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Sydney suburbs with the most amenities – but without one type of home
Some of Sydney’s desirable inner-city and coastal areas have the best access to local services, but new research shows what’s lacking.
- September 6, 2025
- by Alice Uribe
Meet the Sydneysiders who love living in high-density neighbourhoods
There are plenty of cafes, restaurants and people out and about in the evening – and a similar vibe could be on the way to other areas.
- September 14, 2025
- by Sue Williams
‘A beautiful place’: Central Coast suburbs where house prices rose most
Sydneysiders flocking to live on the NSW Central Coast in search of more affordable housing are driving up prices by double digits.
- September 13, 2025
- by Sue Williams
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Suburbs where home owners are selling at a loss
Home owners are making more profit than ever when they sell, but those who lose money are mostly in a handful of neighbourhoods.
- September 17, 2025
- by Elizabeth Redman
Suburbs that will soon be affordable for home buyers – but not for long
More than 100 neighbourhoods could soon come within reach, but if the property market keeps rising, it may not last.
- September 10, 2025
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘Sellers’ market’: Auction market hits the strongest point in two years
Interest rate cuts have spurred buyer interest. But potential vendors have been slower to react than buyers, leading to more competition for homes for sale.
- September 9, 2025
- by Elizabeth Redman
‘Pie in the sky’: You can’t buy a $1.5m home on a 5 per cent deposit
The government could let first home buyers purchase, with a 5 per cent deposit, homes worth up to $1.5 million – but it’s unlikely.
- August 27, 2025
- by Elizabeth Redman
How to win an auction, even if you don’t have the most money
There are fewer homes for sale, but buyers armed with cheaper mortgages are more confident – so bidders are set for a tough contest.
- September 2, 2025
- by Sue Williams
Where you can buy a Sydney home with a $1.5 million budget
Unit buyers could consider some premium locations, but those wanting a freestanding home would need to look to the middle ring and beyond.
- August 31, 2025
- by Alice Uribe
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Sea-change towns where property values are falling fastest now
Property market growth in regional areas has slipped behind the pace of the big smoke for the first time in nine months.
- August 28, 2025
- by Elizabeth Redman
The modest type of housing where rents have soared
Landlords are asking tenants to find hundreds of dollars more a week for the same properties than they were a few years ago.
- August 26, 2025
- by Elizabeth Redman
Sydney suburbs where property values doubled fastest – and slowest
Do properties really double in price every decade? Analysis shows some shot up much faster, while others took 26 years to hit the mark.
- August 23, 2025
- by Kristy Johnson
How the stamp duty burden near-tripled in a generation
Stamp duty has risen faster than incomes over the past two and a half decades, slugging current home buyers with extra costs compared to a generation ago.
- August 19, 2025
- by Elizabeth Redman
The type of negatively geared landlords who lose the most money
Some owners of an investment property are losing $6900 per year, but others have managed to lose less.
- August 13, 2025
- by Caroline Zielinski
‘Affluent pocket’: The Sydney region where home sellers made the most profit
Home sellers made a median profit of almost $740,000, the highest average profit across all Sydney regions.
- August 2, 2025
- by Carmen Forward
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