First-home buyers
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.
- Wes Mountain
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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.
- Wes Mountain
- Opinion
- Housing crisis
To fix housing, we must try something radical. Here are three ideas to shift the dial
Australia already has more homes than households. It’s just that too many of our homes cannot house the people who need them.
- Tone Wheeler
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.
- Wes Mountain
Young family pay $2,255,000 for inner-east Victorian house
Young families and downsizers battled it out for a double-fronted Victorian at auction on Saturday, as buyers get hesitant and investors stay scarce.
- Caroline Zielinski
Storybook Erskineville house sells for over $1.92m to local first home buyer
The ivy-covered exposed brick home had been completely transformed after it was purchased for $720,000 in 2019.
- Carmen Forward
‘A very long road’: Doctor’s call to buy multimillion-dollar Highgate Hill home
Real estate agents said the federal budget had led to more cautious buyers with tighter purse strings, but good properties in top locations were still transacting well.
- Sarah Webb
‘Solid but needs work’: First-home buyer wins western suburbs house for $751,000
The three-bedroom home with “stumping issues” sold to first-home buyers after a competitive auction between four bidders and a reluctant interstate investor.
- Shona Hendley
Single mother outbids two rivals for $745,000 inner-south townhouse
The woman won the keys to her first home after fending off two bidders during a competitive auction on Saturday.
- Caroline Zielinski
‘Living in a caravan park’: Not all Baby Boomers are retiring rich
The federal budget’s focus on shifting wealth to younger generations has left some Baby Boomers without much hope of a comfortable retirement.
- Caroline Zielinski