Victoria residential property
‘Dramatic slowdown’: How property values changed after years of higher rates
Home buyers can’t borrow as much money, but owners are pushing ahead with plans to sell now, and new figures show the fallout.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Our eight favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a sparkling beachfront panorama to a palatial family home and a country estate, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
- by Kate Farrelly
‘She loved the style’: Buyer pays $2.2m for house she toured half an hour before
An interstate buyer who first saw the Hampton home on FaceTime flew down, loved the style and the block, and triumphed at auction.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Melbourne suburbs where house prices rose most – and where they fell
A string of suburbs recorded double-digit moves, standing out from the broader property market over the past year.
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘Nuts to normal’: Popular Victorian towns where house prices fell most
House prices in coastal areas and alpine towns declined over the past year as second-home owners and investors offloaded their properties.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Melbourne house prices rise most in two years to make surprise gain
Buyers have jumped at an unusual window of opportunity to purchase their first home or upgrade to a larger one.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Tree-changing couple splashes $2.64m on East Melbourne city bolthole
Steps to the MCG, with a cracking courtyard, the three-bedroom house will become a base for its new owners when they visit the city.
- by Tom Carey
Beach cottage smashes its reserve and changes hands for $3.9 million
A large crowd defied the cold to watch four bidders vie for the two-bedroom Williamstown home, which had been in the one family since it was built 60 years ago.
- by Sarah Webb
Our 13 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
Looking for your next home? From a luxurious period home to a sub-penthouse with $400,000 worth of marble, we’ve got you covered.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
‘People don’t know it exists’: Melbourne suburbs home owners never want to leave
Green space, a sense of community and plenty of family homes – home owners in these suburbs would never dream of moving away.
- by Alexandra Middleton
The Victorian suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to raise rents
There are just a handful of suburbs in Victoria where it’s cheaper to rent now than a year ago, but not in the inner city.
- by Alexandra Middleton