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Housing credit surged in the last 12 months.

Why first home buyers and investors will go head-to-head in 2026

More than ever, first home buyers may find themselves pitted against investors this year as potential interest rate hikes present further pressure.

  • by Dan F Stapleton
The property market will be affected by the outlook for interest rates.

‘More subdued’: What property prices will do in 2026

If 2025 was the year the property market came back to life, 2026 is shaping up as the year it taps the brakes.

  • by Sarah Webb

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Housing credit surged in the last 12 months.

Why first home buyers and investors will go head-to-head in 2026

More than ever, first home buyers may find themselves pitted against investors this year as potential interest rate hikes present further pressure.

  • by Dan F Stapleton
The property market will be affected by the outlook for interest rates.

‘More subdued’: What property prices will do in 2026

If 2025 was the year the property market came back to life, 2026 is shaping up as the year it taps the brakes.

  • by Sarah Webb
Sandra Read rents out her swimming pool in Dural.

How Sandra’s swimming pool makes her up to $10,000 a year

It depends on the weather, and interest is seasonal, but Sandra is among many Australians making money from their homes.

  • by Shona Hendley
Lynn and Martin Skewes

The idyllic beach town near Sydney where house values rose 45 per cent

Buyers on the hunt for affordable housing still within a commutable distance are helping to push up prices for both units and houses.

  • by Alice Uribe
Geraldine and Peter Hanton say they’ve benefited from a revived Mornington Peninsula property market.

The Victorian sea-change market buoyed by first home buyers and investors

The falling cash rate and renewed interest from interstate investors has helped to lift the seaside region from its post COVID-era blues.

  • by Jim Malo

Sydney and Melbourne house values dip on rate fears

Finally, the combination of high house prices and the prospect of an interest rate hike may be taking some steam out of the nation’s property market.

  • by Shane Wright
Home owners are adding secondary saunas and cold plunge pools in the master en suite, in addition to the same features in the family wellness zone.

Double of everything: The hottest luxury home design trends for 2026

Why have one when you can have two? That’s what the wealthy are requesting as must-haves in their multimillion-dollar homes.

  • by Kristy Johnson
The popular holiday town of Yamba is far more affordable than Byron.

Lifestyle towns where houses cost half the price of Byron Bay

Can’t afford Byron Bay? There are still lifestyle towns, on the coast and inland, with a median house price coming in under $1 million.

  • by Sarah Webb
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How to get a harbourside garden, even if you don’t live near the water

Garden designer Anthony Wyer says think of your garden like a house – “full of rooms”, each of which is a destination for a particular activity.

  • by Alice Uribe
John and Anne Mennen chose a round Plungie swimming pool.

Why more home owners splashed out on a swimming pool in 2025

Our love of backyard dips is showing no signs of slowing, and there are options for a range of spaces and budgets.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Property values rose in 2025 but ran out of steam towards the end of the year.

How the property market finished 2025 in a way nobody expected

Home values rose throughout the year as the Reserve Bank delivered three rate cuts. Then the market changed.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
The fines have overwhelmingly been issued for people not wearing helmets.
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Queensland Police hand out more than 2000 fines over illegal e-scooter use

The fines have overwhelmingly been issued for people not wearing helmets.

Copperstone in Bangalow bought by Chemist Warehouse partner Brett Clark and his wife, Maria.

Inside the multimillion-dollar property empire that Chemist Warehouse built

Chemist Warehouse’s founders and several staff have climbed their way up the property ladder, thanks in part to this year’s sharemarket listing.

  • by Kristy Johnson
Sydney’s top 12 sales of 2025, totalling about $645 million.

Revealed: Sydney’s top 13 luxury property sales of 2025

Vaucluse and Rose Bay took centre stage, while Barangaroo, Mosman and Darlinghurst shone brightly. Sydney’s top sales totalled about $730 million. 

  • by Kristy Johnson
Coonac estate in Toorak.

The Melbourne mansions that sold for as much as $100 million-plus in 2025

Melbourne prestige property has proved a two-speed market in 2025, with a handful of record-breaking sales, and some quieter periods as well.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Chinamans Beach

The luxury holiday rental that costs $210,000 a week

Wealthy visitors from Australia and abroad are splashing the cash to stay in palatial digs boasting some of Sydney’s most spectacular views.

  • by Dan F Stapleton
The rare riverfront property, at 17 Julius Street in New Farm, has become Brisbane’s most expensive home.

The year Brisbane’s property market leapfrogged past Melbourne

But as the Queensland capital sheds its “big country town” tag, the question looms large: is relief in sight for cash-strapped buyers?

  • by Sarah Webb
A Christmas tree farm is for sale.

You could live on a Christmas tree farm for $2.3 million

If the holidays this festive season have you hankering for a career change, a regional property might be the switch you’ve been seeking.

  • by Orana Durney-Benson
This home in the Hamptons is asking $US85 million.

The five dreamiest beach houses for sale around the world right now

In search of a beach getaway? Here’s where to look if you’ve got $127 million to spend – or where to window-shop.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
Byron Bay home sellers are typically making large gains.

The idyllic coastal towns where home sellers are making the most money

In a handful of sought-after lifestyle destinations, home owners are selling their properties for a $700,000 profit or more.

  • by Elizabeth Redman
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