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

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Catherine Park Estate camping out - NSW real estate

Buyers camp out for two days to secure a home

Desperate homebuyers have been camping outside development offices in Western Sydney for up to two days to be front of the queue at new land releases.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING - Pictured is Eddie Dilleen with his wife Francesca and their 2 month old baby Aurora. Eddie grew up in Mt Druitt and is on the hunt for properties there. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Ex-houso has 29 homes at age 29

He made waves four years ago when he snapped up his tenth property aged 25 but an ex-housing commission resident has since refined his buying tactics and now owns 29. Here’s how he did it.

Sydney

Oasis by Bronxx a new development in Cronulla. NSW real estate.

$15m apartment has breathtaking ceiling pool feature

A $15 million apartment in a building with foliage running up the sides is set to make real estate history in one of Sydney’s most popular beach suburbs and has some epic inclusions.

Sydney

Avenue Auctions director and auctioneer Andrew Cooley at the sale of a house in Caringbah on February 20, 2021. NSW real estate.

Auction results a warning for buyers

Home seekers resorted to bold and sometimes desperate tactics at packed out Sydney auctions this weekend and agents are now warning the market has verged into uncharted territory.

NSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 20, 2021, Auctioneer Damien Cooley in action at Service Street Home Auction in Ashfield Today in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Newscorp Sunday Telegraph / Gaye Gerard

Eight minute sale nets family extra $600k

A family were left “emotional” after their home of 54 years sold in a flash for $600,000 above their expectations. And it was just one of a slew of unexpected sales this weekend.

NSW

Labor group spends big on former PM’s home

A rundown house in Western Sydney once owned by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam has sold to a group of ALP elders with big plans for the site.

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WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING - Pictured is Ethan Rogers and Angelique Nisbet with their dogs Josie and Marcie at their courtyard unit in Edmondson Park today. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Best suburbs to be a homebuyer

Home prices are surging and sellers are calling the shots in most of Sydney’s housing market but there are still areas where buyers have the upper hand. SEE THE TOP BUYER’S MARKETS

Real Estate

Firefighter’s bold plan to get 50 homes in five years

He’s just signed the paperwork on his sixth property in five months but a 34-year-old firefighter is on track to buy plenty more after chancing on a clever way to get homes for cheap.

Sydney

Auctioneer Andrew Cooley of Avenue Auctions on February 13, 2021. NSW real estate.

‘Crazy’: 47 bidders at one auction

Buying at auction has become a nightmare for home seekers as pent up demand, low rates and a severe listing shortage produce auction conditions agents say they have never seen before.

Sydney

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH PIC ED JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING -A hoarder house in Earlwood is set to go auction next month without a reserve. Agent Dean Vasil from Ray White Real Estate looks through the property before it goes under the hammer. Picture: Toby Zerna

Crowd ‘in awe’ at hoarder auction with no reserve

It opened with a bid of just $1 but a crowd of bidders was left “in awe” at the auction for a junk-filled hoarder house without a reserve price after things took a surprise turn.

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