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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: 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bank customers face shut doors and long queues amid massive lender job cuts
NAB is reportedly looking to shed 2500 jobs. Picture: John Gass OPINION Those sneaky banks are at it again. Laying off hundreds of staff members, soon after reporting the usual run of profits. Right o...
Melbourne builder reveals $100k tradie quote halved as work slows
Melbourne tradies are competing harder for work as new HIA figures reveal labour prices have fallen 3.1 per cent across the city in a year. A Melbourne builder has negotiated a $100,000 subcontractor ...
Toy titan Paul Solomon’s former Miami site smashes suburb record
Moose Toys executive chairman Paul Solomon’s former retro resort is in line for a luxury upgrade The former beachfront playground of Moose Toys titan Paul Solomon has struck gold again, with an off-th...
Top floor apartments unveiled as $600m Gold Coast Serenity 4212 development tops out
Apartment development Lakeside, within the $600m Serenity 4212 master planned community on the northern Gold Coast, has officially topped out. Downsizers are defying expectations at a new Gold Coast d...
Turnkey Manifold Heights home lures families with dream backyard
21 Lascelles Ave, Manifold Heights is on the market for $2m to $2.2m. Any time a family walks through the front door of this renovated Manifold Heights home, the kids always make a beeline for the bac...