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The residence at 12 Dawson Ave, Brighton, drew tears of joy when it sold at auction midweek. A treasured Brighton home held by the same family for more than three decades has sparked tears of joy after it sold for...

Australian Swimmer James Roberts has become a Gold Coast’s estate agent. Photo: Adam Head Australian swimming star James Roberts has put his goggles on ice to kickstart a new career as a real estate agent. Roberts, 30, this week joined...

Natalie Hortz and Jim Forsyth are interested at the prospect of securing a discount on their rent. Picture: Sam Ruttyn. Tenants have a limited ­window to take advantage of discounted rents in some of Sydney’s most desirable suburbs. Prestige suburbs...

3 Riverview Terrace, Belmont in one door from riverside parkland. A property that can enhance your lifestyle has an advantage over any other. And in these times, our home, our retreat, should ideally give us space, a view and a...

The heritage-listed Kinkabool penthouse has a new owner. It was described as a “giant” — the Gold Coast’s first high-rise building of ten storeys crowned by a spacious top floor apartment with all the mod cons. But 60 years on,...

This property at 49 Tallebudgera Connection Rd, Tallebudgera, could set a new residential sale price record for Queensland. QUEENSLAND is racing towards setting another house price record, with the spotlight firmly on the sunshine state’s property market. With the Olympic...

With house values on Castle Hill soaring 28 per cent in the past 12 months, Frank and Sofia Santagada decided the time was right to sell their sprawling family home. But they say the decision to list 8 Yongala Court...

New suburb record – 29 Pine Ave, Brookvale. Brookvale has a new residential suburb record at $4.25 million for a house that will be pulled down to make way for development. No. 29 Pine Ave is one of the last...

233 Overpass Rd, French Island, sold after just five days on the market. An off-the-grid French Island property has sold just five days after hitting the market, while vendors near Daylesford have more than tripled their money in three years...

Brisbane’s residential housing market is booming and experts tip the current sale price record could be broken by the end of the year. Picture: Richard Walker. BRISBANE’S prestige property market is on the cusp of hitting new heights, with another...

32 Young St, Burnside All the hard work has been done to this elegantly remastered Burnside home – all that is needed now are new owners to enjoy its many charms. And the vendor of the Young Street property, Dr...

It’s no secret it’s getting harder to own a home, but could rentvesting hold the key to cracking the market? Rentvesting could be the answer for budding buyers struggling to break into the market, experts say. The strategy involves getting...

No. 4/65 Hillcrest Rd, Frankston, sold for $740,000 and is close to Monash University and within the Frankston High enrolment area. Melbourne homeowners stand to gain a huge cash bonanza worth tens — or even hundreds — of thousands of...

MISSING your annual holiday to an exotic destination? This tri-level, four-bedroom Thai-style residence may be just what you need. Located at 8 Ventura Road in Mermaid Beach, you are minutes away from sun, sand and surf, but can also relax...

Shaun Johnson has sold in Woolooware. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) Outgoing Cronulla Sharks star Shaun Johnson has snappily sold his Sutherland Shire home prior to auction. The four-bedroom duplex had a price guide of $2.1 million to $2.3 million...

Prime location – 15 Surfview Rd, Mona Vale. A former Sea Eagles beach lair has had its asking price clipped by $1.5 million to entice a buyer. One-time Sea Eagles owner Max Delmege built his dream home on Mona Vale...

Quick sale – 5 Ruby St, Mosman. Two super fast secret sales north of $10 million each have topped off another cracker week in the Mosman real estate market. Both didn’t even make it to the open market, selling within...

Now is the perfect time to refinance. Refinancing your home loan is all the rage – and with good reason. There are savings to be made and it is a good way to prepare for the higher interest rates that...

343 Gilles St, Adelaide. Supplied. Almost 140 properties will go under the hammer in SA this week, with many of these hitting the auction block this weekend. According to CoreLogic, Adelaide’s auction clearance currently sits at 76.9 per cent –...

Canberra’s property market could still be on the rise despite lockdown. Canberra’s snap seven-day lockdown could further strengthen the city’s already robust market once restrictions are lifted, local real estate agents say. Agencies are bolstering their virtual marketing capabilities and...