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How Rose bought a home without the bank of mum and dad
The public servant lived in share houses for almost two decades until she found a way to bring the great Australian dream within reach.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Why foreign buyers are leaving Australia’s property market
The number of purchases by overseas buyers has slumped, with buyers from China and Hong Kong slashing their spending by a quarter.
- by Alexandra Middleton and Tawar Razaghi
Australia’s most expensive streets: Where the median house price reaches $45m
Location, location, location, the adage goes – and some buyers are willing to pay an enormous price to live in the most sought-after strips of land.
- by Elizabeth Redman
The WA seaside town outperforming the nation for house price growth
Home sellers in a string of popular sea and tree-change towns in Western Australia are pocketing big gains.
- by Sarah Brookes
Sea-change and tree-change towns with deepest property price discounts
Sellers who expect boom-time prices are finding they need to cut back their expectations to meet the market.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Wild house teetering on an eroded clifftop edge asks $2.9m
Landmark property has spectacular Pacific Ocean view but may not be here for much longer.
- by Orana Durney-Benson
Perth property prices tipped to rise by nation-leading percentage in 2025
Solid employment and population growth, juicy GST tax receipts, and under-building contributed to Perth’s housing boom in 2024. More of the same is expected next year.
- by Sarah Brookes
Where property prices will fall in 2025 – even if there is a rate cut
The new forecast breaks from other predictions that the market will rise, as higher rates for longer take a toll on home owners and on buyers’ affordability limits.
- by Jim Malo
Home in Yeronga flood zone fetches $1.6m while Kiwi buyer nabs heritage woolstore apartment
The five-bedroom Yeronga home was inundated in the 2022 floods, but that did not put off the buyers from Chelmer.
- by Sarah Webb
Young couple buy Forest Hill house for $1,405,000. It last sold for $245,000
The four-bedroom property had a $1.15 million to $1.25 million guide. Its price increased almost six-fold since it last sold in 1998, records show.
- by Shona Hendley
Dilapidated Paddington terrace with horse stables sells for $3 million
The three-bedroom property with dual access had been held in the same family for three generations. Despite its unliveable condition, 14 buyers registered to bid.
- by Carmen Forward