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NSW residential propertySydney house prices are falling – just not in the suburbs you’d expectExperts say the harbour city’s property downturn extends beyond the most expensive spots. It is creating opportunities for some.

Property marketHow much more house sellers can make by going to auctionSellers can fetch a premium by going to auction rather than accepting the highest offer prior, but the gap between the two is narrowing.

Home loansThe type of borrower falling behind on their mortgageby Alice UribeAuctionsFamily pays $220,000 above reserve for Stanmore ‘renovators delight’by Carmen ForwardTitle DeedsRonan Keating and wife Storm lodge DA plans for $6m Sydney cottageby Kristy JohnsonAdvertisementTitle DeedsPhilanthropic couple re-list $40m beachside unit with $5m discountTitle DeedsRonan Keating and wife Storm lodge DA plans for $6m Sydney cottageTitle DeedsFormer NSW opposition leader lists renovated convict-built home for $13mExclusiveTitle DeedsPoint Piper mansion Akuna hits the market for more than $55 millionLuxury propertyFive of the best architect-designed Sydney homes for sale nowArchitecturally designed homes offer many benefits, from individuality and customised layouts to functionality and responsiveness to their surroundings.

Victoria residential propertyFive of the best architect-designed Melbourne homes for sale nowFrom houses with a Japanese-tiled heated pool and spa to Moroccan tiles and a teriyaki grill, these are some our favourite architect-designed homes for sale right now.

NSW residential propertySydney house prices are falling – just not in the suburbs you’d expectExperts say the harbour city’s property downturn extends beyond the most expensive spots. It is creating opportunities for some.

Melbourne house pricesMelbourne suburbs where house prices have fallen the mostIn some spots, the cost to buy a typical house has dropped by double digits, while first home buyers are propping up the more affordable areas.

ArchitectureInside the Cottesloe home that won big at the National Architecture AwardsInspired by Western Australia’s iconic Bibbulmun Track, the award-winning dual residence has beach views, flexible living – and carries a lesson in urban infill.

ConstructionHow a savvy couple transformed a time-warp home for modern family lifeAmy Lee Moore and Timothy Moore are used to working together - and the results are something special.

Property marketHow much more house sellers can make by going to auctionSellers can fetch a premium by going to auction rather than accepting the highest offer prior, but the gap between the two is narrowing.

Luxury propertyPizza oven and heated magnesium pool. Our five top luxury homes on the marketAs the weather heats up and the silly season approaches, celebrations ramp up. What better way to enjoy the sun than heading outdoors for a pool party?

City of StirlingWhere the coast meets commerceBusinesses are paying closer attention to the broader environment around them. Lifestyle, amenity and workforce attraction are part of the commercial equation.

Home loansThe type of borrower falling behind on their mortgageSome loans are falling into arrears at a greater level than the rest of the country’s mortgage market.

AuctionsLate car magnate’s riverfront penthouse sells for $5.825 millionThe sprawling top-floor property of late Queensland businesswoman Betty Byrne Henderson has sold under the hammer among Brisbane’s weekend auctions.

AuctionsFamily pays $220,000 above reserve for Stanmore ‘renovators delight’The property was considered unlivable, but it didn’t stop three bidders from competing for the terrace home which needed at least $1 million in renovations done.

AuctionsFirst home buyers snap up Richmond terrace for $1,286,000 after dad steps inTwo first-home-buying couples battled it out for the five-bedroom Victorian terrace in Richmond, with the bank of mum and dad on hand to help to win the keys.

AuctionsMaroubra ‘blank canvas opportunity’ goes for $7 millionA developer and two owner-occupier parties went toe to toe for the modest Maroubra bungalow with coveted ocean views.

AuctionsNorthcote triple-brick home passes in on a vendor bid of $1.7 millionBuyers and sellers were talking about the state of Melbourne’s falling property market and the possibility of another interest rate rise over the weekend, agents say.

Victoria residential propertyFormer ANZ CEO Shayne Elliott’s Toorak home listed for saleThe luxurious residence has an indicative selling price of between $10.9 million to $11.9 million. Records show the property was purchased for $4.5 million in 2012.

Title DeedsPhilanthropic couple re-list $40m beachside unit with $5m discountThe former investment banker and his soprano wife are shooting for a suburb record for the five-bedroom, whole-floor unit that’s directly opposite a famed beach.

AuctionsFirst home buyer pays $1.3m for inner south warehouse conversionThe calm and collected buyer said softening conditions had given him “confidence to wait”. The vendor met the market with a “realistic” price for the apartment.

AuctionsFormer Pellegrini’s co-owner’s Prahran art deco home sells for $3.53mThe home, which the former co-owner of the landmark Bourke Street café had held with his wife since 1971, sold for $170,000 less than its advertised reserve.

Title DeedsRonan Keating and wife Storm lodge DA plans for $6m Sydney cottageThe celebrity couple intended to renovate the eastern beaches residence but have now lodged plans for a brand-new build with a pool.