Melbourne house prices
Newly engaged couple splashes $3m on renovated Windsor cottage
The single-fronted, three-bedroom home boasted period features and more space than meets the eye.
- by Sarah Webb
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The type of Melbourne property that’s outperforming its neighbours
The conventional wisdom is that well-renovated homes in sought-after locations always sell well. But is that true?
- by Jim Malo and Kate Burke
Even a modest home is out of reach for first home buyers now
Young people who lower their expectations to an unassuming home in their second-choice location still could not comfortably afford the loan repayments.
- by Kate Burke
Analysis
Property market
As houses get more expensive, first home buyers are getting older
The average age of first home buyers has increased rapidly, adding to concerns that more people will be locked out of the housing market.
- by John Collett
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Property development
Pledge to build 1.2 million homes needs a major renovation: Property Council
The Albanese government has offered the states $3 billion to build 1.2 million homes. The Property Council says the incentives need to be double that.
- by Shane Wright
Former yoghurt mogul almost doubles his money on $40m Toorak mansion sale
David Prior has ridden the property boom since paying $23.3m to restaurateur Chris Lucas for the home on one of Melbourne’s best streets.
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘Ongoing love affair’: The type of property that buyers blow their budgets for
A house with a backyard or an apartment within walking distance to everything? Buyers are defying expectations.
- by Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
Young family pays $3.86m for architect-designed Glen Iris home
Hot competition pushed the sale price more than half a million dollars above the reserve at auction as four families competed for the home.
- by Tom Carey
‘Out of reach’: It just got even harder to buy a home
Household finances are under pressure, consumers have been downbeat, and the key hurdle to achieve home ownership has worsened.
- by Jemimah Clegg
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Auctions
Young family buys Brunswick East bungalow for $1.79 million
Three young families competed for the keys to the renovated California Bungalow, pushing the price $140,000 above the reserve.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
From Toorak to Trentham, our favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
If you’re looking for a new home in Victoria, these are 14 of the best houses you could set your sights on.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien