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Wes Mountain

Wes Mountain is a property reporter at The Age.

The bright yellow kitchen at 70 Cooper Street

Bungalow in family for generations sells to developer for $1,845,000

The vendors were thrilled with the result for the three-bedroom home, while the buyer is looking to build townhouses.

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The Bastas family owns the Toorak property Coonac, one of the country’s most expensive homes.

Where Australia’s richest people live and how much it costs to live there

Some of Australia’s wealthiest people have lived in the same homes, in some of the country’s richest areas, for several decades.

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The corner block at 241 George Street, which passed in on Saturday on a single bid.

Inner-city terrace sells for $1,255,000 after passing in on a single bid

The well-located corner block property sold in post-auction negotiations on Saturday for its reserve, as buyer confidence wanes. The vendor will stay in the suburb.

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Buyers have the opportunity to bid in an increasingly weak market.

Know your ‘walk away price’: How to make the most of a weak auction market

Property prices are falling and homes are passing in at auction, but buyers who aren’t ready to capitalise risk missing out.

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Rental properties.

The Melbourne suburbs with the highest rental yields for investors

The drivers of rental return and capital growth can work at cross-purposes, but experts say rental income may come to the fore now.

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The international symbol of an unhosted short-term stay, a key lock box, in front of a home in Millers Point, Sydney.

‘It’s a sophisticated business’: New calls for regulation in the short-stay market

It was marketed as a “side hustle” to rent out the spare room, but new data shows more than half the listings with one major platform are managed by accounts with two or more properties.

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Lisa Guglielmino has two investment properties.

The type of property that has tax benefits, but lacks price growth

Property investors are considering their plans after tax changes in the budget, but some options have a mixed record.

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Sandra Powell and Andrew King sit in front of their full-wall Kid Zoom mural, among just a few of the many other works in their collection.

Sandra and Andrew are selling seven murals for $7m, with a ‘house for free’

Street art collectors Sandra Powell and Andrew King are selling their St Kilda home, which hosts just some of the 3000 pieces in their collection.

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The lush communal garden at 116 Stephen Street.

Young couple buys $985,000 Melbourne home in ‘one of the strangest situations’

A couple bought a mixed-use home with space for a small business, but a rival’s large bid meant they nearly missed out.

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The share of homes at or under the 2006 median for houses and units virtually disappeared over the last 20 years

The type of Melbourne home that disappeared within two decades

Years of ideal lending conditions and wages failing to keep up with house price growth have brought seismic change to the market.

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