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Aidan DevineReal estate editor

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

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Abandoned Sydney scenes around the CBD during our second lockdown. China Town Haymarket .picture John Grainger

City region pandemic hit hardest

Mass shop and restaurant closures have created a vacancy problem in one major Sydney area, with one in four properties now sitting empty.

Property

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. DECEMBER 10, 2021.ÃPLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING.Pictured in Manly today is Alison Walker and partner Davis Thompson and their 8 month old son Harry. They recently sold their Manly home and were surprised to get over $3m. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Revealed: prices home buyers will have to pay in five years

Sydney home buyers will have to pay very different prices for properties in five years time, new research shows. Check out how much homes in your area will be worth.

NSW

14-16 Strathfield Avenue, Strathfield, NSW real estate.

Strathfield house smashes records in cooling market

Inner west suburb Strathfield has a new record house price after a competitive auction where a dozen registered bidders pushed the price nearly $1m over reserve.

NSW

11.12.21 WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL. MUST NOT USE BEFORE CLEARING WITH PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN. Auction at 7/19 Fontenoy Rd, Macquarie Park. Auctioneer Alex Patter sells the property for $1.96M. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

New buyer fear governs auctions

The fear of missing out defined the mood of buyers at auctions earlier this year, but it’s been replaced by a new fear that’s driving buyers to different types of properties.

Property

Auction frenzy serves up mixed results

A rush to sell before Xmas has driven a frenzy of auction sales across Sydney, but the cooling market delivered surprises for both sellers and buyers this weekend.

West

229 Beames Avenue, Mount Druitt, NSW real estate.

Why Mt Druitt home sold for shock $2m

A seller in Western Sydney’s so-called Struggle Street “couldn’t believe her eyes” when her dated house across the road from the train line sold for five times what she paid.

Property

WEEKEND TELEGRAPHS SPECIAL DECEMBER 3, 2021. PLEASE CONTACT WEEKEND PIC EDITOR JEFF DARMANIN BEFORE PUBLISHING. Zaheer Jappie and Michelle Saunders with their children Laila Jappie, 2, Yaqub Jappie, 6, and Kinza Jappie, 9, outside their new home in Ruse that they will soon move into. The family will rent and eventually own the home a concept helping people get on the property ladder sooner. Picture: Jonathan Ng

New model let’s you own home you rent without deposit

Home seekers will be able to rent their way to the Aussie dream with a new scheme designed to get aspiring buyers a home sooner, without a deposit. Here’s how it works:

NSW

16 Bridge Street, Erskineville, NSW real estate.

Hoarder house not for faint hearted

A Sydney hoarder home on the verge of collapsing became an unlikely battleground at auction after 16 bidders registered and buyers began throwing out seemingly crazy bids.

Sydney

Decisive factor behind big sales at auction

Sydney has continued its transition from an extreme seller’s market to a more balanced one, but one type of property is continuing to net sellers huge results.

Property

The Sunday Telegraph. 20th November 2021.Auctioneer Michael Garofolo brings down the gavel on 3, Gregory Street, Ermington, which was on the market for the first time in 70 years.Pictures by Julian Andrews.

Auctions deliver surprises as real estate market cools

There were surprises at Sydney auctions for both sellers wanting a massive payday and buyers seeking a bargain. See the latest results from the weekend.

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