Auctioneer Chris Scerri said rate cuts gave buyers a confidence boost. Picture: Tim Hunter. Interest rate cuts have triggered big spending from home buyers at Sydney auctions, with a rundown cottage among the most notable sales, selling for $700,000 over the vendor’s expectations. Substantial sales occurred just days after more than 50 lenders announced they […]
Rising rents and a new five per cent deposit scheme have reignited homeownership hopes for Melbourne renter Kathryn Whiteley. Picture: Jason Edwards Kathryn Whiteley has been renting in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs for years, but says the thought of owning a home has never felt closer, or more urgent, than it does now. The aspiring artist […]
A New South Wales property has upped the ante on the quintessential kid’s treehouse with the epic design featuring a crow’s nest, running hot water, a kitchenette and sleeping quarters. Set on a sprawling 8.49 ha rural landholding at 67 Radcliffe Circuit, Carwoola, the treehouse was designed and built by the engineer owner for his […]
On a leafy inner-city Sydney street of classic Federation terraces, there’s one property that stands out — in a charming way. The four-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 38 Ferry Road in Glebe, built in 2019, is charismatic and contemporary, with curved, oversized windows and striking architectural angles. 38 Ferry Road, Glebe, NSW. Picture: realestate.com.au After tearing […]
36 Lindon Street, Dutton Park An inner-city sanctuary sold under the hammer for $4.5 million at an auction event dubbed the “pulse check” of the Brisbane market post the latest interest rate cut. Located in Dutton Park, the property at 36 Lindon Street sold under the hammer at the Ray White auction event at the […]
A Kingswood home has been renovated – a few times over now – to offer a luxurious entertainer’s lifestyle bound to delight families for generations to come. Vendors Silv and Annie bought the home at 30A Halsbury Ave, which has hit the market, in 2009. They were attracted by its character offerings and family-friendly location. […]
Australian author Loraine Peck is selling her beach home on the Gold Coast. Award-winning Australian author Loraine Peck and her husband Stead Denton are ready to downsize from their luxurious beach home on the Gold Coast. . It’s the very house where Mrs Peck, a crime-fiction novelist, penned her first book, The Second Son, in […]
Housing affordability is one of the greatest challenges facing Gen Z across the US and Australia alike, says former US vice president Kamala Harris on her first visit down under. More than 4,000 property professionals flocked to the Australasian Real Estate Conference (AREC) on the Gold Coast on Sunday to see the 2024 presidential candidate […]
The four-bedroom house at 20 Thorne St, East Geelong, sold for $750,000 in a post-auction deal. A local buyer who inspected an inner Geelong home for the first time prior to auction, used the post-auction unconditional period to lob an offer with the sweetener of a short settlement to snap up the property. The purchasers […]
Edward ‘Ted’ Amos is now looking for expressions of interst in two of his properties after legal action for hundreds of thousands in overdue rates and interest. A stubborn ‘slumlord’ hit by overdue rates for eight properties is selling off two of them, the worst of which is shockingly derelict, unliveable yet worth a fortune. […]