A small notebook unearthed at Mittagong rubbish tip, in the NSW Southern Highlands, and detailing a Sydney couple’s real estate adventures is charming readers more than a century on.Outwardly grubby and missing its cover, the notebook was donated to the State Library of NSW in 1984.It sat among the bulging manuscript stacks in the library […]
There’s never been a better time to negotiate an affordable rental deal, with a glut of properties on the rental market during COVID-19. But a steady drawback in investor activity across Australia could see the tables turn in the not-too-distant future. The coronavirus crisis has forced many young renters to vacate their homes due to job losses […]
The number of sellers dropping their asking price has increased. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos The number of sellers dropping their asking price during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased across every capital city except Darwin, new data shows, with Sydney and Melbourne leading the way. At 14.7 per cent of properties for sale last month in Sydney and 11.5 […]
Simon Vos and wife Ash are on a mission – to bring a slice of California to Coffs Harbour! The couple purchased a fantastic mid-century home, packed full of potential, in the Northern New South Wales coastal town with the express purpose of renovating it as a Palm Springs-inspired “forever for now” home. The first […]
Market forces and a raft of government support packages have made it the ideal time for Sydney’s long-frustrated first homebuyers to be hunting for property, housing pundits claim. First homebuyers Ellouise Dunn and Robert Cacciola got government support to buy a unit. Picture: Brett CostelloSource:News Corp Australia First homebuyers are being urged to capitalise on […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic making many Aussies rethink their home priorities, a new survey has revealed what features are in growing demand among new home seekers. Research conducted by the Real Estate Buyers Agents Association has revealed the nation’s top 10 property features on buyer wish lists. Since COVID hit, buyers home priorities are shifting. […]
Australian housing values racked up a third consecutive month of declines in July, with CoreLogic’s home value index dropping 0.6% over the month, a slight improvement from June when the national series was down 0.7%. Across the capital cities, only Canberra (+0.6%) and Adelaide (+0.1%) posted a rise in dwelling values over the month, while […]
THE property market in Palm Beach is “on steroids” according to an agent who made a record sale in torrential rain the first day the house opened for inspection. More than 20 groups showed up during a downpour on Saturday, July 25 for a glimpse inside 27 Swordfish Court, Palm Beach. “It was bucketing down, […]
Australia has 46 new million-dollar suburbs despite the global health pandemic and economic recession, while 10 suburbs fell out of the exclusive club in FY20, latest data reveals. Melbourne saw median house prices in 24 suburbs exceed the seven-figure threshold this year, while Sydney had 15 and Brisbane, seven. However, median prices in three Melbourne […]
Skid the labradoodle — pictured with his owners Adrienne Baldwin, Julian Ramsey, Winnie and Rosie — is getting plenty of attention as the star of the family’s house selling campaign. Picture: David Caird The sale of a West Footscray house has gone to the dogs — and the vendors couldn’t be happier. Skid the labradoodle is […]
