1+ day, 52+ min ago   (742+ words) Updated 14 Sep 2026, 5:02am First published 14 Sep 2026, 5:00am Melbourne women are increasingly turning to apartment rentals and purchases as a way to protect themselves in response to horror statistics of crimes against woman. Young women are choosing apartment living over traditional houses due…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (791+ words) Updated 13 Sep 2026, 12:02pm First published 13 Sep 2026, 12:00pm Anthony Albanese budget moves have cut bidders around Melbourne, but auctioneer Luke Banitsiotis is seeing signs that two bidders are delivering a “strong rhythm”. Melbourne’s typical auction is getting one less bidder than a year…...

2+ day, 50+ min ago   (1103+ words) Updated 13 Sep 2026, 5:03am First published 13 Sep 2026, 5:00am Ilana Ascenzo, 19, and sister Olivia, 23, combined their buying power to enter the property market years earlier than many of their peers. Picture: David Crosling First-home buyers are changing states and teaming up with siblings for…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (675+ words) Updated 11 Sep 2026, 4:32am First published 11 Sep 2026, 4:30am Brisbane’s clearance rates for the first week of spring dropped more than 40 per cent from the same time last year, thanks to fears of yet another interest rate hike. REA data put the city’s clearance…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (805+ words) Updated 9 Sep 2026, 10:23am First published 9 Sep 2026, 10:22am The 1923 Californian bungalow at 20 Washington St, Essendon, sold for $1.842m after 44 years in the same family. Picture: Jellis Craig An Essendon couple who paid $55,000 for their family home in 1982 have sold it 44 years later for $1.842m. The…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (650+ words) Unity Jackson-Muir, Real estate reporter First published 9 Sep 2026, 7:26am Real estate industry pundit and auctioneer Tom Panos has warned Australia’s falling home prices shouldn’t be viewed as a good thing, claiming they won’t make housing more affordable and could damage the…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (749+ words) Updated 8 Sep 2026, 4:02pm First published 8 Sep 2026, 4:00pm Melanie Weddell and Michael Davis are selling the home where they’ve raised son William, 1.5 years, and that they’ve exhaustively renovated. Picture: Tony Gough. Sky high building costs and a protracted cost-of-living crisis have combined to…...

1+ week, 57+ min ago   (491+ words) Updated 8 Sep 2026, 5:02am First published 8 Sep 2026, 5:00am The three-bedroom house at 50 Candover St, Geelong West sold prior to auction. A classic Victorian-era house held in the same family for generations has been sold in a sliding doors moment the neighbours would be…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1768+ words) Updated 7 Sep 2026, 10:00am First published 5 Sep 2026, 5:00am The price for this Cannon Valley house has dropped $100,000 From Brisbane’s affordable Bay Islands to blue-chip suburbs such as New Farm, Hendra and Clayfield, sellers are being forced to drastically adjust their expectations – in some…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (744+ words) Updated 6 Sep 2026, 9:02am First published 6 Sep 2026, 9:00am Melbourne’s first spring auction weekend returned a 58.8 per cent clearance rate, with buyers competing fiercely for some homes while remaining highly selective on price. Melbourne sellers face a spring reality check, with buyers still competing…...