Renters are going to great lengths to find a place to call home in Australia, as rents continue to rise and tenants compete for available properties. Australia’s challenge has been a lot of people have been looking to rent, but there haven’t been enough homes to go around, which has resulted in lines at […]
Ray White’s Jacob Biviano and his father, Michael Biviano, at the Mount Waverley house. Picture: Jason Edwards. A Mount Waverley estate featuring two homes including a purpose-built games and entertainment house is set for a $5m+ sale. Between them, the residences boast an outdoor soccer pitch, a wine cellar for 1500-plus bottles and home theatre […]
Melbourne’s building boom is about to deliver for buyers with dozens of apartment buildings and townhouse communities ready to welcome residents in mere months. Irving Domain, with Box Hill Gardens on its doorstep, is just one of the new apartment buildings getting ready to welcome residents. Image: realestate.com.au Buying a brand-new home is often associated […]
A new suburb has been approved in regional Victoria, paving the way for up to 2900 new homes. The Victorian government has approved a new suburb in Shepparton, a regional city located two hours north of Melbourne’s CBD. According to the 2021 census, the city has over 50,000 residents and the state government suggests the […]
It’s a standard 1960s brick home yet this Mitchell Park residence had buyers captivated from the moment it hit the market. Twenty prospective buyers registered to bid for the four-bedroom house at 16 Barkuna Ave under the hammer, nine of which made an offer. The fierce competition ultimately pushed the property’s sale price above the […]
David McQueen of Loan Market ANALYSISWith the NSW Budget for 2025–26 to be announced tomorrow, the government’s policy decisions on housing are already locked in. But whatever is unveiled, one thing is clear: it’s the bank of mum and dad that’s already stepping up to support first home buyers. At Loan Market, we’ve seen guarantor-backed […]
The biggest sale in the One Sydney Harbour building has yet to settle. Now the adjacent Crown Barangaroo penthouse has finally sold, the focus seems set to shift back to the mystery sale of the One Sydney Harbour penthouse. The One Sydney Harbour penthouse was exchanged in October 2019 for $140m plus, but it has […]
Buyers are being quietly blocked from getting home loans — not for bad credit, but for habits like Afterpay use, brunch spending, and too many online orders. Thousands of Aussies are being quietly shut-out of the housing market not for bad credit, but because of Afterpay, brunch, and one too many online shopping sprees. Finance, […]
A New South Wales homeowner has taken drastic measures to protect a blue-tongue lizard living under her patio, after selling her property to a developer. The woman, who has lived on the family property in NSW’s Sutherland Shire for the past 10 years, became friends with the reptile who moved in under her backyard patio, […]
A cherished 6m high elephant slide, affectionately known as Ellie, has been seized from a homeowner’s driveway following complaints from neighbours. Trevor Robinson, 71, is determined to reclaim the vibrant fibreglass slide “monstrosity”, which he acquired from a UK leisure centre in Gillingham, Kent, after spotting it destined for removal. Mr Robinson is adamant that […]