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Why now is the time to bag a holiday home bargain
New types of buyers will stoke demand for properties in holiday hotspots but until then, prices will probably remain subdued.
- Jarrod McCabe
August
Weekender dreaming: It’s a great time to buy a holiday home
Listings for popular getaway destinations are at their highest in five years, while demand has fallen, making now a good time to look for a holiday home.
- Michelle Bowes
May
Byron Bay’s Lane family open doors to luxury equine estate
The line between Tom and Emma Lane’s passions – luxury estates and horses – are exhilaratingly blurred at their latest lavish retreat, Copperstone.
- Eugenie Kelly
April
Why an aerospace engineer and her sister make incredible outdoor furniture
Paola Lenti is one half of the eponymously named Italian furniture brand. Anna is her sister and CEO. Their collections adorn superyachts, resorts and private homes, and are now for sale in Sydney and Melbourne.
- Stephen Todd
December 2023
On trend and affordable: Athens hits the sweet spot but aims bigger
The Greek capital has rebounded from last decade’s dark economic times. Now a $13bn project hopes to cement its status as Europe’s next big thing.
- Hans van Leeuwen
October 2023
Rate of house price growth eases at the upper end of the market
In the past three months, the premium end of the Sydney housing market posted the slowest reading since February.
- Nila Sweeney
August 2023
A first look at Paul Bangay’s dream English cottage garden
The landscape designer created one of Australia’s most famous enclosures, then moved on. Now, he opens the gate on his latest passion project.
- Hans van Leeuwen
June 2023
Popular regional areas on the brink of losing pandemic gains
Weakening personal finances and a return to cities are cutting demand for homes in lifestyle locations, putting them at risk of erasing their pandemic gains.
- Nila Sweeney
‘Like somebody turned the tap off’: Demand for holiday rentals slumps
Airbnb super host Cherie Barber, who owns five cabins in Byron Bay, says bookings have plummeted.
- Nila Sweeney
Property investors threaten to quit Victoria as housing taxes double
A beach house owner in seaside Portsea could potentially face annual tax increases from about $106,000 to $204,000.
- Duncan Hughes
May 2023
Property owners hit with bill for COVID-19 debt
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says people with multiple properties should make a “modest” contribution to reduce the state’s pandemic debt.
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- Michael Bleby
What to do when your Caribbean cruise is shut down? Go anyway
It was meant to be a milestone birthday celebration aboard a tall ship sailing through the Windward Islands. But then the cruise company was shut down by international war sanctions.
- Chris Wright
February 2023
Forget downsizing, should I use my super to ‘upsize’?
Funding a sea or tree change with retirement savings is a legitimate strategy, but potential political changes to superannuation remain a risk.
- John Wasiliev
May 2022
Holiday homes headed for the chopping block as rates rise
Rising interest rates and living costs could prompt holiday homeowners to dump their second homes, particularly if they bought at the height of the boom last year, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
What home buyers want now
Waterfront suburbs and affordable family-friendly areas were buyers’ desired locations in April, data from Domain shows.
- Nila Sweeney
January 2022
Stakes are higher in holiday home dream
Deep pockets and attempts to escape the pandemic have fuelled property prices in beach and riverside retreats.
- Duncan Hughes
December 2021
Places where you can still afford to buy a home by the sea
House prices in coastal locations have surged in the past 12 months amid strong demand, but there are still areas where holiday home buyers can find homes under $1 million and within commuting distance to the capitals.
- Nila Sweeney
June 2021
House prices ride higher as listings fall
Capital city prices are now on average 7.8 per cent above their previous record high set in September 2017
- Nila Sweeney
May 2021
Is it time up for timeshare?
Consumer advocates warn investors against the schemes, but the industry claims members have realised lifestyle benefits amid the pandemic.
- Aleks Vickovich
Regional housing boom to run two years more
Regional housing markets have more than doubled the price growth recorded in the capitals, which experts say could continue for another two years.
- Nila Sweeney
