Melbourne house prices
From worst house on the best street to $3.35 million auction jackpot
The meticulous renovation of a single-storey weatherboard Northcote home with bonus studio sparked a bidding war between two keen families.
- by Tom Carey
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Young family blows away reserve to splash $3.62 million at Balwyn auction
Three bidders pushed the price $620,000 above the expectations set by vendors downsizing after 20 years, with buyers chasing the stylish turnkey finishes.
- by Tom Carey and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Opinion
Property market
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
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
‘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
The best homes for sale in Victoria right now
Looking for your next home in Victoria? From Mont Albert North to Port Fairy, we’ve got you covered.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
‘It’s very unique’: The surprising Melbourne suburb where house prices rose most
Melbourne’s property market is in a steady recovery, but some neighbourhoods shone more than others.
- by Jim Malo
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Renting
If you think renting in Australia is a mess, you’re not the only one
The cost of rent is at an all-time high while vacancies are at an all-time low. Let us help you make sense of it all.
Guy Pearce lists double house for $8.5 million to $9.35 million
Doesn’t everybody need good neighbours? The Aussie actor is selling his supersized home in one of Melbourne’s sought-after suburbs.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Family nabs rare Fitzroy North terrace for $2.6m in nail-biting auction
The hip three-bedder with striking feature windows was last listed for sale in the 1970s and fielded hundreds of small bids, soaring above its price guide.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Glam penthouse from The Block gets half-a-million-dollar price cut
The swish home atop the Gatwick building was asking as much as $3.7 million last year, but that changed this winter.
- by Elizabeth Redman