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Samantha LandyCommercial partnerships editor

As the commercial partnerships editor for Victoria, Sam works with News Corp Australia’s commercial partners to achieve earned editorial coverage in the metro mastheads, with a focus on the Herald Sun. She was previously the Herald Sun’s real estate editor, having joined News Corp Australia’s Victorian real estate team in 2015. She started at News Corp in 2011 as an editorial assistant, going on to complete a year-long trainee journalism course across five publications, including the Geelong Advertiser and Weekly Times, and then becoming a general news reporter at the Herald Sun.

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50 Mandeville Street, Hopetoun - for Herald Sun realestate

Dirt-cheap price guide for ‘graffiti theme’ house

Vandals have had a great time inside this bargain country pad — but it’s still attracting plenty with its price.

35 Wildcoast Road, Portsea - for Herald Sun realestate

Private Portsea ‘holiday resort’ has incredible perch

A family is parting ways with the private Portsea “holiday resort” they completed just two years ago, packing a pool, spa, tennis court — and stretching views from Sorrento to the horizon.

80 Kingsford Drive, Point Cook - for Herald Sun realestate

Pandemic drives first-home buyer boom

Being “cooped up with housemates or parents” and having little to spend on amid lockdown has pushed more young Victorians to become homeowners — and these are the ‘burbs they’re targeting.

39 Irving Road, Toorak - for Herald Sun realestate

Inside Toorak’s most luxe multimillion-dollar buys

Forget the “three ds” of death, divorce, downsizing. A top buyer’s advocate says a new one — “Dan” — is driving the busiest Toorak market he’s seen in years, with listings priced up to $39m.

19 Allenby Avenue, Glen Iris, with Dale Thomas inset - for Herald Sun realestate

Dale Thomas selling his private ‘resort’

Having plenty of time to think during a stint on a reality show led to Dale Thomas listing the Glen Iris house he transformed, including a luxury touch people would “probably laugh” at him for.

Red For Rent Real Estate Sign in Front House. Picture: iStock - for Herald Sun realestate

Tenants expose shoddy rental conditions

Cracks, mould, shoddy electrical work, mushrooms growing out of window sills — these are some of the defects renters are living with as Victoria waits for the introduction of minimum standards.

The Emerald Hotel, Clarendon Street, South Melbourne - for Herald Sun realestate

Beloved racing pub gallops onto market

The site of a South Melbourne pub where Michelle Payne celebrated her Melbourne Cup win and a major VFL coup took place has hit the market for the first time in half a century.

Mitch and Maria McKay enjoy their view from their new apartment in Moonee Ponds. Hundreds of Melburnians have settled for the highlife during this year's COVID-19 chaos, moving into homes during lockdowns and starting a new mortgage as thousands of people lost their job. But where they've proceded they have had a powerful impact on the economy, helping to maintain jobs and inject hundreds of thousands of dollars into an otherwise struggling economy. Among those who have collected the keys to a new home in the sky are Maria and Mitch The pair bought a penthouse in the upper levels of the tallest tower north of Melbourne's CBD. And they've grabbed a front row seat to watch the city recover and thrive again with a rare vantage that takes in the full width of the CBD's skyline from Spring Street in the east to Docklands in the west. Picture: Tony Gough

Federal government urged to step up on social housing

Australia’s peak homelessness body has called on the federal government to step up and “turbocharge” Victoria’s record $5.3bn investment in social housing that will build homes and boost jobs.

1/6 Proctor Crescent, Keilor Downs - for Herald Sun realestate

Major bank backflips on housing forecast

A big four bank has conceded its prediction just a few months ago of a 15 per cent hit to Melbourne house prices was “too pessimistic”, now tipping a turnaround to a positive 2021 instead.

29 Closter Avenue, Nunawading - for Herald Sun realestate

Should you sell now or wait until 2021?

The Melbourne market has jolted awake post-lockdown, but listings remain low as demand builds and budding sellers toss up whether to pull the trigger. When should you make the move?

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