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

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11/1/19 Emma Lonsdale (L) with her son Angus Lonsdale and daughter Lucy Lonsdale (R) and their father Ryan Lonsdale (back) play on Freshwater Beach near their home in Freshwater. Tracey Nearmy/Daily Telegraph

Hidden suburbs with Sydney’s cheapest beach houses

Sydney’s slowing real estate market has made a range of once out-of-reach suburbs affordable again, offering buyers the chance to bag homes near the beach for less.

Sydney

Before and after comparison renovations. NSW real estate.

Sydney’s most over the top home renos

Homeowners across Sydney are completing truly mind-blowing renovations as falling property prices encourage them to invest more into their properties rather than chance a sale.

Sydney

Aussie property prices not close to bottoming out

Forget a housing crash — property prices will continue to fall at a modest pace for years before rebounding next decade, according to projections from global financial analysts KPMG.

Real Estate

Unit 118 of 47 Portland crescent Maroubra in a housing commission complex was set alight by the alledged ocupant overnight . Police have charged the male with intent to murder as two woman were in the unit at the time .pic John Grainger

The costly landlord problem worse than bad tenants

New research has revealed the most frequent insurance claims made by landlords — and claims for tenants failing to pay rent or damaging homes were well behind two far costlier issues.

Sydney

To rent or buy - a a property available for rent in Alice Springs...Picture: Phil Williams

Sydney no longer priciest city to rent

Tenants can breathe a sigh of relief — Sydney is no longer the most expensive city to rent a house in Australia after rising housing supply forced landlords to slash rents en masse.

Sydney

Sydney’s most shocking home sales

Property prices are expected to continue falling across Sydney this year but the weaker market hasn’t stopped buyers from paying top dollar for some of the city’s shabbiest homes.

Sydney

Image supplied 14-06-18 - Arial photograph of Coogee Bay Hotel, Coogee Bay. Supplied

Region where home prices will fall fastest

It was one of the most resilient real estate markets last year, but the fortunes of homeowners in one of Sydney’s most prominent regions is set to change over the next two years, research shows.

Sydney

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: People work on new housing at North Lakes on June 10, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. Economic forecasts suggest Brisbane is on track to overtake Melbourne when it comes to the rate of growth in home values next year. The Hedonic Home Value Index predicts low interest rates and better employment conditions will see Brisbane house values 5.8 per cent in 2016 and 6.1 per cent in 2017. (Photo by Glenn Hunt/Getty Images)

Housing slump poses danger to economy

Falling home prices in Sydney and Melbourne may have wider ramifications for the Australian economy and small businesses in particular, a global investment bank has warned.

Sydney

John McGrath, founder of McGrath Estate Agents.

Worst is already over: McGrath

It may be tempting to get caught up in the doom and gloom surrounding real estate, but industry veteran John McGrath says recent buyers are in a better position than they realise.

Sydney

How will house prices change in 2019?

New forecasts from leading property experts have just been released, revealing how much housing prices will change over the course of the year.

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