman
WA’s rental crisis in numbers: Rents outpace wage growth at alarming rate
Western Australia is leading the nation for soaring rents, with new research revealing prices have climbed by two-thirds over the space of five years.
- Cameron Myles and Elizabeth Redman
Where landlords have been able to put rents up most – and least
Rents have soared faster than wages everywhere except the place that caps rent increases – but experts agree that’s not the reason.
- Elizabeth Redman
Victorian towns where house prices jumped by double digits in a year
Tree-changed demand, property investors, strong local economies and last year’s rate cuts combined to send prices higher.
- Elizabeth Redman
How home owners close to retirement are managing higher interest rates
Home owners in mid life can get double the benefit with the right choice of strategy as mortgage costs go up.
- Elizabeth Redman