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Aidan DevineReal estate editor

Aidan Devine is the real estate editor for the Daily Telegraph.

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Young Aussies have been saving more thanks to the pandemic.

Pandemic’s surprise boost to first-home buyers

First-home buyers are reporting the coronavirus lockdowns have been good for something and many have capitalised on some changes to get closer to owning a home.

Dating

Love guru turned property tycoon, Denny Jones who helps men approach women in clubs and has gone on to buy six properties. Pictured during a photo shoot in Surry Hills. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Aussie ‘pick-up artist’ buys six homes

AN AUSSIE “pick-up artist” has purchased six properties in just four years after his classes that teach lonely men how to approach women took off.

Business

18 Excelsior Street, Merrylands. The house sold for $653,000 ($33,000 over reserve). There were five registrations and three active bidders. Started at 580k and rallied by 10k bids until 640k when the bidding slowed. Agent: Tony Eltacki, LJ Hooker Granville. Auctioneer: Rob Trovato. During the last week of January a upsurge of bookings rushed in quickly filling the weekends of February 28 and March 7 which will likely see Super Saturday weekends across Sydney. Strong numbers are expected with our volume for February bookings currently up by close to 25% compared to February 2014.

Why it’s the best time to buy property

HOUSE hunters have two weeks to snap up property bargains, thanks to a rare turn of events in the nation’s most expensive market.

Coffs Harbour

GOING CHEAP: You can snap up a property at Nambucca Heads for as little as $95,000. Picture: Gemima Harvey

Our coastline suburbs offer cheapest beach living in NSW

COULD you imagine buying a property on the coast for less than $100,000?

NSW

Couple standing in front of a new home. They are standing next to a for sale sign with a sold sticker. They are buying or selling this real estate. They are both wearing casual clothes and embracing. They are smiling and he has a beard. The house is new and contemporary with a brick facade. Copy space

For sale … to first-home buyers only

INVESTORS will have to wait their turn. First home buyers are getting first dibs on apartments and townhouses in this new Western Sydney development.

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