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'A rare offering': An architecturally-designed home that ticks all the boxes

1 day ago | view.com.au | January Jones

An architecturally-designed home in Glen Iris has hit the market with a price guide of $5 million to $5.5 million. Built in 2019 by Cremorne-based studio NTF Architecture, the modern property is located on a generous 868 square-metre site on the edge of Ferndale Park. The sale of the home is being managed by agents Jesse Matthews and Ash Howarth from Marshall White Stonnington. Mr Matthews said the home would tick a lot of boxes for buyers in terms of what it had to offer.
Houses Awards 2025: The most beautiful and inspired homes around Australia

1 day ago | view.com.au | January Jones

The Houses Awards have released their annual shortlist of the most inspired homes around Australia. This year's shortlist features more than 150 homes from the country's most celebrated designers.
Luxury waterfront home smashes Bonnells Bay suburb record by $300k

2 days ago | view.com.au | Jade Lazarevic

A buyer has swapped one waterfront property in Lake Macquarie for another in a record-breaking deal. A three-bedroom, three-bathroom house at 77 Grand Parade in Bonnells Bay set a benchmark for the lakeside suburb after it was sold ahead of its auction. Listed with McGrath Lake Macquarie's Mark Johnson, the 979-square-metre property fetched $3.1 million, smashing the previous suburb record by $300,000. It's also the first house in the suburb to sell for more than $3 million.
'Lovely starter home' at Warrawong attracts dozens of bids at auction

3 days ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A Warrawong home has been hotly contested at auction, attracting dozens of bids. The home was sold as part of a recent Ray White auction night, whereby another property changed hands after an extended period on the market. The home at 21 Oxlade Street, Warrawong fetched $821,500. Read more: Other side of Port Kembla: stunning $12m home in the same suburb as a major steel worksThe three-bedroom plus study, single-level brick and tile home sits on 677 square metres.
Early 1900s two-bedder sells after 49 bids at auction in Hamilton

3 days ago | view.com.au | Jade Lazarevic

A two-bedroom period home in Hamilton attracted strong buyer interest at auction at the weekend, with eight registered bidders lining up to secure the property. Due to the inclement weather, Dowling Property Group listing agent Steve Dorman held the auction inside the home. Still, the rain failed to dampen the spirits of buyers, with the property selling well above reserve.
Region's best shortlisted for NSW Architect Awards, including Merewether mansion

3 days ago | view.com.au | Jade Lazarevic

A mansion in Merewether, concealed behind high limestone walls, is in the running for multiple 2025 NSW Architect Awards. New Castle is shortlisted in three categories: Emagn Project Award, Interior Architecture and Residential Architecture - Houses (New). Other projects from the region shortlisted include architecture firm Curious Practice for Throsby House in Tighes Hill, and Amongst the Eucalypts in Port Stephens by Jason Gibney Design Workshop.
'Only viewed the property for five minutes': Buyers' battle for Warilla home

3 days ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

A five-minute inspection was all that was required to convince one buyer to battle it out for a Warilla home under the hammer. However, it wasn't an easy task to secure the property, which was the subject of a hard-fought auction recently. For this week's Under the Hammer, the selling agent, Ashley-John Hatch from Ray White Shellharbour City filled us in on the sale. Read more: 14 bidders line up to buy 'zero-bedroom' church property at GerringongThe property: The home at 7 Anne Street, Warilla.
Larger apartments in demand as more than 40 buyers sign up at The Works Corrimal

5 days ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

Dozens of the apartments planned for the Corrimal Coke Works site have already been snapped up by keen buyers. The developers of The Works Corrimal say the composition of the apartments has been driven by market demand for larger units. As part of a planned four-stage project, the developers have now received DA approval for stage one, consisting of 179 apartments in the northern section of the site.
Ex-The Block contestants Karstan and Maxine reveal latest property move

5 days ago | view.com.au | Jade Lazarevic

One year after selling their house in Newcastle, former The Block contestants Karstan Smith and Maxine Stokes are gearing up for their next property adventure. The couple from Newcastle, who competed in the 2014 season of the Channel Nine reality show, sold a property in Merewether in April last year after completing a coastal-inspired renovation of a 1990s-era townhouse. Initially renovated to operate as an Airbnb, the property was taken to market and sold at auction for $1.92 million.
Sweat equity: 5 Illawarra renovators currently on the market

6 days ago | view.com.au | Brendan Crabb

In the current market, a little TLC can add plenty of value to a property. Here are five Illawarra properties currently for sale that are primed for a new owner to undertake a renovation. Whether it's location or good bones, these homes have plenty going for them - perhaps some sweat equity is all that's required.