PropertyResidentialNSW residential propertyPrint articleNSW's $1b stamp duty bonanzaBen WoodheadHead of Platform ProductUpdated Apr 4, 2015 – 6.35am, first published at 6.16amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginSurging Sydney property prices have delivered the NSW government a $1 billion stamp duty windfall in the first two months of the year alone.Fairfax Media reports that the hefty number is contained in figures published by the NSW Office of State Revenue that will provide a handy fillip for this year's NSW state budget.Loading...Ben oversees design and development of newsroom and subscription platforms for The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Financial Review. Previously Ben was Deputy editor – Digital at the AFR.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreNSW residential propertyLatest In ResidentialFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PropertyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onJill DupleixFrom party isle to plasma infusions, Ibiza reflects a shift in travelThe next trend in hotels? Ones you don’t check out ofBOSS Financial ReviewHow this CEO drafted a report while cooking noodlesHannah TattersallThese execs studied offshore MBAs. Here’s what they did nextThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AILife & LeisureThe architect of Melbourne’s Eureka Tower is inviting you to his homeMax AllenThese innovative electric ferries look like nothing else on the waterWhy this celebrated photographer gave up the camera and embraced AIRich ListShuffle follows Stake into the gutterPrimrose RiordanToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fire‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensive