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Manly mansion with sparkling harbour views draws $20m bids post-auction
Expats and eastern suburbs residents would not be drawn, and the home passed in on an $18 million vendor bid. Then the real action began.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Raymond pays $150 a week to live in Paddington. Developers want him to leave
Sky-high property prices are enticing developers to replace cheap housing with luxury homes. But they probably didn’t anticipate the backlash.
- by Sue Williams
Mamamia’s Mia Freedman plans $3.9m home reno with winter storage closet
The publisher and her husband hope to demolish their $12.75m Point Piper house and rebuild it, and they’re not the only home owners with pricey reno plans.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Cat lived in her dream location. Then she was forced out – and in with her boyfriend
Spiralling housing costs have meant Melburnians are making difficult decisions about their living situations.
- by Jim Malo
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One in 20 Melbourne homes empty during housing crisis
Almost 100,000 homes in Melbourne are either unoccupied or barely occupied. They could fix the public housing waiting list twice over.
- by Josh Gordon and Rachael Dexter
‘It’s not good’: How home buying hopefuls got knocked out of the market
Australian home buyers are taking on less debt when compared to their income, despite rising property prices across the country.
- by Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
The type of home that’s more than twice as profitable as its neighbour
The gap highlights the “haves” and “have nots” even among those fortunate enough to be able to buy their own home.
- by Elizabeth Redman
The south-east Queensland coastal hotspots having a sea-change boom
A love affair with the surf shows no sign of slowing in neighbourhoods where southerners and celebrities are paying a premium.
- by Sarah Webb
Rebel Wilson tries a new tactic to sell Sydney investment property
The Hollywood star and newly minted author is taking the next step in severing her real estate ties with Australia.
- by Kristy Johnson and Emily Power
No more empty nests: Downsizing a major key to unlock WA housing
Here’s how many spare bedrooms there are in WA – and what’s stopping their owners from moving into something that fits their needs better.
- by Peter Milne
Jack Riewoldt sells grand Brighton home for about $7.2m in quiet deal
The former Richmond star has banked a tidy gain for his home in a sought-after Bayside pocket.
- by Elizabeth Redman