The Sydney suburbs where you should have bought a house

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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Entrepreneur splashes near $100m on Toorak house,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
‘As bad as it’s ever been’:Property prices blow out and pay rises lag

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

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

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

‘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
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Sydney suburbs with the most distressed property sales

Sydney suburbs with the most distressed property sales

One in eight home sellers in the hardest-hit pocket of Sydney are motivated to get a deal done urgently as interest rates stay high.

  • byElizabeth Redman andAlexandra Middleton
Nick and Camilla Speer almost double their money on $27.5m Portsea beach house

Nick and Camilla Speer almost double their money on $27.5m Portsea beach house

The society couple bought the glamorous beachfront villa for about $13.5 million four years ago and did a cosmetic renovation.

  • byElizabeth Redman
How much it costs to buy a home in the suburbs where buyers pay cash

How much it costs to buy a home in the suburbs where buyers pay cash

In the rarefied air of some of the most well-heeled neighbourhoods,it’s routine for buyers to spend millions without a mortgage.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Mother bidding for first home buyer daughter nabs $1.36m Redfern pad

Mother bidding for first home buyer daughter nabs $1.36m Redfern pad

The happy buyer beat 13 others for the renovated,two-bedroom ground-floor unit with a courtyard in a sought-after spot.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Reverse tree-changer nabs soaring Elwood church conversion for $1.487m

Reverse tree-changer nabs soaring Elwood church conversion for $1.487m

‘I just love the property. I’m very,very happy to be in this neighbourhood,’ said the new owner,who bid in front of a 100-strong crowd.

  • byAlexandra Middleton andElizabeth Redman