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32a Cromwell Road South Yarra

Award-winning South Yarra house fetches $1.76 million at auction

Five buyers competed for the architecturally designed two-bedroom home, pushing the bidding $260,000 above the reserve price.

  • by Sarah Webb
16 Knowles Street Northcote

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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34 Viret Street, Hunters Hill NSW 2110

Thirteen of the best homes for sale in NSW

Dreaming of a sea change or ready for your next Sydney home? We’ve rounded up some of the best properties listed for sale across the state.

  • by Pauline Morrissey and Lou Sweeney
60 Gubbuteh Road Little Bay

Buyer splashes $5.7 million on dream eastern beaches home for his sweetheart

Four people registered to bid at auction, and the winner was a recent Bondi seller willing to move a 20-minute drive away to have ocean views.

  • by Carmen Forward
16 Knowles Street Northcote

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
Architect Stephen Varady and LA-based interiors designer Darren Tieste were commissioned to create a Malibu-style beach house a decade ahead of its time.

The savvy Byron Bay home redesign that could more than double the owner’s money

Steve Nasteski bought the Wategos Beach residence for $12 million a few years ago. Now $30 million is the going rate on Marine Parade.

  • by Lucy Macken
Curves and archways have become increasingly popular again in Australian households.

Back to the ’80s: The home design trends Brisbane households are turning to

Hamptons is out and builders have reported a return to one of the most polarising decades in our property design history – but with a bit of a twist.

  • by Sarah Webb
32a Cromwell Road South Yarra

Award-winning South Yarra house fetches $1.76 million at auction

Five buyers competed for the architecturally designed two-bedroom home, pushing the bidding $260,000 above the reserve price.

  • by Sarah Webb
341-343 Richardson Street Middle Park

Ten of the best homes for sale in Victoria right now

Looking for your next home? We’ve rounded up some of the best, from an Edwardian home with star power to an artist’s abode.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
Jane Lu bought a house from Kerry Schott.

From her parents’ garage to a $13.75m waterfront home by age 37

Two business brains came together on title records when Showpo’s Jane Lu bought energy tzar Kerry Schott’s Birchgrove house.

  • by Lucy Macken
Dr Dang Nguyen and Peter Wigley in their tiny home.

This family’s tiny solution to the big mortgage stress problem

This family hasn’t had a mortgage for years. After 18 months travelling in a caravan, they designed a different way to live for less.

  • by Carmen Forward
Sammi Clarke is staying with a friend after being rejected from nearly 20 rental properties.

Sammi has a full-time job and paid rent for 15 years. No one will rent her a property

After being forced to vacate her home as Melbourne’s winter hit, Sammi Clarke applied for almost 20 places. Then she was asked a question that showed the depth of the housing crisis.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Noorinya comes with a 25-metre pool, 15 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms.

Nathan Tinkler finds a buyer for $25 million Coffs Harbour estate

The former mining magnate copped a $5 million discount on his asking price for the beachfront home.

  • by Lucy Macken
242 Edgeware Road, Newtown

Why once-shunned renovator’s delights are back

Sydney property buyers would once have been likely to overlook fixer-uppers and completely unliveable houses, but now they’re fighting it out for homes in need of work.

  • by Kate Burke
Thomas Van Harskamp and Gavin Ward bought an apartment in Sydney Olympic Park days before the future of the Metro West line was put in doubt.

Gavin bought a home near Metro West. He thought it was a done deal

Home owners who bought near Sydney’s proposed Metro West line were hoping for better transport links and a boost to their local neighbourhoods. Now that’s in doubt.

  • by Kate Burke
Hopeful home buyers would need a larger deposit than pre-Covid to buy the median house.

Moving goalposts? The next hurdle for hopeful home buyers

Just as home hunters adjust to the prospect of sky-high monthly mortgage repayments and the rising cost of living, there’s another rethink coming.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
149 Victoria Road Hawthorn East

The seven best luxury homes on the market right now

Fancy your own cocktail room or indoor heated pool? We’ve looked far and wide to bring you our favourite luxury listings.

  • by Kate Farrelly
24 Ethel Street Burwood

Six bidders for $8.5 million Burwood house - and it still passed in

An elegant six-bedroom home that drew a crowd of 300 couldn’t attract an offer high enough to seal a deal.

  • by Carmen Forward
19 Eyre Street Balwyn

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
The luxury acreage in Middle Dural sold for $14 million to Ballarat-based Gavin Grace.

Exclusive Brethren COVID test supplier sets $14m Hills District record

There’s no doubting the runaway success of the medical supply company Westlab of recent years, and that’s good news for the Exclusive Brethren and Hills District house price records.

  • by Lucy Macken
25 Hawthorn Grove, Hawthorn sold under the hammer for $8,020,000.

Historic Hawthorn home sells for $8.02 million under the hammer

The buyers, expatriates living in the USA, snapped up the home with the help of a buyers’ advocate.

  • by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
21 Salisbury Street Balwyn

Eleven of the best Melbourne houses on the market

Looking for your next home in Melbourne? From a sharp inner-city slicker to a 1930s corner classic, we’ve got you covered.

  • by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
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