Sydney house prices
Sydney suburbs with the most distressed property sales
One in eight home sellers in the hardest-hit pocket of Sydney are motivated to get a deal done urgently as interest rates stay high.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Alexandra Middleton
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Crown’s $90m sky home, languishing on the market, gets a $10m discount
Call it opulent, elevated, expensive – but the luxury home set high in Crown Resorts’ skyscraper can’t yet be called “sold”.
- by Swati Pandey
Opinion
Home loans
Parents thinking of helping kids into property must consider this
I have long been of the “help sooner rather than later” view, but if you hand over a lump sum to your children, is it going to be a gift or a loan?
- by Noel Whittaker
Mosman unit that last sold for $86,000 in 1985 fetches $1.1 million at auction
Twenty-six buyers registered to bid on the two-bedroom unit, which is in an unliveable condition
- by Carmen Forward
Moving from a Sydney unit to a house gets three times harder in a generation
The conventional wisdom is to start with a modest apartment and buy a house later, but financing the move has never been so challenging.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Investor pays $1.7m for Bellevue Hill unit to charge $1000 rent a week
An investor keen to capitalise on Sydney’s soaring rents beat nine other parties for the tidy apartment close to cafes.
- by Sarah Webb
Priced out: Home buying hurdle nearly doubles in half a generation
Potential home buyers are facing sky-high savings goals unimaginable even a decade ago, and looking for solutions to bridge the gap.
- by Jemimah Clegg
Opinion
Housing crisis
I spent more time choosing groceries than buying my first home
I’ve spent longer debating which frozen dumplings to buy at the supermarket than committing to a mortgage that ends two years before I’m eligible for the pension.
- by Amber Schultz
Mother bidding for first home buyer daughter nabs $1.36m Redfern pad
The happy buyer beat 13 others for the renovated, two-bedroom ground-floor unit with a courtyard in a sought-after spot.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Twelve of our favourite homes for sale in NSW right now
Looking for your next home? From Darling Point to Gerroa, we’ve got you covered.
- by Lou Sweeney and Pauline Morrissey
In-demand Sydney suburbs where house prices jumped the most
Some of Sydney’s strongest house price growth over the past year hasn’t been where you’d expect, as demand outpaces the supply of homes.
- by Tawar Razaghi