Realestate
Sky's the limit for a cloud house
IT may not be everyone's idea of the Great Australian Dream but this head-turning house is one of the nation's most internationally recognisable homes.
Turn your trash into treasure
DON'T bin what you no longer need or like, join the recycling drive to ease the world's landfill burden and make some money along the way.
Market waiting for tipping point
EVEN with low interest rates real estate growth in Brisbane is lagging behind other major cities according to industry leaders.
Mansion left empty for years up for sale
AN OPULENT Gold Coast mansion which no one has lived in since it was built four years ago, is being offered for sale.
Experts
Oyster Bay a real pearler in market
OYSTER Bay is the toast of property sellers after it was named the top suburb in which to flog a home.
Fixed rates hit new lows
FIXED-rate mortgages have fallen faster than variable home loan rates over the past six months, and close to half are at record lows.
Sydney & New South Wales
Turn your trash into treasure
DON'T bin what you no longer need or like, join the recycling drive to ease the world's landfill burden and make some money along the way.
Oyster Bay a real pearler in market
OYSTER Bay is the toast of property sellers after it was named the top suburb in which to flog a home.
Glamour and great fishing for $20m
THIS $20 million manor with helipad, wild deer and 500-tree orchard could be Australia's most glamorous fishing retreat.
Fake it with synthetic grass
FAKE grass has come a long way since the garden-challenged designs of the 1960s and is now popping up on rooftops and backyards.
Melbourne & Victoria
Record run on renovations
BACKYARDS are out and backrooms in as Victoria splashed serious cash on home improvements in the last financial year.
Seaside lot a beacon in market
THE last block of land underneath Aireys Inlet's Split Point Lighthouse is for sale, giving buyers a rare opportunity in the exclusive precinct.
Warnie's sad farewell to mansion
SHANE Warne has revealed putting his Brighton mansion on the market to sell was a bittersweet decision.
Office blocks still hot
INVESTMENT in commercial property is growing with sales jumping 24 per cent in the June quarter compared with the same period last year.
Brisbane & Queensland
Mansion left empty for years up for sale
AN OPULENT Gold Coast mansion which no one has lived in since it was built four years ago, is being offered for sale.
Market waiting for tipping point
EVEN with low interest rates real estate growth in Brisbane is lagging behind other major cities according to industry leaders.
Poetry sells property for some
REAL estate agents have been doing it tough in recent times. But when the going gets tough, the tough get creative - with poetry.
Homeowner despairs as sea claims unit
FRED Gillett has watched nearly 10m crumble away from his home since Christmas and there is nothing he can do to stop it.
Perth & Western Australia
Can budget renovations add value?
REAL ESTATE: To renovate or not to renovate - WA homeowners ask this question more than any other. Experts share their tips on the do's and dont's.
City's priciest view at $15 million
PERTH is nudging Sydney as the city where top-end apartments carry whopping price tags.
Selling property for gain and pain
Homeowners who purchased before 2008 are more likely to have made a profit on their sale, according to a new report from RP Data.
New owners for bank headquarters
BUYERS have paid $458 million to a receiver for a Perth development which houses Bankwest's headquarters.
Adelaide & South Australia
SA Block girls impress again
The Block Sky High's SA twin contestants Lisa and Lysandra Fraser's finished apartment has been touted as one of its most sellable houses.
English style house on sale in north
ORIGINALLY Colonial in style, this three-bedroom house has been given a makeover inspired by the classic cottages of the home counties.
Cash in now on your home, sell later
SENIOR homeowners are being offered a boost to their monthly income under an innovative real estate scheme that allows them to lock in a price for the future sale of their home.
Adelaide unit prices pushing $500k
ADELAIDE'S top suburbs for unit sales in the year to March, 2013 were distinctly blue ribbon, with prices above the median for a house in greater Adelaide. Map: Unit sales for your suburb
BUYING Discover top property tips & tricks for getting ahead in the market
Oyster Bay a real pearler in market
OYSTER Bay is the toast of property sellers after it was named the top suburb in which to flog a home.
RENTINGFind out how to rent the property of your dreams
Cardboard home for rent draws interest
THE rental market is so dire in some parts of the country, that people are even willing to rent a cardboard box to live in.
SELLING Learn all the tricks to get the best price for your property
Mansion left empty for years up for sale
AN OPULENT Gold Coast mansion which no one has lived in since it was built four years ago, is being offered for sale.
INVESTING Get the best bang for your buck in the property market
Office blocks still hot
INVESTMENT in commercial property is growing with sales jumping 24 per cent in the June quarter compared with the same period last year.
Glamour and great fishing for $20m
THIS $20 million manor with helipad, wild deer and 500-tree orchard could be Australia's most glamorous fishing retreat.
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