Packing up a city life and making a tree or sea change is a common fantasy for many Sydneysiders, though for some a country or coastal weekender is possibly a more realistic dream. But when it comes to putting those plans into action, where are most people actually looking? New Domain data, on which regional…
DetailsThere was very little directly related to housing in this year’s Federal Budget, however regional Australia is the clear winner. More spending on infrastructure, a focus on jobs and encouraging more people to move to regional areas will lead to greater housing demand, lifting prices and encouraging development. More broadly, a range of tax cuts…
DetailsRemember the housing affordability budget? In only two years, Australia’s housing market has gone from a boom that required urgent intervention to help prospective buyers – to a slowdown that poses risks for the economic outlook. This year’s federal budget contains little to help those who still can’t get onto the property ladder as house prices…
DetailsA year after selling their South Coogee home for above expectations, downsizers Leanne and Chris Kourt have found their perfect home in Randwick — and they were happy to pay a premium price. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 1/72 Coogee Bay Rd had been scheduled to go under the hammer tomorrow but with 16 contracts out on…
DetailsIt’s hard to believe it’s even the same house. Up until three years ago, 7 Langside Road, Hamilton sat perched on a hill in Brisbane’s original old money suburb as an uncomfortable reminder of 1970s brick architecture. Clearly out of place amid the grand multimillion-dollar estates Hamilton is renowned for, its rippled orange brick, brown tiled…
DetailsThere’s an old real estate adage that you should invest in the worst home in the best street. So how about the cheapest home in the most expensive suburb? We’ve taken a look for relative “bargain buys” in Adelaide’s multimillion-dollar hot spots. Scroll down to see the results, which have been compiled using data from…
DetailsFrom architecture to furniture and interior design, Hamptons style has taken the world by storm with its effortlessly cool seaside charm. And shingles. So many shingles. It’s easy to forget this aesthetic juggernaut is more than just a fad – it’s also a place: the millionaires’ playground at the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. Harald…
DetailsFeaturing an award-winning house and a renowned commercial vineyard, this rare 40ha property on the Mornington Peninsula is worth raising a glass to. The picturesque Tuerong offering is on the market with a $10-$11 million price guide. Kay & Burton director Gowan Stubbings said the longtime owners began planting the vineyard in 1988. The property…
DetailsOne month after a buyer from China missed out on buying the $23.5 million Rose Bay waterfront home of property baron Stephen Burcher, he has bought the house next door for about the same price. There are fewer than 40 houses on the Rose Bay harbourfront, of which these two neighbouring houses are the only…
DetailsA young couple determined not to miss out on their dream home again snared a “unique” Greenvale house with a turret at the weekend. The pair, who had been on the hunt for a property for 12 months and been outbid for other pads, splashed $871,000 on the five-bedroom house at 2 Cannes Court on March 23.…
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