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Pandemic sees house prices climb 82 per cent in Tumbarumba, New South Wales, forcing some residents to leave

City buyers looking to invest or make a tree change are driving a near doubling of house prices in a small country New South Wales town, and some residents saying they are being forced out.

Three years ago, real estate agent Mellisa Meli said homes she listed for sale in Tumbarumba, in the New South Wales' Snowy Valleys, could easily take 365 days to sell.

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