Pascoe Vale
‘Quite painful’: Melbourne unit rents at record, pricier than houses
For the first time, Melbourne’s typical unit now costs more to rent than a house – and renters are feeling the pinch.
- Caroline Zielinski
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My suburb might be boring, but walking the streets is an extreme sport
Our streets have seen countless broken wrists and scraped knees, with many locals familiar with the thrill of fanging downhill on what are arguably suburban Melbourne’s steepest streets.
- Joe Comer
Pascoe Vale house sells for $1,385,000, tripling in value since last sale
The much-loved family home attracted more than 40 bids from four parties. The successful buyers smashed the vendor’s reserve by $185,000.
- Jim Malo
Push for Melbourne all-girls school to go co-ed as enrolments continue to dwindle
Mentone, Canterbury, Melbourne, Pascoe Vale and Matthew Flinders girls’ colleges have all declined in enrolments since 2018.
- Alex Crowe
Landlord rates could double under this councillor’s contentious housing proposal
Recent data showed investors were fleeing the Victorian property market, but that was offset by first home buyers buying in Melbourne.
- Rachael Dexter
The true history of Glenroy: Gun battles and mansions but no flushing loo
Tales of a Chicago-style street gunfight, a shortage of sewerage and a one-legged footballer are told in a book about the would-be “Toorak of the North”.
- Carolyn Webb
A terrace with the lot: Fitzroy investor drops $2.39 million on her way to buy a sandwich
The buyer dropped the eye-watering (or should that be mouth-watering?) sum despite having never set foot in the property before Saturday afternoon.
- Jim Malo
Merri-bek wants cats indoors, but only if owners are feline like it
Merri-bek council is the latest municipality to take on roaming cats, but will pursue an education campaign rather than an enforceable ‘cat curfew’.
- Rachael Dexter
Moreland residents demand consultation on council name change
The group is fighting the move to change the municipality’s name to remove a connection to slavery, arguing the decision was presented as a fait accompli and the community was not consulted.
- Rachael Dexter
Modern Carlton North home sells for $1.615m in election day auction
Bidders were up early to vote, then fought it out for the keys to the townhouse, leaving the vendor thrilled with the result despite the slowing property market.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss