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What Sydney’s median house price can buy across the country
A budget of $1.59 million may not stretch very far in Sydney, but could get you a beachfront abode, stunning views and a pool in other parts of the country.
- by Kate Burke
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Rate rises could hit renters harder than homeowners
In one of the current housing market’s worst ironies, the people likely to be slugged hardest by the latest interest rate increase are those who don’t actually own property.
- by Sue Williams
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Point Piper mystery buyer reveals secret trophy home sale
The mystery buyer of several Point Piper apartments set for consolidation unravels to reveal one of Sydney’s most expensive trophy homes has been sold on the quiet.
- by Lucy Macken
Rate rises, construction costs cause auction jitters
The home passed in on a bid of $1.52 million but sold post auction on the first weekend after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for the second time in two months.
- by Melissa Heagney
‘Overpaid a tiny bit’: Doctors spend $3.295 million on Lane Cove first home
They outbid a dozen others at the auction where buyers were reluctant to place bids from beginning to end.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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Tech billionaire sets Palm Beach record at $27.5 million
A chain of high-end house sales totalling $80 million with links to Victoria and NSW’s playgrounds of the super-rich reveals a new Palm Beach house price record of more than $27 million.
- by Lucy Macken
The Sydney regions where auction clearance rates have been hammered
More than one in two homes are now failing to sell via auction in some pockets of Sydney, as clearance rates continue to fall amid cooling buyer demand.
- by Kate Burke
‘Aladdin’s cave’ with James Bond garage sells for close to $12.8m
The luxury Toorak home, which also boasts an art gallery and a swimming pool, sold in just 10 days.
- by Melissa Heagney
Why property prices could fall faster than first expected
Property price falls are expected to accelerate and become more widespread as buyers face reduced borrowing power, experts say.
- by Kate Burke
The ‘blue nomads’ who sold their home to WFY (work from yacht)
Instead of commuting to work, the pandemic inspired one Australian couple to undertake the ultimate sea change.
- by Tawar Razaghi
The tough decisions homeowners face as rates rise
The latest rate rise will stretch household budgets further, meaning borrowers like Anna Baxendale will be considering if she can afford to replace the car if it breaks down.
- by Melissa Heagney and Elizabeth Redman