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The six-bedroom house on 556 square metres at 352 Alison Road in eastern Sydney’s Coogee sold at auction for $5.618 million.

Why higher rates didn’t touch this $5.618m sale

In Sydney’s eastern suburbs, there are extra sources of wealth that are not affected by an extra quarter of a percentage point on the cash rate.

  • Michael Bleby
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with two car parks at 5/38 Johnston Street in Gold Coast’s Southport sold at auction for $725,000.

A $725k sale bad for first home buyers – and the investor selling it

By selling their unit with a long lease in place, the vendor cut most first home buyers from the pool of bidders. Watch out for more of it, agents warn.

  • Michael Bleby

December 2025

The three-bedroom house on 1738 square metres at 22-24 Relph Avenue in the Mornington Peninsula’s Portsea sold by private treaty for $3.8 million.

The $3.8m purchase that shows luxury market has passed its low point

Such homes on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula slumped after the excesses of the pandemic, travel restrictions and cheap money. But the hangover is wearing off.

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  • Michael Bleby
The one-bedroom apartment with study at 123/138 Camberwell Road, in inner-eastern Melbourne’s Hawthorn East, sold by private treaty for $460,000.

The $460,000 sale that screams danger for listings portals

An agent has sold 42 of his 106 properties this year by social media, avoiding realestate.com.au and Domain. He reckons his vendors saved a collective $350,000.

  • Michael Bleby
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom semidetached house with dual car park on 252 square metres at 232a Princes Highway in southern Sydney’s Arncliffe sold by private treaty for $1.35 million.

The $1.35m ‘bargain’ opportunity for first home buyers that won’t last

The expanded 5 per cent home deposit scheme is driving new entrants into the market, but it has yet to reach full speed. That is giving an edge to some.

  • Michael Bleby
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The two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit at 1/7 Ormsby Grove in inner south-eastern Melbourne’s Toorak – one of eight units in a two-building complex – sold off-market for $1.175 million.

In an inline sale of 8 units, one vendor managed to get $50,000 extra

Multiple homes sold together can free up land for development and give all sellers more. But what happens when an owner holds out?

  • Michael Bleby

November 2025

This three-bedroom house at 1A Brown Street, in inner-eastern Adelaide’s Norwood sold under the hammer at auction for $1.3 million.

Investor pays $1.3m for a property he owned 23 years ago

The tale of one house – two purchases and the two decades in between – sums up the state of Australia’s current housing market.

  • Michael Bleby
The five-bedroom property on 1900 square metres at 66 Springdale Rd in Upper North Shore Sydney’s Killara sold prior to auction for $8.9 million.

This home was a tough sell. And not because of the $8.9m price

A former test cricketer and a Wallabies captain had lived in this Sydney property. But a different part of history was a hurdle for buyers this year.

  • Michael Bleby
The one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment with no car park at 6/638 Brunswick Street in inner-northern Brisbane’s New Farm sold prior to auction for $700,000.

Investor cleans up on first home buyer surge in $700,000 sale

The federal government’s boost to the home guarantee scheme for such purchasers is a big win – for vendors, as this apartment in Brisbane shows.

  • Michael Bleby
The four-bedroom house at 155 Innes Park Road in the Bundaberg suburb of Innes Park sold by timed sale for $817,000.

72-hour time limit creates slo-mo auction for $817,000 property

A ticking clock gave a fixed window for first home buyers and their rivals chasing a popular lifestyle block. Spoiler: It went to the one offering the most.

  • Michael Bleby

October 2025

Two bedrooms, a car park – and with glimpses of the sea: The apartment at 24/23-25 Vicar St in Coogee sold for $1.45m.

Buyers secure $1.45m off-market Coogee unit (with sea views) in a week

In a low-listings market, good properties are still available – for those who know how to look. This had a glimpse of the ocean and a footpath to the beach.

  • Michael Bleby
The three-bedroom apartment on 191 square metres at 10/7 Northcliff Street, in Sydney’s Milsons Point sold before auction for $3.8 million.

The $3.8m sale that shows investors are back

After a period of questioning the merits of holding real estate, appetite for Sydney property is strong again. This harbourside unit sold in just five hours.

  • Michael Bleby
The five-bedroom, two-bathroom house on 600 square metres at 8 Howe Street in eastern Sydney’s Malabar sold at auction for $5.022 million.

Buyer spends $5m on property he wasn’t planning to buy

A bidder lost out in the race for a Sydney home. He immediately bid on the larger neighbouring house and got it – for $1 million more than its neighbour.

  • Michael Bleby

An unexpected inheritance and ‘life-changing’ $2.25m sale

The “worst house on the best street” came up for sale after the long-term owner died and left it to a surprise recipient – his cleaner.

  • Michael Bleby

September 2025

A five-bedroom house in Sydney’s south sold for $3.45 million – about $450,000 above its price expectations.

Grand final fever cramps auction numbers

With Victorians enjoying the AFL grand final, national auction volume fell a third last week, but Sydney led the charge with some significant results.

  • Sarah Petty
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The three-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-storey townhouse at 9/4 Fleay Court in Gold Coast’s Burleigh Heads sold by private treaty for $965,000.

Final townhouse sale puts $18m ‘ghost estate’ to rest after 21 years

A complex built in 2004 by a developer that then went into liquidation left an asset stranded for two decades – until someone saw the opportunity.

  • Michael Bleby
The four-bedroom, four-bathroom, 572-square-metre top-floor apartment in the Lorient building at 801/88 Duporth Avenue in Sunshine Coast’s Maroochydore sold by private treaty for $9 million.

$9m apartment sells in area that was full of beach shacks 10 years ago

This purchase of a luxury, top-floor unit by a buyer who was not even looking for a new home shows how one seaside town has been transformed.

  • Michael Bleby

August 2025

Two two-bedroom semi-detached homes on one title at 44 Ford Avenue in Sunshine North in Melbourne’s western suburbs sold by private treaty for $875,000.

Sydney investor beats Melburnians on home ground to $875,000 property

Value varies for different buyers. A Sydneysider bought this 625-square-metre title that Sunshine North locals rejected. So, how did they price it?

  • Michael Bleby
The three-bedroom, one-bathroom house on 454 square metres at 33 Monica Avenue in north-western Sydney’s Hassall Grove sold at auction for $1,015,000.

Bargain hunters turn emotional buyers, pay $1m for entry-level house

Falling interest rates are worrying first home purchasers, as they try to secure properties for record prices before competition increases even more.

  • Michael Bleby
The 17-acre (6.9 hectare) parcel of land across three titles at 380-396 Arthurs Seat Road in Red Hill on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula sold by private treaty for $7.4 million.

The $7.4m sale that shows wealthy buyers are stirring again

The agent did not expect to sell this luxury site only a year after long-term owner the Kirby family sold it. But purchaser interest was strong.

  • Michael Bleby

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Wildlife spotting (giraffe) in the Suyian Conservancy reserve.

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Tech billionaire Laurence Escalante (centre, in black) leaves Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.