In Culiacan, Sinaloa, the Jardines del Humaya cemetery stands as a testament to the extravagant lifestyles of Mexico’s notorious drug lords. Here, mausoleums resemble luxurious homes valued over $500,000, complete with airconditioning, bulletproof glass, surveillance cameras, satellite television and even wi-fi. These tombs are not just resting places; they are symbols of the power and […]
70-76 Knightsbridge Pde East, Sovereign Islands. An Aussie pool builder is making a splash in the real estate market, selling four waterfront lots described as the “best block on the Gold Coast”. Following a permanent move offshore, David Pain, who built his wealth manufacturing fibreglass swimming pools, listed his 3026sq m Sovereign Islands property with […]
People buy here and then never want to sell. Picture: Supplied There are a bunch of greater Hobart suburbs where people do not buy and sell houses quickly — but one sits head and shoulders above the rest. Realestate.com.au data shows Seven Mile Beach on the Eastern Shore is Hobart’s most tightly-held suburb. On average, […]
Around 400 homes are in the works for Queensland’s first home buyers over the next financial year, under a new affordability initiative set to ease both cost and paperwork. Residential builder Creation Homes and national brokerage firm Resolve Finance have announced a partnership that will offer first home buyers a way to streamline financing and […]
SA’s prestige property market continues to fire on all cylinders, with the top 20 sales of the 2024-25 financial year sporting some truly eyewatering price tags. According to Property Edge – a division of the South Australian Integrated Land Information System – the top settled residential sale for the past financial year was a whopping […]
An outdated hospital and an old heritage pub have received updates stunning enough to sweep Queensland’s biggest architect awards show this year. The Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Awards took place on Thursday night, celebrating standout residential, commercial and public projects build across the entire state. Co-chair of the Institute’s Queensland chapter, Jonathan Goh, said […]
An artist’s impression of a mixed-use development proposed for Liverpool years ago. They’ve been called “phantom” towers – housing projects that exist on paper but have yet to deliver any homes years after getting the green light from councils. These would-be projects have become a deepening issue, with developers failing to get approved projects off […]
Australia’s housing crisis is pushing both tenants and property managers to breaking point, with growing calls for trauma training and systemic reform. A tenant’s chilling suicide text has reignited urgent calls for trauma training in Australia’s rental sector. More than half of property managers are struggling with mental health issues, according to a national MRI […]
No.11 Cooper St, Seymour. Picture: Supplied A coastal home in the state’s northeast has set the pricing bar for 2025. Located at Seymour, north of Bicheno, No.11 Cooper St’s final sale price is not yet public. However, the 2.15ha waterfront property is Tasmania’s only house or unit sold this year that sits in the $4.5m-$5m […]
The Malop Arcade by NMBW Architecture Studio with ASPECT Studios has won a Victorian Architecture Award. Picture: Peter Bennetts An innovative Geelong laneway breakthrough project inspired by Melbourne’s iconic alleys has won a Victorian Architecture Award. The Malop Arcade “surgically repurposed” an existing inner city building to create a new pedestrian link between hip dining […]