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Woolbank welcomed as a RE/MAX owner

Experienced Gold Coast agent Danny Woolbank will begin a new role within the region from May 1, launching his own RE/MAX agency at Broadbeach.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Little Bay glass house by the green

Adjoining a golf course by the sea, this sleek glass-walled home in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs takes in stunning ocean and headland vistas. For sale by Mark Meyer and Isabel Milenovic of LJ Hooker Double Bay.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Collingwood

Featured Property

From button factory to landmark residence

Situated in the heart of Collingwood, this spacious industrial-style home is full of light and character. For sale by Arch Staver and David Sanguinedo of Nelson Alexander Fitzroy.

National

Design

Sail away with these 11 jetty homes

Private beaches, fully equipped boathouses, waterfront entertaining spaces and first class marine facilities. Take a peek at some of Australia’s best jetty homes as seen on Luxury List.

Victoria (Vic.)

The Economy

REIV launches Residential Market Index

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria has unveiled a new tool to measure property price trends.

Queensland (Qld)

Construction

Pimpama residential development site available through Ray White Special Projects

A residential development site in the northern Gold Coast growth corridor is for sale through Ray White Special Projects.

Western Australia (WA)

People

REIWA ramps up regional training

Real Estate Institute of Western Australia Training has reinforced its commitment to its regional members so far in 2019.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton

Featured Property

Classically elegant Golden Mile Luxury

Surrounded by terraces and Jack Merlo landscaped gardens, this sophisticated, brand new apartment is located just metres from Brighton Beach. For sale by Ian Jackson and Cassie Sellman of Kay & Burton Bayside Brighton.

National

The Economy

Auction clearance rates rise by 6.6 percentage points over March quarter - CoreLogic

Around half of all homes up for auction across Australia’s capital cities sold during the first quarter of 2019, according to CoreLogic's Quarterly Auction Market Review.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Get to know Michael Lang, Director at Castran Gilbert

Michael Lang lives by the motto “list and last” - that is, if you can keep listing properties, you’ll go the distance in the industry - a philosophy that has helped him build his career in real estate since he was 18 years old.

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News Roundup

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/shares/what-keeps-former-nab-boss-and-bhp-chairman-don-argus-up-at-night-20160420-goayvr

What keeps Don Argus up at night?

The former NAB boss and BHP chairman says, interest-only home loans "scare the hell out of me."

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/banks-control-property-markets-future-harry-triguboff/news-story/40be86f54c0b0b869635d8dcaf0c5d86

Banks control property market’s future: Harry Triguboff

Banks tightening lending standards and trimming exposure to inner-city apartment buyers could crimp price growth and the potential for new projects to get off the ground, according to developer Harry Triguboff.

The Australian

http://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/news/sydney-rentals-to-remain-hard-to-come-by-216267.aspx

Sydney Rentals To Remain Hard To Come By

Sydney’s vacancy rate remained at steady at 1.7% during April, meaning it has remained unchanged for three straight months, according to the REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey.

Your Investment Property Magazine

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/aia-president-ken-maher-condoles-death-of-internat

Australians salute deceased Parliament House architect Romaldo Giurgola

Tributes are flooding in for Canberra’s Parliament House architect Dr Romaldo Giurgola AO who has passed away.

Architecture & Design

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/new-tax-could-slow-down-sales-at-upper-end-of-the-market-20160518-goxqzl

New tax could slow down sales at upper end of the market

A new withholding tax and compliance regime that kick in for property sales above $2 million from July 1 could slow down the prestige residential market, a leading accountancy and advisory firm has warned.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/architecture-s-economic-contribution-undervalued-b?mid=eb029d4170&utm_source=Cirrus%20Media%20Newsletters&utm_campaign=9b5fde79a4-Architecture%20and%20Design%20Newsletter%20-%20201&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe913f1856-9b5fde79a4-60578053

Architecture’s economic contribution undervalued by $1 billion per year: UTS report

A recent research report prepared by the University of Technology Sydney for the NSW Architects Registration Board suggests the value of architectural services to the economy is structurally underreported by around $1 billion per year.

Architecture and Design

http://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/9789-report-identifies-big-gap-in-mortgage-distribtuion

Report identifies gap in mortgage distribution

In three years, brokers will have a very strong role in the mortgage market, but nearly half of all mortgage customers may be ‘digital warriors’, who are happy to do a lot of the work themselves through digital platforms.

Mortgage Business

http://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/news/15303-property-market-a-warzone

Property market a ‘war zone’

Australian property is in a “strange place right now” with a few battles on the horizon, says Charles Tarbey, CEO of Century 21.

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