Sydney plays second fiddle as Melbourne house prices surge

Australian house prices rose 2.9 per cent through the September quarter, a modest slowdown from the sharp 3.8 per cent lift in the June quarter, according to new data from property analysts CoreLogic. The latest data also revealed that rental yields have struggled to keep up with property value growth and that transaction numbers have

Property professionals more bullish on house price growth

NAB has warned of sharp apartment price falls next year as a new survey reveals property professionals are more bullish on house price growth through the next 24 months despite a slide in industry sentiment. The NAB Residential Property Survey for the second quarter found sentiment sliding three points to a reading of +3, well

Eureka Towers 86th floor penthouse on market

The penthouse on the 86th floor of Eureka, one of the highest in the southern hemisphere, has hit the Melbourne market. And there are whispers that the 85th floor empty shell is set for imminent JLL listing. The 86th floor is a lavish New York-style, Art Deco-inspired apartment listed by entrepreneur Anthony Podesta. Perched almost

Redesign for Johnny Kahlbetzer’s Vaucluse mansion

One of Sydney’s epic waterfronts, Johnny Kahlbetzer’s sprawling mansion fronting The Crescent, Vaucluse, is about to undergo a ­redesign by award-winning architect Alec Tzannes. The Monte Carlo-based Kahlbetzer is the son of one of Australia’s richest men, agricultural mogul John Kahl­betzer, who founded the Twynam Agricultural Group in the 1970s but is now based in

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to give London home the chop

To sell their 10-bedroom home, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his wife, Jools, may have to first undo what they’ve done. Six years ago, the couple, both 41, bought adjacent townhouses in North London’s Primrose Hill neighbourhood and combined them into one very large home. The couple, who have five children, now plan to move

Merrick Watts turns Lilyfield warehouse into sustainable home

Merrick Watts spent two years lusting over a rundown furniture warehouse in Sydney’s inner west priced out of his budget, until stumbling on a tax loophole that put a deal within reach. “I’d driven past this place so many times and I’d spoken to the owner, but I couldn’t make it stack up,” he said

Mansion global: French villa in St Tropez overlooking the sea

Artists have long been seduced by the light and landscape of the French Riviera, and the view from this beautiful five-bedroom villa, built this year and new to the market, could be straight out of a Paul Signac neoimpressionist painting (think rolling hills and vineyards). Signac’s Umbrella Pine at Les Canoubiers captures the green vista

Property

Sydney plays second fiddle as Melbourne house prices surge

Australian house prices rose 2.9 per cent through the September quarter, a modest slowdown from the sharp 3.8 per cent lift in the June quarter, according to new data from property analysts CoreLogic. The latest data also revealed that rental yields have struggled to keep up with property value growth and that transaction numbers have

Property professionals more bullish on house price growth

NAB has warned of sharp apartment price falls next year as a new survey reveals property professionals are more bullish on house price growth through the next 24 months despite a slide in industry sentiment. The NAB Residential Property Survey for the second quarter found sentiment sliding three points to a reading of +3, well

Eureka Towers 86th floor penthouse on market

The penthouse on the 86th floor of Eureka, one of the highest in the southern hemisphere, has hit the Melbourne market. And there are whispers that the 85th floor empty shell is set for imminent JLL listing. The 86th floor is a lavish New York-style, Art Deco-inspired apartment listed by entrepreneur Anthony Podesta. Perched almost

Redesign for Johnny Kahlbetzer’s Vaucluse mansion

One of Sydney’s epic waterfronts, Johnny Kahlbetzer’s sprawling mansion fronting The Crescent, Vaucluse, is about to undergo a ­redesign by award-winning architect Alec Tzannes. The Monte Carlo-based Kahlbetzer is the son of one of Australia’s richest men, agricultural mogul John Kahl­betzer, who founded the Twynam Agricultural Group in the 1970s but is now based in

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to give London home the chop

To sell their 10-bedroom home, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his wife, Jools, may have to first undo what they’ve done. Six years ago, the couple, both 41, bought adjacent townhouses in North London’s Primrose Hill neighbourhood and combined them into one very large home. The couple, who have five children, now plan to move

Merrick Watts turns Lilyfield warehouse into sustainable home

Merrick Watts spent two years lusting over a rundown furniture warehouse in Sydney’s inner west priced out of his budget, until stumbling on a tax loophole that put a deal within reach. “I’d driven past this place so many times and I’d spoken to the owner, but I couldn’t make it stack up,” he said

Mansion global: French villa in St Tropez overlooking the sea

Artists have long been seduced by the light and landscape of the French Riviera, and the view from this beautiful five-bedroom villa, built this year and new to the market, could be straight out of a Paul Signac neoimpressionist painting (think rolling hills and vineyards). Signac’s Umbrella Pine at Les Canoubiers captures the green vista

Property

Sydney plays second fiddle as Melbourne house prices surge

Australian house prices rose 2.9 per cent through the September quarter, a modest slowdown from the sharp 3.8 per cent lift in the June quarter, according to new data from property analysts CoreLogic. The latest data also revealed that rental yields have struggled to keep up with property value growth and that transaction numbers have

Property professionals more bullish on house price growth

NAB has warned of sharp apartment price falls next year as a new survey reveals property professionals are more bullish on house price growth through the next 24 months despite a slide in industry sentiment. The NAB Residential Property Survey for the second quarter found sentiment sliding three points to a reading of +3, well

Eureka Towers 86th floor penthouse on market

The penthouse on the 86th floor of Eureka, one of the highest in the southern hemisphere, has hit the Melbourne market. And there are whispers that the 85th floor empty shell is set for imminent JLL listing. The 86th floor is a lavish New York-style, Art Deco-inspired apartment listed by entrepreneur Anthony Podesta. Perched almost

Redesign for Johnny Kahlbetzer’s Vaucluse mansion

One of Sydney’s epic waterfronts, Johnny Kahlbetzer’s sprawling mansion fronting The Crescent, Vaucluse, is about to undergo a ­redesign by award-winning architect Alec Tzannes. The Monte Carlo-based Kahlbetzer is the son of one of Australia’s richest men, agricultural mogul John Kahl­betzer, who founded the Twynam Agricultural Group in the 1970s but is now based in

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to give London home the chop

To sell their 10-bedroom home, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and his wife, Jools, may have to first undo what they’ve done. Six years ago, the couple, both 41, bought adjacent townhouses in North London’s Primrose Hill neighbourhood and combined them into one very large home. The couple, who have five children, now plan to move

Merrick Watts turns Lilyfield warehouse into sustainable home

Merrick Watts spent two years lusting over a rundown furniture warehouse in Sydney’s inner west priced out of his budget, until stumbling on a tax loophole that put a deal within reach. “I’d driven past this place so many times and I’d spoken to the owner, but I couldn’t make it stack up,” he said

Mansion global: French villa in St Tropez overlooking the sea

Artists have long been seduced by the light and landscape of the French Riviera, and the view from this beautiful five-bedroom villa, built this year and new to the market, could be straight out of a Paul Signac neoimpressionist painting (think rolling hills and vineyards). Signac’s Umbrella Pine at Les Canoubiers captures the green vista

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