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Unliveable Manifold Heights home offers multimillion-dollar potential
3 Bostock Ave, Manifold Heights is offered for the first time in almost half a century. A rundown Manifold Heights property offered for the first time in almost 50 years could unlock a multimillion-do...
How viral star Jeremy Meeks built $5m real estate fortune
A viral police mugshot made Jeremy Meeks an overnight international phenomenon, but behind the gates of his California mansion lay a dark secret. Dubbed the world’s “Hot Felon”, the convicted criminal...
Family say goodbye to converted church hall after years of happy memories
The property at 26-28 Mowbray Tce, East Brisbane. Picture: Supplied A former church hall converted into a five-bedroom home and commercial space has hit the Brisbane market after years of being a happ...
‘Property investing isn’t dead’: PK Gupta reveals regional strategy to build wealth
Property investor PK Gupta, 36, has built a debt-free portfolio of 13 properties. Despite another interest rate rise, controversial property tax changes and a cost of living crisis, a $27m property in...
Geelong growth corridor planning delays spook landbankers
The 2.2ha property at 760 Anakie Rd, Lovely Banks, has sold for $1.2m. Speculation over lengthy delays in bringing land ready to create new suburbs in Geelong’s northern and western growth corridor is...
Luxury apartments earmarked for Somerton Park beachfront
Artist impressions of the Solis development on Somerton Park’s Esplanade. A luxury collection of five bespoke apartments will be built on a popular stretch of Adelaide’s beachfront – and keen buyers c...
Tiny home dream turns into $1.4m disaster
Two California brothers who promised homeowners affordable backyard homes are now facing a mountain of felony charges after allegedly pocketing more than $US1 million ($A1.4 million) from customers. A...
Big Brother star’s shock career move after devastating house fire
Big Brother star Mike Goldman has taken matters into his own hands, obtaining his owner-builder qualifications after struggling to secure builders to rebuild his Brisbane home following a devastating ...
Woman wins $8600 over home electricity mistake
Nicole Niceforo, spent roughly 10 years paying for the electricity of the apartment directly above hers. Picture: Fox5 This is certainly some type of power trip. A woman who rationed her airconditioni...
NRL star Pat Carrigan’s savvy property play points to big Broncos move
Patrick Carrigan and Bronte Gildea are tipped to be moving to Brisbane as he chases the Broncos’ top job. Picture: John Gass NRL Broncos star Pat Carrigan has snapped up a beachside crash pad ahead of...
Melbourne Cup bookmaker Mark Read lists $3.95m Gilderoy estate as he eyes Noosa retirement
Mark Read says his Gilderoy estate has given him more enjoyment of nature than any of the seven farms he has owned during his life. A legendary Melbourne bookmaker is selling his Yarra Valley rainfore...
Derelict Sydney homes fetch millions at auction as rundown Paddington terrace tops $3.6m
Sydney’s property market might be cooling but two derelict properties fetched millions at auction on Saturday. Ray White data from last weekend revealed that only 52.4 per cent of Sydney auctions sold...
Surry Hills unit renovated by 19 strangers sells for $1.338m amid market slump
A Surry Hills home owned by 19 strangers went to auction on Saturday in what shaped up to be another shaky weekend for Sydney’s property market. The group of 18 women worked under the tutelage of Bern...
‘Unattainable’: Sydney singles shut-out of market
Falling home values were supposed to help buyers break into the market – but four interest rate rises this year have cut into borrowing power and pushed repayments higher, with new research showing Sy...
Mum-of-three launches real estate app after chaotic family house hunt
Melanie Tickle is behind the new property app, myhomii. Pic: Annette Dew Brisbane mother-of-three Melanie Tickle was fighting for her life in a hospital bed when she was thrust into a frantic battle t...
History made as REIQ Awards for Excellence crowns top Queensland agents in Brisbane
The property market may look very different to 12 months ago but that didn’t stop the Queensland real estate sector getting together to honour the top performers across the state. More than 1000 real ...
New Angle Vale community with $2m riverside park
South Australian developer Fairland’s latest masterplanned community in Adelaide’s north will include more than 750 homes. More than 750 homes will be built in a new Angle Vale masterplanned community...
The Block: Why experts say the numbers ‘don’t stack up’
The Block’s 2025 auction finale delivered a $3.41m winning sale, but two homes failed to sell under the hammer before eventually fetching $2.15m each. Picture: Supplied/Nine. Channel 9’s The Block has...
Higher interest rates make Brisbane Australia’s toughest property market for couples to buy
Compare the Market property expert Andrew Winter Brisbane has earned the shock title of Australia’s least affordable capital for couples trying to buy a home. A damning analysis of national income and...
Milford sells in days as historic Bentley hits the market
Tasmania’s heritage homes are hot property right now, with Milford sold fast and Bentley seeking a seven-figure price. Picture: Supplied No time was wasted in selling this historic Southern Midlands p...