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Hyde Park view apartment in Sydney’s acclaimed King & Phillip for sale - The Agency

1202/148-160 King Street Sydney for sale by Brad Gillespie of The Agency delivers uninterrupted views of St James Church and St Mary's Cathedral.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

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Historic bluestone terrace for sale in the heart of Port Melbourne - Kay & Burton

419 Bay Street Port Melbourne for sale by Eleisha Doherty and Tommy McIntosh of Kay & Burton Bayside has been transformed by award winners Technē Architecture and Interior Design.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Donovan Hill renovated Fortitude Valley Queenslander for sale - Place

The gracious Queenslander at 191 Arthur Street for sale by Heath Williams and Andrew Cumming of Place New Farm is positioned on a large allotment with city views.

New South Wales (NSW)

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‘Endcliffe’ Bulimba house for sale - Place

Brisbane Queenslander at 101 Henderson Street Bulimba for sale by Sarah Hackett of Place New Farm, close to Oxford Street and Hawthorne Road amenities.

Queensland (Qld)Sunshine Coast

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Queensland Sunshine Coast hinterland for sale - The Agency

Private Queenslander at 23 Topview Drive Mons for sale with price expectations over $1.85Million by Dan Smith of The Agency offers spacious living among natural environs.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

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Classic St Kilda Road apartment sold by Kay & Burton

Apartment 1403/469 St Kilda Road sold by Eleisha Doherty and Tommy McIntosh of Kay & Burton was popular with buyers seeking secure low maintenance living.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Perth’s 10 bargain suburbs under $375,000 less than 30km from the CBD says REIWA

Camillo, Gosnells and Middle Swan are the most affordable suburbs to buy a house in less than 30 kilometres from the Perth CBD. REIWA President Damian Collins said even though Perth had recorded strong price growth over the last 12 months, our city is still very affordable.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

Industry Titan Returns to RE/MAX

Henry Wong, a dominant force in the Brisbane real estate for more than a decade, re-joined the RE/MAX network on April 19th after less than two years absence.

Western Australia (WA)

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South West WA 60 ha treechange home site for sale by The Agency

The scenic acreage at 85 Press Road Glenlynn for sale by Nigel Peters of The Agency offers a tranquil escape from city life with income potential.

National

The Economy

REIA says big picture needed to keep The Great Australian Dream alive for all Australians - Election 2022

In the lead up to the 2022 Federal Election, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) is calling on governments to create big picture structural changes to enable supply and properly deal with the decreasing housing affordability says REIA President Hayden Groves.

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News Roundup

https://www.afr.com/real-estate/cbus-property-sells-penthouse-at-the-langston-in-epping-for-275-million-20180530-h10qba

Cbus Property sells penthouse at The Langston in Epping for $2.75 million

Cbus Property has sold a two-storey penthouse at its Epping apartment project The Langston to a local buyer for $2.75 million, setting a new record for the north Sydney suburb of nearly $17,000 a square metre.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/hundreds-of-properties-have-land-15-metres-beneath-them-acquired-for-tollway-20180530-p4zigm.html

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/chinese-foreign-buyer-boom-over-ubs-20180529-h10o07

Chinese foreign buyer boom over: UBS

The large numbers of residential foreign buyers from the boom of 2012-17 are unlikely to be repeated, a UBS report says.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.afr.com/brand/chanticleer/royal-commission-spreads-housing-fears-20180529-h10pat

Royal commission spreads housing fears

As the royal commission ground through another day of worthy but unspectacular revelations about small business lending, the broader impacts of the commission's work are setting off some rather shrill – and perhaps overly pessimistic – alarms in federal politics, the property industry, and the consumer sector.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/power-to-the-strata-the-push-to-ban-airbnb-in-apartment-blocks-20180529-p4zi8a.html

Power to the strata: The push to ban Airbnb in apartment blocks

Airbnb should be banned within apartment blocks unless strata committees or owners corporations vote to allow the home-sharing service in the building, Liberal MP John Sidoti says.

Sydney Morning Herald

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/council-to-stop-developers-building-on-privately-owned-sporting-land-20180529-p4zi93.html

Council to stop developers building on privately owned sporting land

Brisbane City Council has backtracked on its controversial plan to allow aged care and retirement developers to build on sport and recreation zones.

Brisbane Times

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/subiaco-institution-the-witch-s-cauldron-to-go-under-the-hammer-20180529-p4zi9c.html

Subiaco institution The Witch's Cauldron to go under the hammer

The iconic Witch's Cauldron Restaurant building will go under the hammer on June 28. Real Estate firm Caporn Young listed the Rokeby Road building on its site on Tuesday, and Caporn Young commercial sales and leasing associate director Phil Hayes said it was a "truly" unique building, much bigger than other restaurants in the area.

WA Today

https://www.afr.com/real-estate/blackstone-makes-31-billion-offer-to-take-over-investa-office-fund-20180527-h10m2x

Blackstone makes $3.1 billion offer to take over Investa Office Fund

Deep-pocketed US fund manager Blackstone has made an emphatic vote of confidence in Australian commercial real estate with a $3.1 billion bid to buy out Investa Office Fund, giving it a platform to make further inroads into the local market.

The Australian Financial Review