Aisha Dow
Aisha Dow is an investigative journalist with The Age. A Walkley award winner, she previously worked as health editor and co-authored a book about the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
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‘I hope she haunts that house’: Agents face trespass allegations over deceased estates
“My mum would have hated people being in her house without my permission,” wrote one of the home’s distressed owners.
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End of ‘price withheld’: Secret house prices to be banned
It’s not unusual for recently sold properties to be listed without a price, handicapping buyers trying to gauge trends in their neighbourhood.
- Aisha Dow and Daniella White
‘Everything is dark’: How a fake job cost a young graduate $23,000
On the eve of the rollout of new scam laws, scammers are finding new ways to hit Australians. Consumer and industry groups are warning delays and gaps will allow mass fraud to persist.
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Auction rules battle looms after agents withdraw support for landmark change
The government’s plan to require the disclosure of reserve now faces stiff opposition from the peak body for real estate agents.
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Top real estate agent reported to regulator over alleged secret property flips
The agent paid compensation to the former owners of the properties.
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Melbourne’s Jewish school children face the unfathomable after Bondi bloodshed
Victoria Police deployed extra officers to Jewish schools and synagogues, and organisers abruptly ended Hanukkah events on Sunday night as the city reeled from the mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
- Cassandra Morgan, Aisha Dow and Nicole Precel
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‘I’ve had people in my office crying’: The three ways underquoting stings sellers
The revelations come at a critical point in the debate about how to tackle underquoting in Australia’s two largest cities.
- Lucy Macken and Aisha Dow
‘Playing games’: Landmark auction overhaul faces industry backlash
But consumer groups and industry agitators say the only people disadvantaged by the reform are those agents currently “playing games” by providing misleading price guides.
- Aisha Dow, Elizabeth Redman and Rachel Eddie
The simple, seven-day change that could stop Melbourne real estate agents from underquoting forever
The state government is set to introduce a new rule that will change everything about how houses are sold.
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‘Massive reform’: New laws will lock in pre-auction honesty
Real estate agents will be legally required to advertise a property’s reserve price at least a week before an auction or private sale deadline.
- Aisha Dow