22+ hour, 24+ 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, 14+ 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…...

1+ day, 22+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (325+ words) Updated 11 Sep 2026, 5:06am First published 11 Sep 2026, 5:00am 2B Mosman St, Mosman is known in the neighbourhood as “The Spaceship House”. The Collins House in Mosman, recognised as one of the 30 most important houses in Australia over the past 60 years, has sold nine days…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (548+ words) Updated 11 Sep 2026, 5:04am First published 11 Sep 2026, 5:00am Spring may be handing Queensland buyers more choice, but in some pockets of the state they could still face fierce competition as a handful of suburbs continue to record double-digit price growth. New research has…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (518+ words) Updated 10 Sep 2026, 12:02pm First published 10 Sep 2026, 12:00pm Ted Baillieu’s 8 Calvin St, Hawthorn, home has sold about a year after he listed it. The luxury architectural home of former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has been sold in a multimillion-dollar deal that’s taken more…...

5+ day, 17+ 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, 21+ hour ago   (545+ words) Updated 9 Sep 2026, 5:32am First published 9 Sep 2026, 5:30am SOLD: No.424 Strickland Ave, South Hobart. Picture: Supplied Two recent Tasmanian house sales have placed them into an elite club. A four-bedroom home in Relbia and another in South Hobart sold for more than $3m. Only…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (529+ words) First published 9 Sep 2026, 12:25pm Submissions have opened for a parliamentary inquiry into the real estate industry. South Australians with real estate horror stories are being urged to share their experiences to help make the industry fairer and more transparent. Those who…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (450+ words) Updated 9 Sep 2026, 5:03am First published 9 Sep 2026, 5:00am Forget Facebook Marketplace — some of Australia’s wealthiest suburbs could be hiding the best furniture bargains in plain sight. New research has revealed the suburbs where Aussies have the greatest chance of scoring quality furniture left…...