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Market News · Oct 29

The Block 2026: Lisa and Rosco welcome baby Jude after dramatic hospital shower birth days before auction

The Block’s Lisa and Rosco are hoping their Mount Eliza auction result will help fund their dream family home and farm on the outskirts of Perth. The Block’s Lisa has given birth to her second son in ...

The Block 2026: Lisa and Rosco welcome baby Jude after dramatic hospital shower birth days before auction
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Market News · Oct 29

The Block 2026: Mount Eliza auctions could deliver $1m stamp duty windfall, eclipsing Nine’s Sunbury land deal

Courtney and Sev are among five Block teams whose home sales could generate more in stamp duty than the $1m Channel 9 paid the Victorian government for next year’s Sunbury site. The Victorian governme...

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Commercial · Oct 29

Central Equity unveils luxury amenities as $1bn Gold Coast tower passes $400m in sales

The $1 billion Palmera Residences on the Gold Coast promises five-star resort living. The $1 billion Palmera Residences on the Gold Coast promises five-star resort living complete with a podium for we...

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Commercial · Oct 29

CLO Studios founder lists French-inspired Sunshine Coast home

Villa des Fleurs, at 40 Lowry Street, Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast, is going to auction on November 25. Source: realestate.com.au It took twelve months, trips to Europe and Morocco, and copper...

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Market News · Oct 29

Historic Newtown mansion Raith sells for $6.8m to set new Geelong house record

The landmark Newtown home Raith has sold for $6.8m. There’s a new pinnacle to Geelong’s real estate market as a landmark 19th century Newtown residence changes hands for close to $7m. Raith is a grand...

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Market News · Oct 29

Neighbour disputes that can devalue your home

A mother-of-seven has been caught on camera hurling dirty nappies, sanitary products and pans of oil into a neighbour’s backyard in a vile seven-year campaign that left the alleged victims living in f...

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Commercial · Oct 29

‘Financially ruined’: Landlord faces $2m clean-up

They looked like ordinary tenants. They sounded legitimate. But for a growing number of Victorian landowners, those rental agreements allegedly ended with asbestos, industrial waste and a nightmare cl...

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Residential · Oct 29

Aus renters set for major power savings

Renters and apartment dwellers could soon save hundreds on their power bills, with Western Australia set to become the first Aussie state to move towards legalising plug-in solar panels and batteries....

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Market News · Oct 29

1915 Sandy Bay waterfront Federation home hits market with modern luxury upgrade

No.22 Marieville Esp, Sandy Bay. Picture: Supplied A stunning Sandy Bay waterfront residence which proudly combines heritage of more than 100 years with the best of modern living is ready to welcome a...

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Market News · Oct 29

Albanese government 1.2 million homes target will fail on location

Anthony Albanese’s National Housing Accord is looking unlikely to meet its core goal of building well-located homes. An Albanese government plan to build the nation out of a housing crisis with 1.2 mi...

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Market News · Oct 26

Lysterfield couple says mansion’s garden would cost $1m to recreate

The gardens at 3 Obeah Court, Lysterfield, were designed by Chelsea Flower Show gold medallist Scott Wynd, with the owners estimating they would cost $1m to recreate. A Lysterfield mansion with a gard...

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Market News · Oct 26

World first: Inside Big Brother’s lavish new house with 80 cameras and a bizarre wish list

It looks like a neon-pastel luxury playground, complete with a swimming pool, sauna and landscaped gardens — but behind the doors of Australia’s newest share house, more than 80 cameras are waiting to...

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Market News · Oct 26

Brisbane’s ‘X-factor homes break suburb price records as buyers hunt rare character designs

Brisbane’s ‘X-factor homes attract buyers who are chasing rare character designs, despite the shifting market. Buyers are no longer chasing every property – but when a genuinely irreplaceable home hit...

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Market News · Oct 26

The Block 2026 Episode 49 recap: Wyatt bookends his Block experience with another hissy fit

And so, the season draws to a close the same way it began: with Jolene fuming at Adam and Wyatt having a massive sook. Despite threatening it for days, Adam has still not closed off the wheelbarrow av...

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Commercial · Oct 26

Geelong home building approvals surge 34pc towards 2022 levels

Geelong’s Armstrong Creek growth area near Marshall. Picture: Alan Barber Home building approvals in Geelong are close to levels not seen since the HomeBuilder construction boom during the Covid pande...