The Opera House, the city towers and the Harbour Bridge seen from the Taronga side of the harbour

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Where Sydney lives: a property guide

Where people buy in Sydney, from the harbour east and Paddington to Mosman, Bondi, Manly and the new towers of Barangaroo, and what the rules mean for a foreign buyer. We never publish prices or yields.

Where people live

  1. The back story

    Buying in Sydney: the harbour, the east and the rules for foreign buyers

    Sydney·In depth

    Foreign buyers in Australia must notify before buying, are channelled to new homes, and are barred from established dwellings until 30 June 2029; New South Wales adds a surcharge purchaser duty. What to know before you look.

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  2. Where people live

    The harbour east: Point Piper to Vaucluse

    Vaucluse·Neighbourhood

    Harbour-front houses east of the city.

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  3. Where people live

    Paddington and Woollahra

    Paddington·Neighbourhood

    Victorian terraces near the city.

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  4. Where people live

    Mosman and the lower north shore

    Mosman·Neighbourhood

    Family houses by the harbour.

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  5. Where people live

    Bondi and the eastern beaches

    Bondi·Neighbourhood

    Apartments by the ocean.

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  6. Where people live

    Manly and the northern beaches

    Manly·Neighbourhood

    Beach life a ferry ride away.

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  7. Where people live

    Barangaroo and the city

    Barangaroo·Neighbourhood

    New apartments in the centre.

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