# The Age - Property The top News headlines from The Age. For all the news, visit https://www.theage.com.au/ Page: Feed: --- ## [Nick McKenzie questions Premier Ben Carroll over royal commission](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/nick-mckenzie-questions-premier-ben-carroll-over-royal-commission-20260820-p60q4x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-20_ Nick McKenzie, whose reporting uncovered alleged corruption on the Big Build, questioned the premier at his press conference announcing a royal commission. ## [More Sydney properties are being passed in. This is what happens to them](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/more-sydney-properties-are-passing-in-this-is-what-happens-to-them-20260812-p60njb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-19 · Robyn Willis_ Agents report that more buyers are waiting and watching for properties to be passed in at auction, anticipating getting a lower price. It’s not that simple. ## [The type of Melbourne home that’s passing in at auction](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/the-type-of-melbourne-home-that-s-passing-in-at-auction-20260812-p60nkv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-19 · Elizabeth Redman_ Barely half of homes are selling under the hammer or pre-auction, as some sellers hope for prices from 12 months ago. ## [Our five favourite luxury homes that make entertainment easy](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/our-five-favourite-luxury-homes-that-make-entertainment-easy-20260819-p60ps4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-19 · Shona Hendley_ Here are five of our favourite luxury homes for entertaining that are on the market right now. ## [This WA mining town is one of Australia’s fastest-growing property markets](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/this-wa-mining-town-is-one-of-australia-s-fastest-growing-property-markets-20260818-p60pdq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-18 · Holly Thompson_ Across the state, regional areas recorded an average dwelling price growth of 2.1 per cent – the highest average growth out of all states and territories and on par with South Australia. ## [How Vickii transformed a higgledy-piggledy home into an entertainer’s dream](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/how-vickii-transformed-a-higgledy-piggledy-home-into-an-entertainer-s-dream-20260730-p60k43.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-18 · Dan F Stapleton_ A years-long search and 500 house viewings paid off for Vickii and James. Then they overhauled the kitchen in time for a family Christmas. ## [House once owned by Geelong Grammar gets a glow-up, resells for $17 million-plus](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/house-once-owned-by-geelong-grammar-gets-a-glow-up-resells-for-17-million-plus-20260817-p60p18.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-17 · Elizabeth Redman_ The house in Toorak last traded for $6 million, and has been transformed - and it’s not the only prestige sale in recent weeks. ## [No genuine bids for swish bayside home asking $2.2m at auction](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/no-genuine-bids-for-swish-bayside-home-asking-2-2m-at-auction-20260817-p60owy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-17 · Melissa Heagney-Bayliss, Elizabeth Redman_ The renovated bungalow came with a period facade and a heated pool, but it wasn’t enough to get buyers to raise their hands. ## [First home buyers pay $2.33m for north shore house with a gazebo](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/first-home-buyers-pay-2-33m-for-north-shore-house-with-a-gazebo-20260817-p60owx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-17 · Carmen Forward_ Young couples, families and first home buyers registered for the auction of the three-bedroom house that sold under the hammer. ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ml1Wh1gbNG10) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Two Churchie families battle with $1000 bids to secure $3.3 million East Brisbane home](https://www.theage.com.au/property/news/two-churchie-families-battle-with-1000-bids-to-secure-3-3-million-east-brisbane-home-20260817-p60owz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_property) _2026-08-17 · Sarah Webb_ Among property auctions at the weekend, a character home just 200 metres from a top private school sold after two families slugged it out.