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- Sue Williams
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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
The type of Sydney 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.
- Dan F Stapleton
- Opinion
- NSW residential property
House prices are at a tipping point. It’s time for buyers to negotiate
Buyers are increasingly unwilling to transact at sellers’ asking prices, and homes are being passed in.
- Elizabeth Knight
Suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss
Home sellers have a high chance of making a profit, but in some neighbourhoods profitability is far from guaranteed.
- Wes Mountain
WA first-home buyers are relying on the bank of mum and dad. Are there expectations in return?
A new study found the challenging economic environment for gaining access to first homes was “weighing heavily upon parents who find themselves playing an indispensable role in their children’s home-buying journey”.
- Holly Thompson
Family of ‘serial home builders’ sells architect-designed property for non-riverfront record
Now that their daughter has graduated as an architect, the Kenmore family decided to sell up and build yet another home – but this time together as a family.
- Sarah Webb
‘Prime address’: Opulent Strathfield new build sells for $10,815,000
A crowd of 300 watched in the rain as the six-bedroom, three-level home sold for just $15,000 more than its reserve.
- Carmen Forward
‘It’s a small part of the world’: Williamstown home sells for $1.17m
The freestanding house at the rear of a period home attracted six bidders, with downsizers and young couples pushing the price $100,000 above the reserve.
- Shona Hendley
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- Victoria residential property
‘We’ve been left out’: The home owners locked out of cheap energy
Some Victorians who are keen to electrify their homes are unable to do so as easily as their neighbours.
- Caroline Zielinski