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It is the Marilyn Monroe story.

Just when you thought you knew all that there was to know about Marilyn Monroe, a whole lot of new information comes to light.

So I can definitely recommend Blonde if you want to catch a movie over the weekend on Netflix.

Let's head around Australia and have a look at our weather on this Friday morning and grab the raincoat if you're heading out the door today from Sydney, expecting showers and a high of 21 degrees.

In Melbourne, should be mainly dry, partly cloudy, but a high of 19 degrees.

Brisbane, mostly sunny with blue skies, 27.

And in Perth today, also sunshine and 29 degrees on your Friday morning.

And this morning we're going to be talking about Newcastle, Hunter, the Port Macquarie and Lake Macquarie regions, which is located just 1.5km

five hours north of Sydney and contains some really beautiful spots where you can find an idyllic lifestyle for less than half the price of Sydney.

Now, you might have heard of places like Meriwether Beach or the holiday enclaves of Salamander Bay and Fingal Bay.

And then there's the luscious acreages and the stunning wine country around Poe Colborne.

Now, many people have fled the cities and are now enjoying an enviable lifestyle in these areas.

And to find out more on what's happening with this real estate, I am joined this morning by Kevin Mason, in for Rich Harvey, Principal Buyer's Advocate from propertybuyer.com.au.

And a very good morning to you, Kevin, and welcome to The Real Estate Breakfast.

All right, so as I mentioned at the top, we've got some fantastic locations, properties like in Newcastle and the Hunter region.

So perhaps for the listeners this morning, tell us some of the key attraction for buyers looking to buy in these regions.

Yeah, okay.

And what type of property, let's say around 750k and you're wanting to buy in Newcastle and then maybe have a look at the 1.2 million as well.

What can you buy for those two price points?