Robyn Willis
Robyn Willis is a property reporter and the former lifestyle editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Welcome to the world of Tom Dixon, where restlessness is a virtue
He has a built an international brand on experimentation, but will the feted UK designer’s latest release survive in Australian conditions?
- Robyn Willis
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‘Box ticking’ lower north shore home sells to couple for $9.8m
The renovated five-bedder with Mosman Bay views has an outdoor kitchen, pool and wine cellar. The buyers are from the east, while the vendors plan to upgrade.
- Robyn Willis
We love them, just not on our property. And vendors are paying the price
As our lives become increasingly frenetic, the tolerance for any kind of home maintenance has diminished. And there’s one familiar feature in the firing line.
- Robyn Willis
Forget the old rules about adding value to your property. Here’s what works now
Some buyers still want extra bedrooms, but experts say the renovations that will truly add value are changing. And there’s one big addition leading the way.
- Robyn Willis
‘Welcome to 2026’: Buyer pays $2.6m for home at auction with just five bids
Even a coffee van couldn’t fire up bidding on a family home with granny flat in Belmore as buyers take a much more cautious approach to the market.
- Robyn Willis
‘Bigger, rarer’: Buyers compete for $961,000 inner west apartment
After strong interest in the well-kept mid-century apartment, it came down a series of $1000 bids from a potential owner-occupier and an investor.
- Robyn Willis
‘Loved for years’: Two brothers sell inner-city family home for $2.7 million
A young couple, with parental bidding help, won the keys to the terrace with rooftop garden. It was on the market for the first time in about three decades.
- Robyn Willis
This housing style was once destined for the wrecking ball. Now it is winning new fans
Derided in parts of Sydney as a form of slum housing, this familiar residential style is now touted as a supply solution.
- Robyn Willis
‘Gingerbread house’: Terrace near new fish market sells for nearly $2.8m
Only two bidders registered for the three-storey inner west terrace, but that was all it took to sell this property that came with a trick or two up its sleeve.
- Robyn Willis
‘My Valentine’s Day present’: Harbourside apartment sells for more than $3.7m
With showstopping views of the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, interest in this waterfront apartment was strong. A final $3000 bid sealed the deal.
- Robyn Willis