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Abbir Dib

Abbir Dib

Abbir Dib is a journalist and opinion writer based in Melbourne.

Scarcity is a contributor to the success of suburbs like Middle Park.

The blue-chip Melbourne suburbs outperforming the rest

Even though Melbourne’s housing market has softened, a select group of premium, lifestyle-driven suburbs is proving resilient.

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Brothers Hussein Saad and Abboud Saad (pictured) bought a Brunswick fixer-upper at auction just over a year ago for $1.01 million. They have renovated the home and relisted it for sale for $1,950,000 - $2,100,000. 22nd May 2026. Photo by Jason South

‘An iconic home’: Brothers transform Edwardian home for next generation

How brothers who bought a dilapidated home held by the same family for 115 years turned it into a light-filled haven, while keeping the heritage intact.

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Ararat rents have risen over the past year.

The Victorian regional towns that boomed most over the past year

Some of the state’s far-flung pockets are outstripping growth in traditional commuter towns, amid a shortage of stock in regional areas.

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61 Elgin Street, Carlton VIC 3053

150-year-old inner-city landmark sells for $1.25m after passing in

The two-dwelling home has been a lolly shop and art gallery. It was bought by local first home buyers who will live in one residence and rent out the other.

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15-117 Kay Street, Carlton VIC

Rundown Carlton terraces fetch $1.7 million at auction

Developers battled it out at Saturday’s auction for a pair of Victorian workers’ cottages on a single title in Carlton, with the winner forking out $355,000 above the reserve.

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30 George Street, Brunswick VIC 3056

‘People lived in that street for a lifetime’: Brunswick two-bedder fetches $1.4m

A couple paid $1,425,000 for a two-bedroom house with scope to update in the inner north, after seven bidders fought it out in a hot auction.

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Rents have risen on the Surf Coast.

‘Lifestyle appeal’: Victorian coastal towns where rents have risen

Demand from sea-change movers is outpacing new housing supply, pushing some areas up by double digits.

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Ben Schrever at his prefab home.

How Ben got a new, ‘awesome quality’, architect-designed home in months

It’s energy-efficient and can run on battery power in winter, and new research shows how more homes like Ben’s could be built faster.

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Property prices have fallen in pockets of inner Melbourne.

‘Danger zones’: Inner Melbourne suburbs where property prices plunged

Investors have retreated and first home buyers are not looking for the same types of homes as investors are trying to offload.

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Canterbury’s median house price has risen over the past year.

The two exclusive Melbourne suburbs that outshone the rest

House prices in two prestige Melbourne suburbs have surged ahead of the rest, recording double-digit growth while others went backwards.

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