Melbourne house prices
‘I hate a sparse house’: Inside comedian Rhys Nicholson’s maximalist home
Rhys and now-husband Kyran bought their first home in 2017. Not a fan of its stark white walls, the pair slowly added their personalities to the property.
- by Jessica Golding
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First home buyers pay $1.3m for ‘very cool, retro house’ in Brunswick East
The sell-off of ex-rental properties across Melbourne is benefiting first home buyers.
- by Jim Malo
Melbourne suburbs with the most distressed property sales
Financial strain has caused some Melbourne homeowners to reach a tipping point and list their home for urgent sale.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Regional Victorian towns that boomed most in the last five years
Some have recorded 60 per cent growth since 2019 as more workers arrive to take jobs in flourishing industries or hospitals.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Opinion
Home loans
Parents thinking of helping kids into property must consider this
I have long been of the “help sooner rather than later” view, but if you hand over a lump sum to your children, is it going to be a gift or a loan?
- by Noel Whittaker
First home buyers scheme to be scrapped in Victoria
A shared equity scheme that has helped thousands of Victorians buy a home will end next year, replaced by a pledged national scheme that hasn’t passed parliament.
- by Adam Carey
Grandparents buy $1.95m townhouse to be near family and help with babysitting
The couple, who competed against a young family, bought the property in post-auction negotiations by offering an extra $50,000.
- by Carmen Forward
Family makes last-ditch $500 bid to triumph for $1.5m Cheltenham house
The auction winners had to be coaxed to dig deep in their pockets for the charming home, and it was enough to get them across the line.
- by Jim Malo
‘Like starting again’: Melbourne upsizers priced out of the market
The cost of buying a house is nearly double that of a unit, making it much harder than a generation ago to move on from a first home.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Nick and Camilla Speer almost double their money on $27.5m Portsea beach house
The society couple bought the glamorous beachfront villa for about $13.5 million four years ago and did a cosmetic renovation.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Exclusive
Planning
Councils not the housing villain as developers shelve construction
Property developers and builders opted not to press ahead with a record number of units in the last five years – despite them being approved by councils.
- by Josh Gordon, Royce Millar and Kieran Rooney