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Many South Australian homeowners add a modern extension at the back when renovating their historic character homes.

A tangled web of intercompany loans is being unpicked by administrators for Grocon’s collapsed legacy construction business and proving a complex forensic exercise as they seek to determine their recommendation for its future.

The Australian sharemarket finished flat after two straight days of gains, with buy-now-pay-later market darling Afterpay among the winners along with iron ore and energy stocks.

Aussie shares ended the day unchanged from the day before after a late fade out. Improvements for the likes of tech & mining giants BHP & Afterpay weren’t enough to overcome losses across health & retailers.

Aida Hamed, who tragically drowned on the Mornington Peninsula on Wednesday, was “loved by everyone”, her daughter-in-law says.

There’s a trophy home listing at Kurnell, the long overlooked waterfront suburb of Sydney, which comes with record price expectations.

Buyers are back with a vengeance in 2021, and January 30 is shaping up as the first big auction day for the new year.

From an indoor pool guarded by Terracotta Warriors, to a wine tasting room like “the lobby of a luxury Four Seasons hotel” and a Toorak apartment dubbed “Manland”, some out-there luxury remains on the market to kickstart 2021 for those with big bucks and bold tastes.

A Henley Beach South home has been built with love and offers a contemporary lifestyle and more than a touch of elegance.

Two tradie brothers have completely transformed a retro brick home from the 1970s into an ultra-modern family pad, doubling the property’s value in the process.

More than 50 Target stores are expected to be closed over the coming months, while dozens will be converted into Kmart outlets in a major retail shake-up.

The aged care watchdog is investigating at least seven in-home care providers accused of charging thousands of elderly Australians for personal protective equipment.

Tax authorities warn the full force of the law will be brought down upon people and businesses deliberately trying to rort COVID-19 assistance measures such as JobKeeper and the early release of superannuation payments.

It passed in on the weekend on a vendor bid of $16.5m, but the amazing Bronte home of cancer specialist GenesisCare founder Dan Collins and his wife, Cassandra has now sold.

The Australian share market sank lower after a negative lead from Wall St but narrowly avoided racking up a five-week losing streak.

While the Aussie market fell by 0.3% on Friday and slipped for a second day, it did enough on Monday and Wednesday to push the market slightly higher this week. Mining and tech stocks were the best today.

If you have been thinking about finding a new home in time for a socially distanced Christmas celebration, you might want to get serious.

Middle ring suburbs Newcomb and Herne Hill have joined inner city hot spots among Geelong’s hottest markets for houses.

More than half a century has passed since Graeme Anderson stood in an auction room in the city to throw his hat in the ring for a sprawling estate in Gordon known as Trenayr.

A grand Lockleys property has been given a stunning transformation and is the ultimate family home, its owners say.

BOOMING tourism and wine industries, and the recent coronavirus lockdowns, are driving the Clare Valley real estate market, with local agents reporting an increase in inquiries in the picturesque region.

2020 has been a disaster for the postal delivery industry.

The upper north shore property market wrapped up the weekend on a high, finishing with a healthy auction clearance rate of 81 per cent.

Police fear changes to the border declaration online system may not be ready in time for Queensland’s 1am border curfew, potentially adding extra wait time to already lengthy queues.