Emily Power
Emily Power is a freelance writer.
First-home buyers beat friends for $1.15m Highett weatherboard home
The winning couple embraced the underbidders after realising they had been competing against friends trying to buy the same property at auction.
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Inside the stunning homes three Melbourne architects designed for themselves
There is an element of fascination – and satisfaction – when architects flip the brief onto themselves.
- Emily Power
The Victorian town where home buyers splashed the most cash last year
It’s more famous for oranges than auctions, but the city in Australia’s food bowl is a destination for tree-changers and investors.
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The Sydney suburb that has a median house price of $17 million
Long regarded as the most elite suburb, the harbourside neighbourhood has just been granted a rare statistical insight.
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The professionals who manage luxury houses for a living
It’s not a plotline from Succession: high-net-worth Australians are quietly hiring drivers, gardeners, chefs, butlers, art curators and more.
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Owner-occupier pays $1.06m for Enmore reno project, beating 13 others
The two-bedroom, top-floor apartment is close to the action and sailed $111,000 above its reserve price.
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Young couple nab $3,925,000 North Sydney Victorian in competitive auction
A couple expecting their first child paid $225,000 above the reserve to buy a Victorian-era home at auction on Saturday, outbidding three other parties.
- Emily Power
How a builder transformed a derelict inner west home into an unrecognisable terrace
An architect recommended the graffiti-covered eyesore should be knocked down, but Anthony had a better idea.
- Emily Power
Derelict eastern suburbs home sells for $835,000 over reserve at auction
The well-worn freestanding home sat empty for at least 20 years. It sold for $3,835,000 at auction on Saturday, as eager builders battled for the keys.
- Emily Power
How a first home owner couple transformed a once-hodgepodge cottage
The revitalised, ‘modern Victorian’ home now has a picture book facade, fluid floor plan and reinstated period features.
- Emily Power