Family bags trophy home for $3,888,888 the night before auction

Family bags trophy home for $3,888,888 the night before auction

The buyers made sure the Indooroopilly house had a price containing plenty of figure 8s - the luckiest number in Chinese culture.

  • bySarah Webb

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Our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

Our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

From a rammed-earth home that’s an escape from the rat race to bold architecture set in established gardens,these are our top picks.

  • byKate Farrelly
Sick of neighbours? House on a giant traffic island for sale

Sick of neighbours? House on a giant traffic island for sale

Ever heard of a house that fronts three streets and shares no boundaries with neighbours? Here’s one.

  • byOrana Durney-Benson
Rare as hen’s teeth:House on Brisbane’s only private lake smashes reserve by $300k

Rare as hen’s teeth:House on Brisbane’s only private lake smashes reserve by $300k

The buyer saw the property for the first time just a couple of hours before the auction.

  • bySarah Webb
The type of property where prices are falling most right now

The type of property where prices are falling most right now

As the property market weakens,some homes have become cheaper,while others have barely felt like the market is in a downturn.

  • byElizabeth Redman
West End fixer-upper needing new roof sells for $2.36 million in nail-biting auction

West End fixer-upper needing new roof sells for $2.36 million in nail-biting auction

Five potential buyers battled it out for the fixer-upper in West End,but on the Gold Coast the $4.3 million Burleigh Heads retreat of Bec and Lleyton Hewitt failed to attract a single bid.

  • bySarah Webb
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Our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

Our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

From a dazzling beach house with a garage that’s almost as good,to a French manor house with golf course,these are our top picks.

  • byLou Sweeney
How much do you need to borrow to buy in Brisbane?

How much do you need to borrow to buy in Brisbane?

With the dream of owning a home slipping further from many buyers’ grasp,our interactive calculator shows how much you would need to borrow to get a foot on the property ladder in your suburb.

  • bySarah Webb
Million-dollar line in sight as Brisbane house prices hit record

Million-dollar line in sight as Brisbane house prices hit record

The Queensland capital’s median has jumped to $995,000 and its unit market has soared. But is the next move up or down?

  • bySarah Webb
Not even a lick of paint:Investors made $1.3 million on this untouched,postwar home

Not even a lick of paint:Investors made $1.3 million on this untouched,postwar home

The vendors were shell-shocked when they made a motza on a postwar house in Camp Hill at the weekend. It was one of 200 scheduled auctions in Brisbane in the past week.

  • bySarah Webb
Once-in-a-generation Hawthorne home sells to renovators for $2.8 million

Once-in-a-generation Hawthorne home sells to renovators for $2.8 million

A local family muscled out developers to buy the rare mid-century home that had remained in the same family for 83 years. Meanwhile,in Camp Hill,a young family popped a bottle of bubbly to celebrate with their new neighbours after a long search.

  • bySarah Webb