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Aidan DevineReal estate editor

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

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A Caltex petrol station being offered up as a development site at 191-195 Lyons Rd, Drummoyne. NSW real estate.

Petrol stations shut to make way for units

A raft of petrol stations across Sydney could soon be transformed into residential apartments as fuel providers hope to unlock the development value of their land. Find out if you will be impacted.

Sydney
Aerial photo of housing development at Trinity Park, in the northern beaches growth corridor north of Cairns city. Residential property development is strong on the northern beaches, where many Cairns families are building houses. PICTURE: BRENDAN RADKE

Where to get the best rental returns

Investors seeking properties with high rental returns will find good opportunities in Sydney’s west and southwest, but they will find even better returns in a prominent market outside the city.

Sydney
The auction of a former Masonic Lodge in Newtown. NSW real estate.

Curious legacy of secretive group

Buildings once belonging to a secretive fraternity spread across the country are being transformed into unique properties, but you still have to belong to a new, select group to get inside.

Real Estate
A young couple have just moved into the first home and have signed up to a new mortgage. Picture: iStock.

Law change to save homeowners $40k

Millions of Aussie homeowners will be able to save thousands of dollars through sweeping changes to the credit reporting system, and mortgage holders are being advised to take swift action.

Real Estate
1121 Benalla-Whitfield Road, Myrrhee is a property with a four bedroom house and giant maze for sale with expectations of $1.1 million. NSW real estate.

Garden trend not for faint hearted

There’s regular garden maintenance — then there’s these properties. Aussies are falling in love with an unusual property feature and it means a lot of pruning, watering and fertiliser.

Sydney
Lukas Kurej and Zuzana Sohns with their son Jayden (3) pictured at their Woolloware bay apartment, Sydney. 12th September, 2019.Picture by Damian Shaw

Heating market turns screws on buyers

Properties are being snapped up just days after hitting the market for sale as panicked home seekers try to scale the market before prices increase. The fastest sales are in two city regions.

Real Estate
HONG KONG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 07: Residents and protests chant slogans and chase police down a street after police dispersed a crowd of people after they gathered outside the Mong Kok Police station on September 07, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Pro-democracy protesters have continued demonstrations across Hong Kong despite the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill as demonstrators call for the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam to immediately meet the rest of their demands, including an independent inquiry into police brutality, the retraction of the word riot to describe the rallies, and the right for Hong Kong people to vote for their own leaders. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Hong Kong exodus hits Aussie housing

Political chaos in Hong Kong has created a new class of cashed up buyer going head to head with local home seekers for Aussie properties — and new research has revealed their target suburbs.

NSW
Vik Anand and his wife Gagan with their son Samuel Singh 5yrs.They have moved into their new home just 3mths ago and are very excited and pleased with the result and quality of the home.Picture's Darren Leigh Roberts

Major shift forecast for housing market

Property prices may have been falling for nearly two years but the downturn is expected to be replaced by a fundamentally different market with far reaching changes for buyers and sellers.

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