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Sydney residential street affected by NSW rezoning reforms

Sydney is Going Higher and Denser.

Councils What gets built Questions Ask about a street Sydney rezoning 2026 · By council Sydney Rezoning 2026: Transport Oriented Development and Low and Mid-Rise ...

Big Sydney is coming. How will it affect you?

What 176 Sydney Agents See in the Market Right Now

I just finished surveying 176 top real estate agents across Sydney. Wanted to share the results because they tell quite a different story to what ...

Finding a warehouse home for acclaimed international artist Jenny Robinson

Case Study — Darlington A four-month search for a derelict city-fringe warehouse, and the vision it took to turn it into one of Sydney’s finest ...

The Property Math Australia Doesn’t Want to Do

Well, hasn’t the past few months been an interesting time for the property market? If you’re like me you’ve been busy reckoning how the budget ...

How the Bays West Project Will Reshape Balmain and the Inner West Forever

Updated 28 September 2026 The NSW Government will build up to 8,500 homes on old port land at Glebe Island and White Bay, wrapped around ...

Marrickville, Dulwich Hill and Hurlstone Park Metro Stations Are About to Open. What’s Going to Happen?

The Sydenham to Bankstown Metro opens in the second half of 2026, cutting travel times from Marrickville, Dulwich Hill and Hurlstone Park into the city ...

Why TOD and LMR Are the Most Transformative Urban Reforms in Sydney's History

The Federal Budget: A Summary and My Two Cents Worth

The Federal Budget has delivered the most significant change to Australian property tax in a generation. The political message is to cool investor demand for ...

Behind the Headlines: Taking Sydney’s Temperature

This week I’m stepping beyond media headlines and sharing my personal experience with Sydney’s property market across various budgets and buyer types, with an educated ...

Uncertainty Is the New Normal. Here’s How to Work With It.

Market mood March delivered a perfect storm of unsettling headlines — fuel and commodity price spikes, shortages, and interest rate speculation, all converging with ...

You Know the 5% Deposit Scheme Exists. So Why Haven’t You Bought Already?

Every first home buyer in Sydney knows the scheme expanded last October. What almost none of them know is how to access and use it ...

Mistakes Sydney Renovators Make (And How to Avoid Them)

Registered architect Nikki Quitner reveals the biggest mistakes Sydney renovators make — and how proper planning can save you thousands in cost blowouts and delays.

Roll in the Bulldozers: Paddington’s Victoria Barracks Is Being Sold

Victoria Barracks in Paddington is being sold. Here’s why a blanket R3/R4 rezoning is unlikely, what that means for yield, who will object, and how ...