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1 day ago | view.com.au | Sonia Taylor

Melbourne's property market may still be soft, but for first-home buyers, that's exactly where the opportunity lies - including some prime suburbs. While other capital cities such as Brisbane and Sydney have seen unit prices soar over the past year, Melbourne's unit market has remained soft, offering a rare window for buyers to enter some of the city's most desirable suburbs at more accessible prices.

3 days ago | view.com.au | Sonia Taylor

Looking for the ultimate fixer-upper bargain? Flood-affected houses in the NSW town of Lismore, near Byron Bay, are being sold by the government for relocation, and they're going to auction with no reserve. The release is part of a rolling buyback scheme to relocate and reuse flood-affected homes purchased through the Resilient Homes Program, which aims to remove unsafe homes from the floodplain and help create more affordable housing in the region.

1 week ago | view.com.au | Jade Lazarevic

A residential project in Newcastle has taken out a major state architecture award. The 2025 NSW Architecture Awards winners were announced at an event in Sydney on June 20. A jury of industry experts chose the 72 winners and commendations from a shortlist of 137 residential, community and commercial projects across the state.

1 week ago | view.com.au | Sonia Taylor

With national rental vacancy rates still scraping along at or near historic lows, many landlords may be tempted to continue increasing rents, but is that the most strategic play? Fresh data from SQM Research shows the national residential vacancy rate held steady at 1.1 per cent in May, with major capitals like Brisbane (0.8 per cent), Perth (0.6 per cent) and Adelaide (0.6 per cent) still experiencing critical shortages of available rentals.

1 week ago | view.com.au | Jade Lazarevic

A landmark property on a prominent corner block in Cooks Hill is back on the market for the first time in 25 years. Built in 1923, the five-bedroom, three-bathroom 'Goninan House' at 88 Tooke Street is listed for auction with Donna Spillane and Patrick Skinner at Spillane Property. The property has an auction guide of $2.7 million to $2.9 million. "It's a house a lot of people recognise and it's quite rare to find a home of that size in Cooks Hill," Mr Skinner said.