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The high-end apartments that cost $2.4 million to buy, or just $100 to rent

The high-end apartments that cost $2.4 million to buy, or just $100 to rent

It’s the first building in NSW – and one of the first in Australia – to provide homes for private buyers living cheek-by-jowl with affordable housing and social housing tenants all under the same rooftop.

  • by Sue Williams

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Will home buyers be better off paying stamp duty or property tax?

Will home buyers be better off paying stamp duty or property tax?

Swapping stamp duty for a property tax could save some home buyers serious cash, with new modelling showing it could be the better option for those looking to hold their home for the medium to short term.

  • by Kate Burke
The family home with a surprise feature that hits it out of the park

The family home with a surprise feature that hits it out of the park

For $2.9 million, we’re sure a home with such unique features won’t be for everyone, but for the avid baseball fan this place is a certifiable home run.

  • by James Robinson
Australia has 13 million spare bedrooms. Is there a better use for them?

Australia has 13 million spare bedrooms. Is there a better use for them?

A combination of factors is preventing empty nesters from downsizing, doing little to help alleviate housing affordability and free up homes for growing families.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Newlywed Britney Spears buys Thousand Oaks mansion for millions

Newlywed Britney Spears buys Thousand Oaks mansion for millions

The pop icon celebrated her wedding to Sam Asghari with the keys to a flashy new address in California.

  • by Emily Power
Sydney and Melbourne have ‘absolutely turned into buyers’ markets’

Sydney and Melbourne have ‘absolutely turned into buyers’ markets’

Properties are taking longer to sell and with bigger discounts, as vendors struggle to get a deal done in the same frantic fashion as last year.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
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Pandemic trend here to stay as regional house price growth outstrips Melbourne, Sydney

Pandemic trend here to stay as regional house price growth outstrips Melbourne, Sydney

For the first time the combined value of Australian homes has exceeded $10 trillion.

  • by Rachel Clun
Victorians to pay and claim rental bond in a couple of clicks

Victorians to pay and claim rental bond in a couple of clicks

The state government is setting up a new online system to handle bond payments to ease the stress on tenants wrestling with landlords.

  • by Melissa Heagney
Why this one-bedroom ‘garage house’ in the Perth Hills hit the market for $700k

Why this one-bedroom ‘garage house’ in the Perth Hills hit the market for $700k

In a sign that the Perth property market hasn’t lost any momentum, a tiny wooden home was listed this week with a price tag well above the median value.

  • by Sarah Brookes
First-home buyers, experts welcome plans to phase out stamp duty

First-home buyers, experts welcome plans to phase out stamp duty

Aspiring homeowners in Sydney have welcomed Dominic Perrottet’s proposal, as have experts who say it will encourage better use of housing.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Hugh Jackman lists Manhattan mansion in the sky for $55m

Hugh Jackman lists Manhattan mansion in the sky for $55m

Start spreading the views ... Spanning the eighth, ninth and tenth floors, the opulent digs more than live up to the star power of its A-lister owner.

  • by James Robinson