
COVID restrictions such as no open homes and online auctions have certainly not hurt house price growth in recent times.
Yet the news that in NSW at least that open homes are back, along with on-site auctions is expected to ramp up even further interest in the hot property market.
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Meanwhile it seems it pays to put off making a decision - like selling a home - as the sale of a NSW South Coast home this week showed.
The latest sky-high price comes as coastal Illawarra and south coast properties continue to beat records.

The Black Chapel estate in Wollongong's northern suburbs has a price guide of $4 million.

The current owner's grandparents bought the property in 1911, and original photos of the home at the time show how much the Maryville area has changed.
And new research has revealed the regional markets where house values have grown the fastest since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with one region clocking a 50 per cent price increase.
The decision was announced after some buyers at one Canberra new development had their sales contracts cancelled.

Jen Melocco
Jen Melocco is the National Property News Director at ACM. One of Australian property media's leading names, she leads property coverage and strategy nationally for ACM & REV, bringing a new approach to one of the most topical areas of property in Australia today - regional real estate. Previously she lead the editorial team for two of Australia's most read property magazines for Domain, and published within premier Nine media brands The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Jen Melocco is the National Property News Director at ACM. One of Australian property media's leading names, she leads property coverage and strategy nationally for ACM & REV, bringing a new approach to one of the most topical areas of property in Australia today - regional real estate. Previously she lead the editorial team for two of Australia's most read property magazines for Domain, and published within premier Nine media brands The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.