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See five of Australia’s best Christmas home displays for 2025
It’s as constant as a Bunnings sausage sizzle: every year, thousands of Aussies will cover their houses in lights, working for hours on end to make the best Christmas display they can. It’s impossible to see every one of them, and it’s even harder to pick the best. But each year, a few homes will […]
Inside the trick that gets first homebuyers in the market faster and cheaper
Married couple Matthew and Emma Elliott put down a land deposit at the start of their housing market journey, and found its value went up by $70,000 within the year. Mr Elliott said the pair wanted a safety net while they looked for their family’s first property, searching near their current home in Thornlands. “At […]
Interest rate cut hopes crushed as three of the biggest banks reverse forecasts
RBA Governor Michele Bullock is expected to annoucne a rates hold in December. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short Australian homeowners have been dealt a brutal blow, with three of the nation’s biggest banks now unequivocally ruling out any further RBA cash rate cuts in this cycle. ANZ has dramatically reversed its forecast, joining Commonwealth Bank […]
Perfect Christmas Day weather linked to multimillion-dollar postcodes in new data
A new study analysing historic weather data has identified Australia’s statistically most reliable beaches for a perfect Christmas Day, revealing a significant correlation with the nation’s most expensive coastal property markets. The findings suggest that consistent festive sunshine and ideal swimming conditions are often found in areas with high real estate values. A three-year analysis […]
Grand Newtown mansion unveiled after five-year restoration
11 Aphrasia St, Newtown, is on the market for $3.9m to $4.2m. History has repeated at a magnificent Newtown mansion where an impeccable new renovation continues a long legacy of transformative additions. The two-storey double-brick dichromatic residence known as ‘Kelvin’ was first erected on a much larger plot overlooking Corio Bay in 1873 but the […]
China-made homes assembled in Melbourne in a first for the city
Developer Kincaid’s Melbourne townhouse development is being built from modules created in China. Melbourne homes almost entirely made in China are being built in the city’s north in what is believed to be a first for the city. A series of five townhouses are being put together in Craigieburn from prefabricated modules made in an […]
Summer sales surge for Gold Coast real estate market
Premium residential tower Coast on Garfield Terrace, in the exclusive Northcliffe enclave of Surfers Paradise. A record $5.2 billion tourist spend has triggered unprecedented demand for Gold Coast apartments, threatening to push prices even higher amid supply shortages. It comes as thousands of cashed-up holiday-makers prepare to flock to the Gold Coast this summer, with […]
Broncos NRL premiership winner’s new riverfront home
One of the masterminds behind the Broncos’ historic NRL premiership win has just scored himself a new home right on the banks of the Brisbane River. Picture Thomas Lisson NRL legend Trent Barrett has bought in Brisbane after making the switch to the Broncos’ coaching panel and assisting Michael Maguire in the glamour club’s 2025 […]
Man who made fortune from M4 motorway sells luxury $28m unit
5/28 Billyard Ave, Elizabeth Bay sold for $28m — the highest priced unit in the suburb. The man who made his fortune out of Sydney’s M4 motorway has sold his Elizabeth Bay waterfront apartment for a cracker $28m — a record for a unit in the suburb. An Instagram post advises the four-bedroom apartment at […]
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