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As new contemporary home with sought after Paddington address - Place

The tri-level home delivers multiple areas to relax, work and entertain, in a highly desirable location. For sale by Sacha Hennessy of Place West.

International

The Economy

Knight Frank releases Global House Price Index for Q1

Knight Frank have released their latest Global House Price Index for Q1 2021, analysing the residential market across the globe. Over the most recent 6 month period, Australian house prices have grown by 8.7%, constituting the fourth fastest rate of growth globally

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REIA announces the winners of its National Awards for Excellence 2021

The winners of the 2021 REIA National Awards for Excellence presented by realestate.com.au have been announced by the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).

National Northern Territory (NT)Darwin

People

REIA Presidents award goes to the territory

Northern Territory real estate stalwart, Mr Tony Pickering, has won the prestigious REIA Presidents Award at last night’s REIA National Awards for Excellence.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Sales activity more than doubles in 10 Perth suburbs as first home buyer activity ramps up 105 per cent - REIWA

reiwa.com settled sales data for the March 2021 quarter has revealed that 10 Perth suburbs have more than doubled their sales volumes when compared to the March 2020 quarter.

New South Wales (NSW)

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Casuarina beach house close to Salt Village - REAL Specialists

Enjoy as is or update cosmetically to maximise its full potential. For sale by Shaun Cardillo of REAL Specialists.

Western Australia (WA)

Tourism zoned Christmas Island land for sale from $150,000 by The Agency

Christmas Island land for sale in an established survey-strata development called 'Captain's Island Retreat' by marketing agent Nigel Peters of The Agency.

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The Economy

House prices increase at the highest quarterly rate in a decade - REIA

The weighted average capital city median price for both houses and other dwellings has increased at the highest rate in a decade, the latest Real Estate Institute of Australia’s Real Estate Market Facts report has found.

New South Wales (NSW)

Politics

REINSW call for a dedicated NSW Property Services Commissioner

For the past 10 years, REINSW has relentlessly lobbied Government to remove the real estate Industry from NSW Fair Trading and establish a dedicated Property Services Commissioner.

New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

Substantial Kingscliff residence on premier beachfront street for sale with dual living option - REAL Specialists

This substantial beachside home caters to comfort, climate, lifestyle and privacy across 2 luxury levels. For sale by Mason Garten of REAL Specialists.

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News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wealth/is-mcgrath-a-real-estate-casualty-or-an-asx-accident/news-story/1c591cc0cf642a51bfae3958373035aa

Is McGrath a real estate casualty or an ASX accident?

Is the remarkable decline of John McGrath’s property empire about the sharemarket or the real estate market?

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/nrma-expands-its-caravan-park-portfolio/news-story/d0e29ae2655183228e4b1a80c51184b0

NRMA expands its caravan park portfolio

NRMA has further bulked up its $500m-plus portfolio by snapping up caravan parks and tent sites on the central Queensland coast and the NSW central west.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/commercial/development/thirty-per-cent-discounts-development-site-values-set-to-tumble-20171107-gzgbyj

Thirty per cent discounts: Development site values set to tumble

Metropolitan development sites values, which have surged in recent years on a wave of Chinese money, are showing the first signs of correcting. Developer Nicholas Smedley secured two sites at discounts of 30% after vendors rejected his original off-market offers.

The Australian Financial Review

http://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2017/11/08/banks-property-boom-mortgage-lending/

How the property boom has pulled the banks into housing market risk

The increasing dependence of Australian banks on the property boom could be putting both the banking system and the wider economy at risk.

The New Daily

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/rate-rise-biggest-risk-to-housing-markets/news-story/6cb4b1315534536aa3694379becfa305

Rate rise ‘biggest risk’ to housing markets’

A spike in interest rates is the biggest risk to housing markets, say Brian White of the Ray White Group and Century 21 chairman Charles Tarbey.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/commercial/development/singaporean-rivals-bury-dispute-in-1-billion-melbourne-apartment-projects-20171106-gzg7x1

Singaporean rivals bury dispute in $1bn Melbourne apartment projects

Rival Singaporean property powerhouses have buried a long-running legal dispute over neighbouring projects in Melbourne, agreeing to put both properties on the market as a combined development opportunity.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/pros-and-cons-of-new-surveillance-technology-20171107-gzglif

The latest property surveillance technology has pros and cons

Electronic surveillance and security is a hot topic in strata, partly because the steps we take to make ourselves more secure may mean we are more likely to be living cheek-by-jowl with the naughty and nefarious.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/13/where-the-small-town-american-dream-lives-on?mbid=nl_Weekly%20110617&CNDID=22176954&spMailingID=12299815&spUserID=MTMzMTc5ODE5ODU5S0&spJobID=1280558355&spReportId=MTI4MDU1ODM1NQS2

Where the small-town American dream lives on

As America’s rural communities stagnate, what can we learn from one that hasn’t?

The New Yorker