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Jayitri SmilesSenior Real Estate reporter

Jayitri Smiles is a senior real estate reporter for the Herald Sun. She covers Melbourne’s property market movement, residential sales results, major commercial dealings and housing policy. She also showcases the city’s most incredible dream homes and those owned by celebrities.

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Melbourne
36 Mcgregor St, Fairfield- for Herald Sun real estate

Silent start to spring selling season

A shocking number of auctions were held on the first weekend of September, which usually marks the start of the busiest selling season. See how many sales were reported and what happened.

Melbourne
UNLOCKING the equity in your home through refinancing could free up cash to renovate, invest or even splash out on a holiday. Property Mavens CEO Miriam Sandkuhler refinanced to purchase a Preston investment property, and has tips for others on how to do it. Picture: Lawrence Pinder

Property market goes private

The spring market could be dominated by private sales rather than the usual auction action — but the change in selling style is unlikely to stop vendors from listing, with “pent-up demand”.

Melbourne
12 Albert Street, Caulfield North - for Herald Sun realestate

How your suburb’s shaping up for spring

It’s usually Melbourne’s busiest time for home sales, but will this spring be able to bloom amid lockdown? Here’s how it’s looking, and find out the median house and unit price for every suburb.

Melbourne
Carpenter Troy Hill just bought a home in Kilsyth. As a sole trader he had to jump through a number of hurdles to get approval for a home loan. Picture: Mark Stewart

Young buyers face home loan pain

Budding property buyers who work in coronavirus affected industries are being heavily scrutinised by banks, adding an extra obstacle for first-timers tipped to drive the market’s recovery.

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Richmond v North Melbourne. MCG.  Luke McGuane cant believe his luck after giving away a free kick to Drew Petrie during the last qtr

Ex-Tiger before VCAT over missing $1000s

Former footballer Luke McGuane has landed before VCAT over claims he owes more than $10,000 in rent, but hasn’t filed any financial hardship requests. He sold his place for $1.65m last year.

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