Just a stone’s throw away from one of the busiest parts of Melbourne, Australia, lies a quiet little suburb that, by virtue of its positioning and history, is largely inaccessible to even the most ...

The long-awaited West Gate Tunnel project, designed to transform Melbourne's west by diverting thousands of freight trucks, is officially open to travellers.

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 ...

The October 1 expansion of the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme, which enables first-home buyers to purchase a home with a 5 per cent deposit, has unlocked a suite of new suburbs for buyers to ...

Rents in dozens of Melbourne suburbs have jumped by double digits over the past year, bucking the broader trend of flatlining rental costs. Asking rents have soared in some of Melbourne’s more ...

Mornington Peninsula suburbs Blairgowrie, Portsea and Sorrento recorded the strongest long-term growth, with typical home values now 13 times what they were 30 years ago. Buyers who paid under ...

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