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Real Estate must be safe-guarded in these chaotic times

To support Victoria and South Australia's economies, real estate must be seen as an essential service says both REIV president Leah Calnan and REISA Interim general manager Andrew Shields

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The Economy

From Bali holiday to red-eye dash to meet isolation curfew

Sharon Bennie of Specialist Property Recruitment has learnt the hard way that much can change overnight.

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The Economy

Tenants and stakeholders get clear message from REIA president

REIA president Adrian Kelly shoots from the hip as he addresses all stakeholders regarding tenants and their rent payments

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The Economy

Navigating rental arrangements under a pandemic

Property managers are the negotiators of this time, ensuring all parties arrive at mutually agreeable terms to ensure everyone has a roof over their head.

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The Economy

Team retention and protecting jobs are The Agency's goals

Reduced work hours and workloads implemented by The Agency, during the Coronavirus pandemic, have been supported by its staff, said Managing Director Paul Niardone.

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The Economy

Workers to be kept on the payroll keeps economy ticking over

Recipients of wage subsidies will be able to keep paying their bills, including rent, according to REIA president Adrian Kelly

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The Economy

Auction clearance rate at 51.4 per cent nationally

It was the first Saturday where real estate agents worked hard to adapt to the new regulations set by the Government of no open homes or on-site auctions.

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The Economy

John McGrath – How real estate operates through COVID-19

Good old fashioned one-on-one buyer appointments are a very effective way of selling property.

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The Economy

REIA said Prime Minister is ignoring agent in tenancy agreement

The Prime Minister wants tenants and landlords to talk and agree, but the REIA says the main component of that relationship is the real estate agent and they need an income.

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Ray White launch new private auction platform with great success

Ray White Group today successfully launched its innovative new private auction platform as bidders flocked to the virtual world to bid and buy in the ‘new normal’ way.

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https://www.domain.com.au/news/affordable-housing-scheme-which-drew-scott-morrison-to-london-is-already-in-place-in-australia-20170130-gu1vnx/

Affordable housing scheme which drew Scott Morrison to London already in place in Australia

London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a major effort to create more affordable homes that includes 'inclusionary zoning' in developments, much likes governments already have in the ACT, South Australia, and Western Australia.

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http://www.brokernews.com.au/news/breaking-news/china-injects-1-billion-of-suspicious-funds-into-australian-property-230418.aspx

China injects $1 billion of “suspicious” funds into Australian property

In 2015-16, The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre was notified that around $1 billion in suspicious funds related to property transactions were transferred between China and Australia.

Broker News

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/who-is-nsws-new-planning-minister-anthony-roberts-20170129-gu14a9?et_cid=29063588&et_rid=1925785124&Channel=Email&EmailTypeCode=&LinkName=http%3A//www.afr.com/real-estate/who-is-nsws-new-planning-minister-anthony-roberts-20170129-gu14a9&Email_name=MW5-01-30&Day_Sent=30012017

Who is NSW's new Planning Minister Anthony Roberts?

New NSW planning minister Anthony Roberts opposed council mergers in his maiden parliamentary speech, and said he would work across government to make housing more affordable.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.domain.com.au/news/tenants-desperate-to-buy-but-prices-and-rents-rising-faster-than-incomes-data-shows-20170127-gtzu2m/

Tenants ‘desperate to buy’ but prices and rents rising faster than incomes, data shows

Sydney house prices have grown at twice the rate of incomes over the past 20 years, leaving today’s first home buyers in a near-impossible situation, experts say.

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http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/shining-the-light-on-another-australian-first-at-b

Shining the light on another Australian first at Brisbane’s Kangaroo Point

Brisbane architecture firm, Bureau Proberts, is recruiting a new lighting concept and a multi-layered garden facade for its next apartment project at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane.

Architecture & Design

http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2017/01/calls-slash-immigration-housing-affordability/

More calls to slash immigration for housing affordability

Macrobusiness has never argued that excessive immigration is the sole cause of Australia’s unaffordable housing, but says it is hard to deny that it is a significant factor.

Macrobusiness

http://www.afr.com/markets/trumponomics-wall-street-or-academic-economists-will-be-wrong-20170127-gu0goy

Trumponomics: Wall Street or academic economists will be wrong

Justin Wolfers, an Australian economics professor at the University of Michigan, says there is an "absurd level of optimism in the markets" about the new President.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/more-real-estate-agents-fewer-houses-spells-trouble/news-story/b7c032cff19090b05e1f5ad815eac3e2

More real estate agents, fewer houses spells trouble

Despite rising property prices and packed auctions, agents are operating on fine margins and tight supply, which points to a looming shake-out of the industry.

The Australian