How much it costs to live near Australia’s best beaches

How much it costs to live near Australia’s best beaches

A patch of paradise won’t break the bank in some of the most beautiful and isolated locations in the country.

  • byElizabeth Redman

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How much of a pay rise you’d need to buy a bigger house

How much of a pay rise you’d need to buy a bigger house

The difference between a typical three-bedroom house and a typical four-bedroom house can be a stretch for a growing family.

  • byElizabeth Redman
The Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

The Melbourne suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Even in heavily loss-making suburbs where two in five sales are a bust,there’s one type of home that’s almost a sure thing.

  • byJim Malo
Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss

Even in heavily loss-making suburbs where one in five sales are a bust,there’s one type of home that’s almost a sure thing.

  • byElizabeth Redman andJim Malo
Pain and gain:Perth’s biggest property winners and losers revealed

Pain and gain:Perth’s biggest property winners and losers revealed

The current property boom has boosted the collective wealth of Perth property owners by more than $100 billion over the past year.

  • bySarah Brookes
One in 20 Brisbane units sell at a loss

One in 20 Brisbane units sell at a loss

The December quarter figures came despite a boom that has seen Brisbane’s property values soar more than 50 per cent since the start of the pandemic.

  • byJim Malo,Elizabeth Redman andCameron Atfield
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Derek’s home was worth $900,000. He’ll walk away with nothing

Derek’s home was worth $900,000. He’ll walk away with nothing

The owner of an apartment in the troubled Mascot Towers has accused the NSW government of the “ultimate betrayal”.

  • bySue Williams
Smiling but lying – if real estate agents won’t tell the truth,I will

Smiling but lying – if real estate agents won’t tell the truth,I will

The only thing that’s real about the real estate industry is the apparent dishonesty.

  • byJenna Price
Waterfront Abbotsford property sells for $8.29 million,$1.29 million more than the guide

Waterfront Abbotsford property sells for $8.29 million,$1.29 million more than the guide

The final sale price of the house was also $290,000 more than its reserve price. The sale was one of 1136 scheduled auctions;the clearance rate was 70.2 per cent.

  • byCarmen Forward
Balwyn North rebuild fetches almost $4.6 million at auction,nearly $800,000 more than its reserve

Balwyn North rebuild fetches almost $4.6 million at auction,nearly $800,000 more than its reserve

The vendors of 4 Elledale Street were “extremely surprised” by the sale price,listing agent Helen Yan said. It was one of 1516 auctions on Saturday.

  • byTom Carey
How a DIY guru turned his poky 1950s house into a bright family oasis

How a DIY guru turned his poky 1950s house into a bright family oasis

Rob Palmer,known for his DIY advice on Better Homes and Gardens,was destined to be a builder. But for his own home,he had a little help.

  • byCarmen Forward