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New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Italian villa inspired Woollahra for sale - The Agency

This architectural tri-level Woollahra home for sale by Ben Collier of The Agency, was over 20 years in the making.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Paddington terrace sold by The Agency for $8.35m prior to auction

The three-level Elizabeth Street terrace sold by Ben Collier of The Agency, features a stunning Pohio Adams transformation.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Hamilton Hill development site for sale with Brisbane city views – Place Ascot

This 1,690sqm (approx.) property with significant Hamilton home for sale by Drew Davies and Patrick McKinnon of Place Ascot, offers potential to divide and build new (STCA).

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Entire floor Brisbane City apartment for sale - Place Ascot

One of only 10, The Hudson apartment for sale by Drew Davies and Olivia Charlton of Place Ascot, offers 270-degree views of the Brisbane River, city and Story Bridge.

New South Wales (NSW)

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Suburb and street record for brand new Bundanoon home sold by The Agency

The 5-bedroom Southern Highlands home sold by Ben Olofsen and Cameron McKillop of The Agency, delivers luxurious country living.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Speculators show interest in office space for residential conversions - Colliers

Inner city office suites are in high demand, with strategic buyers looking to undertake possible residential transformations.

National

RESO set to expand as eastern Australia opens up

RESO expansion sees two key appointments with Sean Scoffield and Jon Baker joining the firm.

Queensland (Qld)

The Economy

$350k homes in Bundaberg earn $400 per week in rent says LJ Hooker Bundaberg

Emily Gordon, Business Development Manager for LJ Hooker Bundaberg, said they listed 75 new rental homes during three months from July 1 to September 30 – well above their target of 45.

National

The Economy

CPI edging towards RBA target

ABS figures released today show that the All Groups CPI, increased by 0.8 per cent in the September quarter and by 3.0 per cent for the year.

National

The Economy

Cost of blocks of land rise twice as fast as building materials - HIA

“The cost of residential land has risen more than twice as fast as the cost of building materials over the past year,” said HIA Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.

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News Roundup

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/10000-property-buyers-caught-in-deposit-power-collapse-20180306-h0x460

10,000 property buyers caught in Deposit Power collapse

Deposit Power, which provided interim finance to property buyers, has collapsed potentially leaving an estimated 10,000 residential, commercial and property investors in the lurch about the fate of nearly $300 million worth of deposits.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/pop-up-shipping-container-hotel-opens-on-sydneys-cockatoo-island/

Pop-up shipping container hotel opens in Sydney's Cockatoo Island

With glass bi-fold doors, matte tapware, timber deck, and water views, the pop-up hotel - called Contained - feels very much like a trophy home, only smaller, say creators Anatoly Mezhov and Irene Polo.

Commercial Real Estate

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/sydney-vendors-fail-to-recognise-property-slowdown-20180306-h0x2d3

Sydney vendors fail to recognise property slowdown

Discounts are rising and times on market are growing as Sydney vendors fail to check their hopes with the reality of a slowing market.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11997-nab-develops-mortgage-for-world-first-co-ownership-platform

NAB develops mortgage for ‘world-first’ co-ownership platform

NAB has developed a new mortgage product in partnership with a co-ownership platform.

Mortgage Business

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/higher-ed-daily-brief/new-student-precinct-for-melbourne/news-story/53233c613159beb186dd934d1e797650

New student precinct for Melbourne

The University of Melbourne has chosen Lyons Architecture to design a showy new student precinct.

The Australian

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/investor-lending-could-pick-up-corelogic-says/news-story/e73eae3cee5820431bc34817c33c9efc

Investor lending could pick up, CoreLogic says

Mortgage lending is growing at a historically slow pace but loans to investors could pick up in coming months as banks have now complied with the regulator’s limits on new loans, according to CoreLogic.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/news/world/central-america/hotel-wins-fight-to-have-trumps-name-removed-in-panama-20180305-h0x1sw

Hotel wins fight to have Trump's name removed in Panama

Now that Orestes Fintiklis, the majority owner of Donald Trump's only hotel in Latin America, has taken over the hotel's administration, he hopes to take down the Trump name, becoming the fourth Trump-branded hotel to lose the name since the 2016 election.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/housing-supply-nimbys-preventing-needed-mediumdensity-housing-grattan-says-20180302-h0wxnn

Housing supply: NIMBYs preventing needed medium-density housing, Grattan

Authorities will have to overcome NIMBY opposition to medium-density development if it the country wants to supply enough affordable housing and avoid severe inequality.

The Australian Financial Review