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Nathan MawbyDevelopment reporter

Nathan Mawby is a real estate and housing development reporter who has been writing for the Herald Sun for more than 12 years.

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Melbourne

Stonnington Council officers inspect the demolition of a mansion, recently owned by the owner of builder LU Simon, at 16 St Georges Rd, Toorak.

Foreign buyers bend the rules to nab Aussie homes

Foreigners have found a way to bulldoze regulations and buy more than 1200 established Australian homes, despite hefty restrictions on them doing so.

Melbourne

The new Taylors Run estate has been approved in Fraser Rise for developer Blueways Group - for herald sun real estate

From farm to new estate in two weeks

A farm in Melbourne’s west is going from harvesting canola to cash, notching dozens of land sales from $287,500 up, two weeks after getting the green light for development as a 600-home estate.

Melbourne

7/08/20 Matt Condon is Ray White's chief Victorian Auctioneer who will be calling auctions from his home for the next 6 weeks as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns in the state. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Major agency keeps auctions off the streets

One of Melbourne’s biggest real estate groups isn’t sold now is the time to resume in-person auctions, and will instead look to sell more than 100 homes online only this week. Find out why.

Melbourne

440 Fourteen Mile Road, Garfield - for herald sun real estate

Midwest US-style barn on Melbourne fringe

No horsing around, you really can live in this American-style barn just outside Melbourne. That might just make it the only home around where you stay on top of the horse when you hit the hay.

Melbourne

Sarah Camilleri and Dylan Fichera have just bought their first home, an off-the-plan townhouse they hope to build and move into next year. The pair have been able to get $35,000 in government money and won't pay stamp duty, making their deposit go a long way. Picture: Mark Stewart

How to save the most when buying a home

Most Victorian homebuyers would be aware there’s a very handy $45,000 in government grants on offer today, but dig deeper and you can score up to $70,000 in savings and benefits. Find out how.

Melbourne

Supplied image of the Waldorf Grange 49 display home by Porter Davis in Doncaster for a display home story in HS Realestate/Home Living.

COVID-19 fears bringing families together

Melbourne families horrified at the mounting aged-care death toll are splashing hundreds of thousands of dollars to build new houses so elderly parents and grandparents can live with them.

Melbourne

Tardis art - 43 Isaac Lane, Lauriston - for Herald Sun realestate

Tardis house looks ‘like Dumbledore’s’

A magical regional Victorian home pieced together across time and space is wowing prospective buyers, but despite a Doctor Who name it looks “like Dumbledore’s place”. Step inside.

Melbourne

New residential construction home from brick with metal framing against a blue sky; real estate Australian generic suburban homes

Where new home sales have surged

A September surge in new home sales has for the first time shown the impact of HomeBuilder across the country. But there is worrying sign for its impact in two major markets.

Melbourne

Construction plan could cost mum and dad

A development industry push for the state government to back tenants-only development in Melbourne could save thousands of jobs. But some experts fear mum and dad investors will pay for it.

Lifestyle

Victoria's Top 50 Homes, Best 50 Homes art - for Herald Sun Realestate

Wacky feature that put home in top 50

Sick of staring at your internal walls? An eccentric North Melbourne conversion full of secret spaces might be the home for you. SEE VICTORIA’S TOP 50 AND HAVE YOUR SAY.

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