Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Brisbane Times
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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How big a pay rise you need to afford to buy a house
Even though house prices have fallen this year, the cost of mortgage repayments has jumped, and home hunters would need a big promotion to keep up. → Read More
What can you buy for Australia’s median house price?
Across all the capital cities, the median house price is still north of $1 million, but that budget will stretch further in some neighbourhoods than others. → Read More
How much does it cost to buy a home in the world’s most liveable cities?
From a fixer-upper in Zurich to a $38 million mansion in Vancouver, dreams are for free. There’s also an option closer to home for potential property buyers looking for liveability at a more affordable price point. → Read More
The tough decisions homeowners face as rates rise
The latest rate rise will stretch household budgets further, meaning borrowers like Anna Baxendale will be considering if she can afford to replace the car if it breaks down. → Read More
Melbourne home owners hoping to upsize face pressure as house prices soar
Apartment owners hoping to sell and buy a house are facing a growing price gap, but in some parts of the city it's much easier to bridge than in others. → Read More
HomeBuilder: Delays for new home builders expected as demand surges
Limits to the amount of land, labour and lumber available amid the ongoing pandemic disruption are already causing delays, and a big deadline at the end of March didn't help. → Read More
Home in Sydney’s inner west sells $1.4m above reserve on auction Super Saturday
Buyers continued to rush to the market as the preliminary clearance rate soared to 88.3 per cent in Sydney's Super Saturday. → Read More
Australia faces shortfall of 173,000 homes affordable to low-income earners: research
Sky high housing costs are a challenge even for workers on solid incomes, but there's one group about to face a tough choice if housing affordability doesn't improve. → Read More
Sydney property buyers not put off by rising floodwaters
Rising flood waters have failed to dampen the spirits of keen buyers who are still pressing ahead with finding their dream home, but experts have warned of the potential risks involved. → Read More
This is where it takes almost two years to sell a property, even in a boom
Australia’s property market may be booming but in some parts of the country the average time it takes to sell a house is more than 600 days. Some properties are taking nine years. → Read More
Will the housing market keep going up? Agents say yes, they’re booked out until July
The incredible momentum that has swept the national housing market is unlikely to slow over the Easter break or into the usually quiet winter months, with agents reportedly booked out for auctions into July. → Read More
Melbourne comes back with first Super Saturday of auctions for the year
A last-minute rush saw the number of scheduled auctions jump to 1004, allowing the city to record its first Super Saturday of 2021. → Read More
Huge weekend of auctions sees aggressive bidding from buyers in Sydney
Sydney's preliminary auction clearance rate sat above 80 per cent for the third week in a row as buyers desperately looked for their next home. → Read More
The Melbourne suburbs where properties are selling the fastest
In the latest data gathered by Domain on how quickly properties are selling, one region has emerged as the hottest area in Melbourne. → Read More
What’s fuelling Sydney’s highest auction clearance rate since 1997?
The last time Sydney's auction clearance rate hit 89 per cent was in 1997, at the very beginning of what would become nearly 24 years of rising house prices. The question now is, can it last? → Read More
First-home buyers take advantage of cheap apartments in student buildings to buy without a mortgage
Some first-home buyers are buying up apartments in Carlton and other inner city spots usually reserved for international students. → Read More
Lorna Jane founders sell LA homes for more than $22 million
Lorna Jane Clarkson and her husband Bill Clarkson have sold two homes on a sprawling compound in Pacific Palisades. → Read More
Toorak blasts past $4m median as other suburbs join the $1m club
While Toorak took the top spot for Melbourne's most expensive median house price, seven other suburbs posted medians well above $2 million in the last quarter of 2020. → Read More
Property prices in some cities rise while rents stagnate or fall: Domain data
Neighbourhoods with this price pattern could be on 'shaky ground' and buyers should be aware before rushing into the market, experts say. → Read More
House prices predicted to rise by up to 10 per cent in 2021
Economists are predicting house prices could rise by as much as 10 per cent this year, following new data that shows house prices and new loan commitments have hit record highs. → Read More