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Aidan DevineReal estate editor

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

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Sydney

Pictured at their home in Asquith are Jasmin and Jihan Ananoria. Picture: Christian Gilles

First-time buyers active despite virus threat

First-home buyers are seizing the initiative at sales as the coronavirus threat begins to reshape the market, with new research revealing the most popular suburbs.

Sydney

AAP-MANLY DAILYPictures from the auction of 80, Plateau Road in Bilgola taken on 7th March 2020 as auctioneer Charles Baynie brings down the gavel on proceedings.(AAP Image / Julian Andrews).

‘Business as usual’ at home sales – for now

Buyer demand remains high in Sydney’s real estate market, with agents expecting some big sales at auctions this weekend, but the market is also looking increasingly vulnerable.

Sydney

Anna Porter, property commentator, valuer and Suburbanite CEO.

‘Off market’ deals usually a ruse

A prominent property valuer and the head of a real estate investment company has smashed so-called “off market” sales, pointing out they are seldom what agents claim.

Sydney

Generic photo - Front view portrait of a happy couple posing and looking at camera sitting on a couch in the living room at home Picture: iStock

How homeowners can save $4029

It’s never been cheaper to service mortgage debt following four successive rate cuts in nine months, but homeowners who want to get the biggest savings will need to do some homework.

NSW

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 04: Pedestrians wear face masks in the Chinatown district on March 04, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. Chinese businesses across Sydney are struggling to keep their doors open as sales dwindle amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Restaurant owners say the current restrictions in place on people travelling from mainland China to Australia means they have lost the majority of their usual clientele - Chinese tourists and students. A number of restaurants have already gone into liquidation. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Virus poses unique threat to real estate

Sydney’s real estate recovery now dangles on a knife’s edge, with coronavirus threatening to hit the market on three fronts. And there could be impacts even if there’s no local outbreak.

NSW

THE BENEFITS of a career in real estate need no introduction and OPEN College’s Certificate IV in Property Services (Real Estate) allows graduates to apply for a licence through Fair Trading and operate their own office.

Housing markets the boom left behind

Real estate prices have shot through the roof in some capitals over the past year, but it was a different story in other prominent regions where property values are sinking.

Sydney

Four in five auctions clear amid buyer frenzy

The success rate of Sydney auctions increased this week despite a bump in the number of sales, with one property attracting overs well above $7 million.

Sydney

A cheerful young woman sitting at home on the couch. She has a mortgage on her first home. Picture: iStock.

Big error buyers made with loans

New research has revealed an alarming number of Aussies maxed out their borrowing capacity late last year expecting an event that never transpired, raising questions about the future of their loans.

Sydney

Auctioneer Michael Garofolo at the auction of 14 Mulyan Ave, Carlingford, which sold under the hammer for $1.906 million. NSW real estate.

Sellers pocket millions as auctions go nuts

Multiple reserve prices were smashed by hundreds of thousands of dollars, and one by more than $1 million, in what was the biggest weekend for auction sales so far this year.

Sydney

For Telegraph real estate section story about people getting overwhelmed with home buying process. Victoria Owens got fed up the time it was taking to search for a home she hired a buyer's agent. Picture Rohan Kelly

Buyers’ surprising shortcuts to land home

House hunters have become so starved of time to do the necessary leg work involved in buying properties they’re resorting to some unusual measures to hasten their entry into the market.

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