Newcastle’s most affordable units: seven listed for $600k and under

Newcastle’s most affordable units: seven listed for 0k and under

Priced out of the house market in Newcastle? As the region’s median house price edges closer to a record high, buying a unit offers an affordable alternative. From a converted theatre in Carrington to a beachside studio in Newcastle, check out these seven units listed for $600,000 and under. Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more

Top Melbourne homes and units offering bayside living for under $600,0000

Top Melbourne homes and units offering bayside living for under 0,0000

Dreaming of salty breezes and sandy toes? You do not need a million-dollar budget to secure your bayside haven in Melbourne. Here are four fantastic options, all priced under $600,000. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Elwood oasis: Embrace bayside bliss in a three-bedroom haven This sun-drenched three-bedroom art-deco apartment in Elwood … Read more

Residents set to start moving into new Queensland city Waraba, west of Caboolture, in 2025

Residents set to start moving into new Queensland city Waraba, west of Caboolture, in 2025

What currently resembles a bog will one day be home to almost 70,000 people. The foundations of Waraba, a new city west of Caboolture in southeast Queensland, are being laid with a massive and muddy earth-moving effort ahead of construction of its first neighbourhood, called Lilywood Landings. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Work underway to build … Read more

Aldi’s £5 candles ‘smell just like’ £95 designer brand

Aldi’s £5 candles ‘smell just like’ £95 designer brand

Aldi is launching a new range of candles that are said to smell just like their designer counterparts, but at a fraction of the price. The supermarket giant is set to introduce its new home fragrance collection from this weekend as part of its weekly Specialbuys. The popular Aldi fragrance, Cardinal Red Eau de Parfum, … Read more

Top suburb, low price: The one-bedroom houses selling for less

Top suburb, low price: The one-bedroom houses selling for less

A Woollahra cottage sold for $1.55 million a auction, well below the suburb media of $4.96 million. Credit: Supplied But putting them on the list has paid off for three buyers who have bought into some of the country’s top suburbs by opting for one-bedroom houses. We recently looked at how to get into a … Read more

Global rate-cut juggernaut is struggling to start

Global rate-cut juggernaut is struggling to start

Central banks cagey about joining the global interest-rate cutting cycle may reveal themselves this week with a quartet of decisions in advanced economies. Days after the Federal Reserve pared back projections for US monetary easing this year, policymakers from the UK to Australia are likely to signal that they’re still not convinced enough about disinflation … Read more

Abandoned Kelmscott home described as ‘worst’ property one Perth agent has presented goes up for sale

Abandoned Kelmscott home described as ‘worst’ property one Perth agent has presented goes up for sale

It is “probably the worst-presented” home one real estate agent has put to sale in the last year, but that has done little to ward off buyers hoping to crack into the Perth housing market at an affordable price. The four bedroom, two bathroom property at 19 Ryland Road, Kelmscott, in the city’s southeast, was … Read more

Whistleblowers lift lid on sinking suburbs across Western Sydney

Whistleblowers lift lid on sinking suburbs across Western Sydney

An outbreak of new homes riddled with defects has emerged across Western Sydney and whistleblowers say the problem is far bigger than first feared. Residents have been silenced as their homes slowly sink and crack. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Residents silenced over sinking suburbs. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Homes on … Read more

Brisbane overtakes Melbourne, Canberra to have second-highest capital city house prices in Australia

Brisbane overtakes Melbourne, Canberra to have second-highest capital city house prices in Australia

Looking to make a tree change to Brisbane? You may have missed the opportunity to secure relatively well-priced real estate. Brisbane is now the second-most expensive capital city in Australia behind Sydney for home values. It is the first time since 1997 that Brisbane has had the second-highest median dwelling value in the country, after … Read more