Where are the kids? The Melbourne suburbs facing a child exodus

Where are the kids? The Melbourne suburbs facing a child exodus

Established suburbs like Kew and Hawthorn have plenty of schools and green space – but they are not where families are moving.

  • byCara Waters

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Grandparents buy $1.95m townhouse to be near family and help with babysitting

Grandparents buy $1.95m townhouse to be near family and help with babysitting

The couple,who competed against a young family,bought the property in post-auction negotiations by offering an extra $50,000.

  • byCarmen Forward
‘Buyers are much more cautious’:Melbourne house prices in surprise fall

‘Buyers are much more cautious’:Melbourne house prices in surprise fall

A few years ago,buyers were snapping up properties sight unseen,but Melbourne’s market has since faced a string of hurdles.

  • byJim Malo
Our 11 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

Our 11 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now

From Brighton to Bellbrae,we’ve rounded up some of our favourite homes on the market right now.

  • byJacqui Hammerton andMary O'Brien
The winds of change are coming to Hawthorn. Some welcome it,others are wary

The winds of change are coming to Hawthorn. Some welcome it,others are wary

The genteel demographic of Hawthorn is slowly being replaced by apartments,young people and chain stores. But some question what the suburb could lose as a result.

  • byClay Lucas
The Melbourne suburbs where home downsizers can free up the most cash

The Melbourne suburbs where home downsizers can free up the most cash

Homeowners who swap houses for apartments could be left with more than a million dollars to spare.

  • byJim Malo
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Stylish Fitzroy North home sells for $2.25 million at auction

Stylish Fitzroy North home sells for $2.25 million at auction

The vendors,two architects,renovated the home over about 15 years and squeezed as much as they could onto the small terrace block.

  • byJim Malo
Nine of our favourite Melbourne homes on the market right now

Nine of our favourite Melbourne homes on the market right now

Dreaming of a new home? We’ve rounded up some of our top picks,from swish apartments to period homes.

  • byJacqui Hammerton andMary O'Brien
Box Hill ‘ghost platform’ touted as underground cycling highway
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Box Hill ‘ghost platform’ touted as underground cycling highway

A bicycle highway through Melbourne’s eastern suburbs via an underground “ghost platform” at Box Hill station would ease road congestion and public transport crowding.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Back in a sharehouse in her 40s:How Heather bought her Melbourne home

Back in a sharehouse in her 40s:How Heather bought her Melbourne home

As a single mother,Heather had written off being a homeowner. But as rents rose,she took a life-changing step.

  • byJim Malo
Ad guru Russel Howcroft knows a good sales pitch. This might be his best

Ad guru Russel Howcroft knows a good sales pitch. This might be his best

The media personality and his wife Kate Burke are selling their family home of 21 years,with a price guide of $4.8 million to $5.2 million.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss