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For sale Bellevue Hill entertainer - The Agency

53 Kambala Rd Bellevue Hill for sale by Ben Collier of The Agency is reminiscent of a grand estate in the English countryside.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Get to know Drew Davies, Director of Place Ascot

Place Ascot's Drew Davies ranks among the top 1% of agents in the country, selling over $120m of Brisbane property in the last year.

Victoria (Vic.)

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Flinders Village residence and shop for sale whole or as two separate parcels - Kay & Burton

The retail and residential row at 62-66 Cook Street Flinders for sale by Tom Barr Smith and Ruth Williams of Kay & Burton currently generates 4 income streams.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Sun-kissed family home Woollahra for sale - The Agency

The voluminous home at 27 Wallaroy Road Woollahra for sale by Ben Collier of The Agency is truly luxurious in both scale and design.

National

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Emerging Australian PropTech RESO announces three new board members

Emerging Australian PropTech RESO (Real Estate Sales Online) has announced the appointment of three new board members.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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RE/MAX makes upper Northshore home

RE/MAX Metro opens in the Upper Northshore suburb of Gordon next week (21st February) after owner Bryan Sun strategically positions his growing business in a prime market.

National

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REIA National Awards for Excellence 2022 finalists announced

Finalists of the 17th REIA National Awards for Excellence 2022 have been announced by Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).

National

The Economy

Gentle landing forecast for housing super cycle - HIA

“The volume of detached home building and renovations activity has been exceptionally strong for the past 18 months. This was initially driven by HomeBuilder and is now being supported by strong employment conditions, low interest rates and accelerated household formation,” stated HIA Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.

Victoria (Vic.)

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RE/MAX grows in Gippsland

RE/MAX Genesis opens in Metung next month (March), a second office for business owners Daniel and Monja Schoeman.

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

The Economy

Gap between Australia’s house and unit market hits record high - CoreLogic

The disparity between Australia’s house and unit values reached an all-time high in January of 28.3%, despite double-digit annual growth rates for both houses and units.

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https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/woodlink-warns-on-stamp-duty-costs-for-foreign-buyers/news-story/df0a55fb6d391be5bcea59141156efe4

Woodlink warns on stamp duty costs for foreign buyers

Chinese-backed developer Woodlink has warned that higher stamp duty costs were deterring foreign investors.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/kerry-stokes-flagship-property-holdings-saves-struggling-collingwood-project-20180416-h0yuvi

Kerry Stokes' Flagship Property Holdings saves struggling Collingwood project

Flagship Property Holdings refinanced developer Cranecorp's $35m Collingwood project the night before the site was due to be sold in a mortgagee auction.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-plans-ignore-problems-facing-residents-to-sell-city-to-the-world-20180409-p4z8jo.html

Sydney plans ignore problems facing residents

Sydney’s much-lauded new urban policies eschew critical analysis in favour of projecting an aestheticised image of a “global city”, masking the city’s real needs and possibilities.

The Sydney Morning Herald

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/10bn-makeover-for-brisbane-cbd/news-story/882082829b40fbcce92f8d3c92ee8db8

$10bn makeover for Brisbane CBD

Brisbane’s CBD will resemble one big building site in coming years as more than $10bn worth of new developments take shape in the CBD.

The Australian

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/daydream-renovation-cost-a-nightmare/news-story/7b9542aeab9bbd4642b3175c54551115

Daydream renovation cost a nightmare

The Shanghai-based owners of Queensland’s Daydream Island Resort and Spa have been forced to double the renovation costs of the resort to $100m, after damage caused by Cyclone Debbie last year.

The Australian

https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/how-co-working-companies-are-offering-work-perks-beyond-beanbags-and-beer/

How co-working companies are offering perks beyond beanbags and beer

Tashi Dorjee, co-founder of Sydney's TwoSpace, says his company will offer lunches cooked by an in-house chef, wine and whisky tasting sessions, cooking classes, and free access to gyms and pools.

Commercial Real Estate

https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/innovation/residential-2/social-enterprise-real-estate-agency-launches-in-sydney

Social enterprise real estate agency launches in Sydney

A real estate agency launched in Sydney last week aims to connect those in need of housing with investment property owners keen to be part of the affordability solution.

The Fifth Estate

http://www.afr.com/news/world/north-america/san-francisco-takes-highrise-seismic-gamble-building-new-skyscrapers-20180418-h0yx38

San Francisco takes high-rise seismic gamble building new skyscrapers

San Francisco lives with the certainty that the Big One will come. But the city is also building taller buildings clustered together because of its severe housing shortage.

The Australian Financial Review