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Toorak is Melbourne’s most expensive suburb to buy a house.

Melbourne’s three most expensive suburbs – and where to look instead

Home buyers may be searching for better value as the cost of living crunch returns. Here’s where to find the same lifestyle for less.

  • Wes Mountain

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94 Wilson Street, Brighton VIC 3186

Four of our favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now

Looking for your next home? From a delightful bayside design to a period stunner in a sought-after spot, here are our top picks.

  • Staff reporter
Not all homes are selling at auction.

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
Graham Palmer is a 79-year-old renter in Ringwood who has been trying to get solar panels installed in his four unit block to save on power, but has been blocked by investor owners.

‘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
24 Codrington Street, Sandringham VIC 3191

Our four favourite homes for sale in Melbourne and surrounds right now

Looking for your next home? From a charming Californian Bungalow to a Victorian balcony terrace, here are our top picks.

  • Staff reporter
Lisa Woodall pictured in front of her late parents’ house.

‘I hope she haunts that house’: Agents face trespass allegations over deceased estates

“My mum would have hated people being in her house without my permission,” wrote one of the home’s distressed owners.

  • Aisha Dow
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Martin and Claire Friedrich in their Brighton home.

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
Tom Edney and his partner secured their new home after months of watching auctions fly past their price guides.

The Melbourne suburbs where unloved homes are getting more expensive

Almost two in five property sellers in Victoria who can’t get the price they want at auction are then setting their hopes even higher.

  • Wes Mountain
Consumer Affairs Minister Nick Staikos says he wants to make buying a house easier for Victorians.

End of ‘price withheld’: Secret house prices to be banned

It’s not unusual for recently sold properties to be listed without a price, handicapping buyers trying to gauge trends in their neighbourhood.

  • Aisha Dow and Daniella White
Auctioneer Charles Atkins looks to the crowd, as bids inch up in increments of $1000.

How much it costs to live in the ‘best city in the world’

The cultural scene, liveliness and diversity are world-leading - and home buyers might even be able to afford to live there.

  • Caroline Zielinski