Call it suburban “long Covid” –– many of Sydney’s most popular suburbs before the pandemic are suffering from a chronic, post-pandemic slump in housing values that’s refused to go away. These pockets are still feeling the economic shocks of Covid and the 13 interest rate hikes from 2022-23 which have seen property values going backwards, […]
The Airport West home sold for $1.175m — more than $275,000 above reserve — as buyers scrambled for its prized 630sq m landholding. A modest brick home in Airport West has sold for a staggering $1.175m — a full $275,000 above reserve — with six bidders vying for a rare land parcel on the cusp […]
This renovated Seaholme home sold for $1.443m after 10 bidders fought for its beachside lifestyle, modern design and rare Noordenne Estate address. Ten bidders have fought it out for a renovated Seaholme home, pushing the price to $1.443m and shining a spotlight on one of Melbourne’s fastest-rising beachside secrets. Sellers Bob and Jill Hardie bought […]
The property at 160 Venture Rd, Bynoe. Picture: realestate.com.au You’ve got a choice of fish or chip at this Top End escape, with fishing an easy five minute drive away and a fairway running across the 8ha block where you can chip away to your heart’s content. The acreage block at 160 Venture Rd, Bynoe, […]
This Paddington home has sold 30 years after its owners deserted it. Picture: Realestatecomau/Ray White A ‘super creepy’ haunted house in a richlist Aus suburb has sold to a new family for $3.1 million, more than 30 years after its old owners mysteriously abandoned it. The sprawling home at 31 Perrott Street, Paddington, was once […]
A Gold Coast businessman has splashed $19.568m on a penthouse under construction on the beachfront. It is the second mega deal in Royale Gold Coast, a 38 level tower being built Surfers Paradise, in as many months following the $19.18m sale of another penthouse in May. The latest buyer bought a half-floor apartment in Royale […]
Home prices in about 300 Queensland house or unit markets have more than doubled over the past five years, with new analysis showing the Covid boom’s enduring impact across the state. The pandemic’s shot-in-the-arm effect on the real estate market was most pronounced in the regions, led by Monto in Wide Bay where house prices […]
Many Melbourne inner city median unit and house prices have decreased since 2020, according to PropTrack. House or unit prices have gone backwards across the past five years in almost 100 Melbourne suburbs — but experts believe we’ll soon see a growing number swap doom for boom. In 80 areas, mostly across the city’s inner […]
Jordan and Jana Strudwick with their two young kids at home on the Gold Coast. Picture: Glenn Hampson Millennial dad Jordan Strudwick has pulled off the ultimate Covid upgrade, swapping his first home in Ipswich for a $4.2m waterfront property on the Gold Coast. Mr Strudwick recalls “feeling like King Kong” in 2020 after pocketing […]
Melbourne homes are getting sold stickers faster and faster as the market picks up. Picture: Ian Currie. Melbourne’s housing market is picking up pace, with the speed of home sales accelerating in the past year — particularly in areas that had been struggling the most. Latest PropTrack data shows the average days on market for […]