31 h. ago I’m 10 years off retirement. Should I focus on buying a property?

With a 10-year time frame, property is a sound investment. But it’s important to be clear on what your objectives are.

Politics

43 h. ago Interstate buyers swoop to win $1.8m Brunswick house from locals

The winning bidders were buying through their daughter, who lives locally, and triumphed over downsizers to buy the renovated Victorian.

Economics

43 h. ago Architect and builder pay $2m for 1980s penthouse with Harbour Bridge views

The couple paid $2,025,000 at auction on Saturday for the penthouse they were drawn to for its solid 1980s construction.

Economics

46 h. ago First home buyers buy ‘modern classic’ inner west apartment for $928,000

A young couple outbid other first home buyers at auction on Saturday to secure a red brick apartment in Dulwich Hill for $928,000.

Economics

3 d. ago Property veteran buys $66.5m freezer warehouse; Thredbo owner to sell $300m block; Pearl Bondi gets approval

Property veteran Graeme Katz’s real estate fund Irongate has bought a refrigerated warehouse in Sydney’s west for $66.5 million.

Events

7 d. ago First home buyer secures $4.23 million Strathfield home with dad’s help

The buyer bid up to $4.1 million at auction for the modern five-bedroom house, before bowing out. Then his father stepped in.

Economics

7 d. ago ‘Buyers aren’t mucking around’: Cottage sets price record at lightning

In one of 145 scheduled auctions across Brisbane over the past week, a pint-sized Greenslopes postwar house stuns the sellers and auctioneer.

Economics

2 w. ago Local buyer splashes $10.1m on Sydney home he saw 10 minutes before

The six-bedroom designer residence comes with a bowling alley and attracted five registered bidders at auction.

Economics

2 w. ago The houses where Australia’s billionaires live, and how much they cost

At the absolute top end of the property market, buyers need business success or family wealth, or a bit of both.

Economics

3 w. ago Want to buy her house in Ireland? All you’ll need are $7 and some luck

Imelda Collins is raffling her house rather than sell it on the conventional market. Anyone in the world can enter.

Economics

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Science

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