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Byron Bay home values have fallen from their peak.

The dream beach town where home values fell $290,000 from their peak

A typical home cost nearly $1.8 million in 2022, but the same dwelling is worth a little over $1.5 million today.

  • Dan F Stapleton

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The share of home lending has reversed in favour of investors over the past five years

How property investors piled into Australia’s housing market

The share of home lending has reversed in favour of investors over the past five years, but experts say there may be more first home buyers through 2026.

  • Alice Uribe
Adam Simmonds and Karen Amon are looking for a retirement-ready home.

How Aussies in mid-life are future-proofing their homes for retirement

Many family home owners come to a stage when they hope to downsize, but finding the right home for their future needs can take time.

  • Shona Hendley
Ricky Banga, 33, a real estate photographer, came to Australia in 2011 as a student to join his older brother. They ended up buying a house together in Craigieburn in 2015 (with help from Ricky’s wife, Sherry) and plan to stay there for a while.

What the Great Australian Dream looks like today

As house prices rise, young people are rethinking home ownership, and some are finding creative new ways to live.

  • Caroline Zielinski and Alice Uribe
The house at 16 Lechmere Street, New Farm, sold under the hammer for $3,043,000 – smashing the street record.

Cottage built by grandparents in Brisbane’s priciest suburb sells for eye-watering price

In a 43-bid duel, two families fought at auction for the 100-year-old house on a street where you’re lucky to see two homes sell in a decade.

  • Sarah Webb
9 & 11 Baden Street, Coogee NSW 2034

Developer beats nine others for $15m block of Coogee beach units

The Art Deco building attracted 10 registered parties at auction for what the agent described as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.

  • Carmen Forward
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34 Rossmoyne Street, Thornbury VIC 3071

Young couple pay $1.45m for home near Melbourne’s ‘coolest street’

The renovated three-bedder attracted several young couples for its lovely interiors and the great community vibe in the neighbourhood.

  • Shona Hendley
Neil Robertson purchased his first home in Fitzroy for $7500 in 1972.

What was the Great Australian Dream?

Work hard, buy a home, maybe an investment property down the track: the rational decisions of the past have given way to a different future.

  • Caroline Zielinski and Alice Uribe
There are calls rules around bank lending to investors be tightened to take heat out of the property market and reduce pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates.

How property investors are adding to interest rate pressure

The nation’s banking regulator is under pressure to clamp down on loans to investors, amid claims they have contributed to higher interest rates.

  • Shane Wright
219 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010

‘Loved for years’: Two brothers sell inner-city family home for $2.7 million

A young couple, with parental bidding help, won the keys to the terrace with rooftop garden. It was on the market for the first time in about three decades.

  • Robyn Willis