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How far is too far? 2026 property seekers are willing to buy further from home
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (547+ words) Jack Moran, Content Producer First published 15 Jun 2026, 1: 26pm According to a new survey of over 2000 property seekers, the distance that buyers are willing to move is at an all-time high. Each year, realestate. com. au'conducts in-depth research into the shifting preferences…...
Family quit Australia to buy home for cash in Italy
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (989+ words) Updated 15 Jun 2026, 10: 37am First published 15 Jun 2026, 10: 22am The home the Nezda family bought had sat abandoned for 15 years. Picture: Supplied A family that abandoned Australia due to exorbitant property and grocery costs say it was the best decision they ever made after…...
Payout delays spark sudden home debt panic
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (1023+ words) David Bonaddio, Real Estate Reporter Updated 15 Jun 2026, 12: 02pm First published 15 Jun 2026, 12: 00pm Grieving families could be pushed towards asking banks to pause mortgage repayments as super funds delay some death benefit payouts. Grieving families could be pushed towards asking banks to pause…...
Reserve Bank urged to hold rates or risk "major damage" to the economy.
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (528+ words) Updated 15 Jun 2026, 10: 11am First published 15 Jun 2026, 12: 34pm Compare the Market economic director David Koch has called for a rate hold. The Reserve Bank went a step too far with its last rate hike and doesn't understand what Australian households are going through…...
SA projects win big at Australian Interior Design Awards
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (801+ words) Tom Bowden, Property Journalist Updated 15 Jun 2026, 11: 55am First published 15 Jun 2026, 11: 45am One of the state's most controversial redevelopments, aside from, you know, that one (I'm looking at you North Adelaide Golf Course ") has picked up a gong at the Australian Interior Design…...
Vaucluse mansion sells for $23m at auction
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (655+ words) Updated 15 Jun 2026, 11: 52am First published 15 Jun 2026, 11: 40am 41 Vaucluse Rd, Vaucluse attracted four registered parties at the auction. A Vaucluse mansion that traded for $16. 6m six years ago sold for $23. 22m under the hammer on Saturday, the highest auction sale of the year. The result…...
Inside the biggest celebrity real estate dramas
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (1759+ words) Kelsi Karruli, Realtor property reporter Updated 15 Jun 2026, 11: 09am First published 15 Jun 2026, 10: 27am The world of celebrity real estate is a heady place, one that is filled with glittering megamansions, luxury developments, and buzz-worthy listings. But there is also a much darker side…...
Budget changes threaten popular first homebuyer path
7+ hour, 8+ min ago (1122+ words) 15 Jun 2026, 8: 23am Sydneysider Bailey Robinson, 24, saved $80, 000 while living rent-free with his parents in Sydney's Northern Beaches, on one condition: save consistently or pay market rent. Earlier this year, he purchased his first investment property, a townhouse in Melbourne. Meanwhile, the median…...
Gwyneth Paltrow promotes luxury apartments
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (986+ words) First published 15 Jun 2026, 8: 57am Gwyneth Paltrow has been called out for promoting apartments in Israel. Picture: Supplied Gwyneth Paltrow has come under furious criticism after she appeared in a video commercial for a luxury high-rise apartment building in Israel " amid the…...
Buyers snap up $140m worth of apartments in new Gold Coast tower
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (534+ words) First published 15 Jun 2026, 5: 30am Buyers have splashed $140m in one weekend on 90 off-the-plan apartments in a new lifestyle-driven tower on the Gold Coast. Leading Australian property developer Homecorp recorded a 75 per cent sellout of its Florence Residences, currently under construction in Surfers…...