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Go to auction or sell via private treaty?
EVERY year, property markets in capital cities start to heat up again after the Australia Day weekend and sellers will be greeted with a difficult decision: sell at auction or private treaty.
Couple’s new car stolen in 13 hours
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Gen Y planning post-Aus Day sickies
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Auction tactics proven to work
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Elusive mark when homes become positively geared
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Smaller deposits deliver bigger rewards
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Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/tim-mcintyre/page/25