Virtual auction nets sellers extra $735k
A veteran agent in Sydney’s south has been getting frantic calls from shocked neighbours wanting to know why a humble brick house from the 1960s sold for a whopper.
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Relief offered for tenants and landlords
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Brutal lockdown reality for home buyers
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Every suburb’s home price growth revealed
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Boom regions with biggest home price rises
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