Location is making Thornton a hotspot for buyers, with a home at 9 Mountain View Crescent selling for $1.135 million.

A YOUNG couple who wanted to get out of their unit and into a family home won a Dulwich Hill house — but only after the auction “went crazy”.

VICTORIA experienced a boost in first-home buyer activity at the end of last year — and experts believe the State Government’s land release to create 17 new suburbs will help even more enter the market.

“IF AUSTRALIA ever needed an enema, Sydney would be the place for it.”

The federal government has announced a major new grants program that will spend $100m on energy upgrades to help bring down power costs for community facilities.