Property
Living
‘Something needs to give’: Timber scarcity chaos for owners and builders
For some builders, the timber shortage has led to the collapse of their businesses. For some homeowners, it has resulted in budget blowouts and even the forced sale of a partially built house.
- by Lily Moffatt
Latest
Rush to ritzy rentals as borders reopen across Australia
Cashed-up holidaymakers have raced to the short-stay rental market as Australia’s borders reopen, and they’re willing pay up to $140,000 a week.
- by Melissa Heagney
The heritage ‘shock’ that came from staying at home during COVID-19
Melburnians stuck at home during COVID-19 recognised how suburbs have changed, leaving them in ‘shock’ the new chair of the Heritage Council of Victoria says.
- by Jenny Brown
Analysis
Hotels
Living the suite life: What it’s really like to live in a hotel year-round
Ever wondered what it might be like to live in a hotel or holiday resort all year round? An increasing number of Australians are doing just that, in homes offering the best of both worlds.
- by Sue Williams
Should home sellers ‘Deck the Halls’ when listing at Christmas?
Australians love a good Christmas decoration, but when selling over the festive season should you keep the lights and tinsel or ditch them altogether?
- by Melissa Heagney
Architect ‘taken aback’ by reaction to Norfolk pine-inspired building
When the scaffolding came down from a new apartment building on the Gold Coast, social media was flooded with photos taken by awestruck locals.
- by Sue Williams
The houses you can buy for less than $1 million in the major capitals
This segment of the market is hot property even for run-down homes, attracting first-home buyers and growing families as they try to get a foot on the ladder.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Rare untouched London trophy home selling for $65 million
The largest single property currently for sale in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is up for grabs. This is London real estate at its best.
- by Ellen Lutton
From the Archives, 1971: Woolloomooloo terrace “not for sale at any price”
“I was born in this house 53 years ago and I intend to die here.” The Herald met Honora Wilkinson, whose Crown Street home was threatened by the $400 million Woolloomooloo redevelopment scheme.
- by Ian Fryckberg