14 Allen Street,Glebe

Neighbour beats eight others to snap up stately $4.7m Glebe bungalow

Nine registered to bid on the circa-1900 grand four-bedroom residence,but the winner was very local.

  • byCarmen Forward
Eshmee Sharran and Sharran Sreekant have sold their townhouse and bought a house,but high interest rates made it a challenge.

The Sydney suburbs where you should have bought a house

Dozens of suburbs that were affordable to the average buyer are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away,and where to look instead.

  • byTawar Razaghi andElizabeth Redman

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14 Allen Street,Glebe

Neighbour beats eight others to snap up stately $4.7m Glebe bungalow

Nine registered to bid on the circa-1900 grand four-bedroom residence,but the winner was very local.

  • byCarmen Forward
7 Blackwood Street,Carnegie sold for $3.75 million.

‘Spun us out’:Carnegie vendors’ stylish reno earns $3.75m auction payday

The sellers paid $1.65m for the Californian bungalow in late 2020 and their renovation attracted five bidders,all locals,at auction.

  • byTom Carey
Emma Lane is bidding farewell to Highground in the Southern Highlands after a brief stay,pocketing $14.5 million on the way out.

Oroton heir Tom Lane flips ‘paint and paper’ reno in Bowral for $14.5m

The Lanes,who bought a Byron hinterland project for $3.8m and sold it for $33.6m,have had success further south. But not everyone is having such a good time.

  • byLucy Macken
Eshmee Sharran and Sharran Sreekant have sold their townhouse and bought a house,but high interest rates made it a challenge.

The Sydney suburbs where you should have bought a house

Dozens of suburbs that were affordable to the average buyer are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away,and where to look instead.

  • byTawar Razaghi andElizabeth Redman
Sandra Simpson,her partner,Tim,and daughter Alita moved from a four-bedroom house in Hadfield to a three-bedroom apartment in Brunswick to be closer to the city,school and work.

Sandra lived the Great Australian Dream. Then she found something better

The social worker and her family moved to the suburbs to buy a four-bedroom house with a backyard,front yard and all the trimmings. Then they sold up.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
BresicWhitney’s Thomas McGlynn auctions the artistically designed Newtown home.

Finally his day:Buyer who lost seven times wins $3.8m Newtown stunner

The home’s artistically designed interior with exposed brick,timber and metal detailing drew seven bidders despite its modest land size.

  • bySarah Webb
David Wood auctions the Albert Park apartment.

Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000

The downsizer’s son bid on her behalf for the stylish one-bedroom home and embraced her as she broke down with joy after the hammer fell.

  • byJim Malo
24-26 Monomeath Avenue,Canterbury

Eleven of our favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now

Looking for your next home? From a glam waterfront to a dream study and a pool with bluestone terrace,we’ve got you covered.

  • byMary O'Brien
3 Carlotta Road,Double Bay

Seven of our favourite homes for sale in Sydney right now

Looking for your next home? From an elegant cocktail bar to a storybook sandstone facade,we’ve got you covered.

  • byPauline Morrissey andLou Sweeney
The North Bondi sub-penthouse at the end of Ben Buckler sold to the penthouse owner David Paradice.

Views for days:Star stock picker buys his neighbour’s $11.3m oceanfront pad

Australian investment legend David Paradice showed form when he bought into North Bondi’s oceanfront in 2007. Values have come a long way since.

  • byLucy Macken
Sophie Oh has bought Nick and Camilla Speer’s Portsea beach house.

Entrepreneur splashes near $100m on Toorak house,Portsea beach house

Grant Rule sold his company,bought the second-most expensive home in Toorak and added a holiday home on the beachfront.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Nik Angelakis says inner-north houses in his price range are unliveable.

The Melbourne suburbs where you should have bought a house

Nearly 100 suburbs that were affordable to home buyers in 2022 are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away,and where to look instead.

  • byJim Malo
Dwelling prices have risen faster than wages.

‘As bad as it’s ever been’:Property prices blow out and pay rises lag

Home prices have risen much faster than wages over the long term,and the gap looks set to widen.

  • byElizabeth Redman
256 Iona Park Road,Moss Vale NSW

Six of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

From an idyllic rural retreat to a modern home with in-ground trampoline,we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.

  • byKate Farrelly
House prices have dropped over the past year in some Perth suburbs.

The Perth suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy a home now than a year ago

Buyers across more than a dozen Perth suburbs from the coast to the hills can spend less on a house today.

  • bySarah Brookes
This top floor Glebe studio is for rent for $230 a week and shares a bathroom on level two.

Suburbs that renters could afford with the budget’s extra help

Rents have skyrocketed,and rent assistance is set to go up in response. Even so,it’s slim pickings.

  • byJim Malo
Jacaranda trees blooming in front of townhouses in the suburb of Subiaco in Perth,Western Australia.

What it costs to live in the Perth suburbs where wellbeing is highest

A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators including health,environment,jobs and income – but it comes at a price.

  • bySarah Brookes andElizabeth Redman
Jenny Connah and her husband Dave with children Penny and Tim at Collaroy Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches where they have owned a house for 25 years.

‘It has everything you need’:What it costs to live in the Sydney suburbs with the highest wellbeing

A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators such as health,environment,jobs and income – but it comes at a price.

  • byElizabeth Redman andTawar Razaghi
Danielle Blanco moved to Eltham for the open space and greenery.

‘Love it out here’:What it costs to live in Melbourne’s top suburbs for wellbeing

The wellbeing factor of suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health,environment,jobs and income. But it comes at a price.

  • byElizabeth Redman andAlexandra Middleton
30 Leura Grove,Hawthorn East

Downsizers outbid young couples for $4m Hawthorn East house

The home,which had a guide of $3.5 to $3.8 million,had drawn the interest of young couples as well due to nearby schools.

  • byTom Carey
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