Jim Malo

As a single mother, Heather had written off being a homeowner. But as rents rose, she took a life-changing step.

From blue chip locales to deep in the mortgage belt, a wide range of suburbs recorded house price declines over the past 12 months.

The conventional wisdom is that well-renovated homes in sought-after locations always sell well. But is that true?

Nearly 100 suburbs that were affordable to home buyers in 2022 are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away, and where to look instead.

The downsizer’s son bid on her behalf for the stylish one-bedroom home and embraced her as she broke down with joy after the hammer fell.

Property owners in Melbourne are the most likely to sell at a loss of anywhere in Australia except the Northern Territory, and experts blame the weak market.

Over 80 per cent of landlord bond claims before VCAT have been found to be at least in part spurious, according to a new report.

Four bidders contested and pushed the price well beyond the range. It was one of 1007 auctions scheduled for Saturday.

Three bidders took part in a competitive auction for the four-bedder with a published reserve price, which the agent said had helped to drive competition.

Would-be home buyers have been hit by a lose-lose situation since interest rates began to rise and future cuts may not act as previously expected.