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T NEVER fails to amaze me when journalists and writers openly admit their ignorance in an article. Yet early reviews of the were peppered with comments such as – “Why Burwood?” and “A bit of a left field choice”. Thankfully, the owners of the first new luxury boutique in the suburb are aware that Burwood has a median house price in excess of $2 million. It's also one of the major hubs of Sydney's Chinese community and the location of some of the grandest Victorian and Federation homes in the city, starting with the Appian Way where house prices exceeded $4 million before Sydney's recent property boom.

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