After years of rock-bottom interest rates, the Federal Reserve has raised the benchmark rate from 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent. With only eight increases in the last 10 years, and three in 2018, the fourth…
Winners are grinners in Moreland despite cooling real…
Brunswick’s hipster reputation has spared it from the full brunt of Melbourne’s property market downturn, according to a leading agent. While the Moreland market lost steam in 2018, local agents agreed there were still plenty…
Crystalbrook Collection’s Joel Gordon is riding a wave…
General area manager of Crystalbrook Collection Joel Gordon. PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS RAPIDLY rising star of the Australian hotel industry, Joel Gordon, has made Cairns his home as new company Crystalbrook Collection launches into the high-end…
The amazing homes that topped Knox results in…
The property at 11 Sheldon Court, Lysterfield is a modern luxury design statement. The top end of the Knox market has consistently been dominated by lavish prestige homes on large Lysterfield blocks. It was the…
2,000 plus vacant social housing properties in NSW
There are an estimated 60,000 applications (equivalent to more than 100,000 people) on a waiting list for a property in NSW. Picture: Toby Zerna A recent report has revealed some grim news about the social…
At home with local wine maker Jane Richards
At home with winemaker Jane Richards of Eight at the Gate wine label. Photo : Nick Clayton. After a long-term corporate career working in the technology sector in the United States, Jane Richards and her…
Year in review: Property market slow down here…
A typical Sydney home is now 8.1 per cent cheaper than it was at this time last year. It’s been a hell of year for Sydney’s housing market. We take for granted now that prices…
Short-term 2018 pain but long-term gain in Boroondara…
No. 224 Mont Albert Rd was one of the many Surrey Hills properties that changed hands in 2018. The suburb saw a small median price lift through the year. Price falls hit parts of the…
Why a property market correction won’t last
The sun is setting on Melbourne’s latest property boom. Picture: Michelle Charles. A five-year property boom has left many Melbourne homeowners struggling to accept the market can go backwards. But in reality, the current correction…