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A 1.2 per cent rise for Melbourne prices last month was enough to send that city to record-high values, erasing an 11 per cent fall in values since the previous peak in late 2017. Despite a 1.7 per cent price jump last month, Sydney home values remain 3.7 per cent below their mid-2017 peak, having […]

NSW tourism will receive a welcome boost through a Tourism Recovery package to encourage visitation to NSW, fund new local events and assist tourism businesses to develop, promote and sell their tourism products. The first phase of the plan launches with a new community-driven campaign – Now’s The Time To Love NSW – urging travellers to book […]

This year will see more properties come onto the market as it starts to pick up. But with more competition, how can sellers stand out from the crowd? “Sellers need to bear in mind that the playing field might shift a little bit into the favour of buyers because buyers will have more choice, as […]

Cash flow is the lifeblood that powers investing in any asset class, but even more so in property. Without a healthy cash flow, investors will find it difficult to hold and expand their property portfolio. “Cash flow keeps you in the property game,” says Margaret Lomas, founder of Destiny Financial Solutions. “While capital growth is critical […]

One of Maitland’s “most celebrated homes” is on the market. Azuma, at 47 Regent Street, is being sold through expressions of interest by Cain Beckett, of Jurd’s Real Estate. The beautiful four-bedroom, three-bathroom residence is positioned on 1093 square metres of land. It was built in 1892 and was reportedly a wedding gift from the […]

Going to auction is a popular method of selling property, especially if you’re looking for a quick result. This is because there are certain rules that make the process of buying and selling at auction a much faster process.   Auctions can be exciting or intimidating, as anticipation builds in the lead up to the big day, […]

The Lower Hunter’s population is forecast to boom in the next two decades with Cessnock and Maitland tipped to be among the fastest growing areas in the state. Department of Planning population projections show an extra 131,500 people will live in the Hunter Region by 2041, an average increase of 14.5 per cent. At the […]

Sydney’s luxury property agents are bringing forward listings and spending up on fancy cars to impress international clients on the eve of Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year is an annual high point in the local sales calendar but has lost steam since mid-2016 as a result of tighter restrictions on foreign ownership. Juwai, […]

Complete with a skateboard ramp, infinity rooftop swimming pool, unique wall mural and hundreds of solar panels, every addition to the contentious development has found its way into the global spotlight over the past five years. The former Home and Away star, 36, and his wife Elsa Pataky, 43, purchased the 4.2ha property in Broken Head, 12km from Byron Bay, in 2014 […]

There’s been a $33 million sale and a $40 million offer on the Point Piper waterfront, with a double-digit deal on the Bellevue Hill mansion Girrahween that backs onto the Packer compound. LJ Hooker Double Bay supremo Bill Malouf was tight-lipped when asked about his confidential $33 million deal just before Christmas for a house […]

It was another record year for property, but not as we know it. In some markets, the prestige market suffered during the 18-month downturn that ended mid-year as buyers and sellers kept plans on ice in the lead up to a federal election. Nevertheless, we witnessed record-breaking sales, and not just for established houses like […]

Home values surged by 4 per cent over the past three months – the fastest quarterly growth in a decade – bolstered by lower interest rates and easing lending policies, the CoreLogic Home Value Index showed. However, the month-on-month data showed a notably slower growth pace in December, with the national dwelling values rising by 1.1 […]

It was a tale of two housing markets in 2019. For vendors, the first half was a lesson in low stock levels, long campaigns and disappointing sale prices, but the second half delivered some lucky vendors record-breaking results. If the more positive outlook has encouraged you to put your property on the market in early 2020, […]

Rich homebuyers laid low in 2019 as economic uncertainties turned global cities into risky propositions. But don’t be surprised in 2020 to spot the world’s wealthiest people beginning to spend money again as home prices in relatively stable economic areas continue to sink into bargain territory. In a few cities, prices are even set to rise, […]

Australian property has delivered strong annualised returns over the past half century, showing how powerful leveraged property investment can be when trying to build wealth. As the table below illustrates, median house prices in Australia’s capital cities grew by an annual average of about 7.6 per cent between 1973 and 2019. This is based on […]

Buyers are at risk of snapping back into boom-time behaviour across Sydney and Melbourne’s ascendant property markets, economists warn, with forecasters caught by surprise at the pace of the rebound. Prices could be back to their peaks by early next year, recovering about two years of declines in less than 12 months. Both cities recorded […]

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australia’s housing market revival will carry on into 2020 thanks to a series of interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of Australia this year and another expected next year, according to a Reuters poll of property market analysts.   Respondents were, however, skeptical about how long the rebound would last, with […]

After two years on the backburner, rising property prices are once again becoming the subject of debate around the suburban barbecue. A well-respected annual outlook predicted this week that the cost of houses could rise by more than 15% in Sydney and Melbourne next year. It is a conclusion matched by other surveys and forecasters. But do […]

The Hunter Valley has again stamped itself as a leading destination to visit with several businesses succeeding in the 2019 NSW Tourism Awards on Thursday night. Margan Wines & Restaurant at Broke took out gold in the Excellence in Food Tourism category. Beyond Ballooning at Lovedale picked up silver in the Tour and Transport Operators […]

House prices are rising at such a meteoric rate that it’s a few short months until old records are obliterated, according to property research house CoreLogic. If the current rate of growth continues, Melbourne will be at another peak as of January next year, with Brisbane and Sydney both on track to recover their own in the […]