Property market
How the average family was left more than $300,000 out of pocket
Despite the latest pause, the string of interest rate rises over the past year have squeezed many households in ways they didn’t expect.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Why the reinflating house price bubble might run out of puff
Most economists still believe house prices will rise this year, but they are far more equivocal about the clouded crystal ball.
- by Elizabeth Knight
The short-term home owners choosing to sell as Perth house prices hit new peak
Home buyers are increasingly choosing to sell within the first two years of owning their property. Several factors could be influencing this decision, experts say.
- by Holly Thompson
Home buyers chasing the dream pip developers to $3.34m Glen Iris auction
In a tightly held pocket, owner-occupiers made spirited bidding to beat three others to the 1947-era house on a rare large block.
- by Jim Malo
Brisbane’s property market has been a rollercoaster. That’s set to change
Prices reached record heights earlier in the pandemic, moved into a short downturn, and then rebounded. What’s ahead?
- by Sarah Webb
Looking for your own Barbie Dreamhouse? Pretty pink properties on the market
Any Barbie girl or guy would love to call these places home, and they start from just $390,000.
- by Brigid Blackney
The sought-after Sydney suburbs where property prices soared most
Potential buyers here have budgets large enough to shake off the effect of rising mortgage repayments, sparking fierce competition.
- by Kate Burke and Jim Malo
‘I’ve never seen a market like it’: Bentleigh house sells for $1.67 million
The auction for four-bedroom house was slow to start, but ended with a bang, as three bidders competed for the keys.
- by Jim Malo
Investor outbids first home buyers for $3.5 million Queens Park house
Fifteen buyers turned out to compete for the three-bedroom house, which sold for $300,000 above the reserve.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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Commercial real estate
Why the worst appears over for troubled construction industry
A string of home builders have gone broke under the weight a large cost blowouts, but the survivors believe the industry has changed for good.
- by Stephen Miles
Property developer Fortis puts out its investment recycling
The property developer is selling assets and deploying the funds elsewhere. It intends to cut the size of the office component in a Clifton Hill project, while retaining a Woolworths supermarket.
- by Nicole Lindsay