Some of Melbourne’s most luxurious homes aren’t where you’d expect to find them. Sure, Toorak has its share of amazing estates, but it seems these suburbs on Melbourne’s fringe do as well – with properties fit for royalty now up for sale. Suburbs including Melton, Belgrave South and Cranbourne South have estates resplendent with luxury…
Gavin Shaw loves football so much he wants to buy a home near Melbourne’s most hallowed sporting arena. The only problem is, he lives in the US. Mr Shaw, who is an Australian citizen, is one of a growing number of expatriates looking to buy property in Melbourne as the market weakens and the Australian…
When virtuoso multi-instrumentalist James Morrison decided to open a jazz academy, he knew exactly where it should be. Morrison has an association with Mount Gambier stretching back more than 30 years via the Generations in Jazz festival, which he supports with an annual scholarship. This year marks the fifth year for the James Morrison Academy of Music,…
As Canberra undergoes a development boom, you may find yourself lured by the flurry of brand new homes hitting the market. Buying off-the-plan is a great way to secure a brand new property while taking advantage of some financial incentives but it’s not without risks. Many developments are listed for sale before the development application…
Residential property buyers swooped on larger blocks of land and inner-city homes in top streets at weekend auctions as real estate agents reported more orderly levels of demand. In Turramurra, more than 100 onlookers and 11 registered bidders came to the auction of a four-bedroom home with a pool on 930 square metres. Five of…
Couples are lining up to buy property in Brisbane’s most sought after school catchment zones — and that’s before they have even had a child. So desperate to secure a spot at one of the city’s top performing schools, they are willing to fork out big money for a house to ensure their offspring don’t…
An ambitious plan to create an urban forest and plant 30 per cent more trees by 2040 has the City of Moonee Valley shortlisted for a major new international prize. A panel of judges including entrepreneur Arianna Huffington and architect Daniel Libeskind recently gave the nod to the Melbourne municipality, which takes in Airport West,…
The best time to buy Sydney property to capitalise on price growth was roughly a decade ago, new analysis shows. Those who bought just before the start of the property boom in 2012 have made significant gains, but it was home owners bold enough to strike during the global financial crisis who made the biggest windfall.…
One year was all it took for Sydney man Sam O’Connor to get his foot on the property ladder. The 29-year-old has just snapped up a two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment with a two-car garage in Bexley, 13km from Sydney’s CBD. The property manager, who earns $83,000 per year, was able to save a 10 per cent…
Unruly Airbnb guests will soon cause more headaches for their hosts, as neighbours gain new legal powers to seek compensation of up to $2000 and bans for problem rentals. But a blindspot in the apartment-focused legislation means free-standing houses are completely unaffected, one of the law’s key architects has warned. From Friday, members of an…