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Long term family held residential development site in Arana Hills

This 1.8 hectare development site for sale offers flexibility for a range of different residential development outcomes. For sale by Tony Williams and Mark Creevey of Ray White Special Projects Qld.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Sunshine Coast

People

Get to know Mark Cheney of RE/MAX Living

Mark Cheney of RE/MAX Living speaks to WILLIAMS MEDIA about how he got into real estate, and his advice for people starting out in the industry.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

Featured Property

Poolside charm straight out of the Hamptons

This Dalkeith, WA home offers a premium family lifestyle with resort style features, including an impressive entertaining cabana. For sale by Vivien Yap of Ray White | Claremont.

National

The Economy

Industry expert warns ‘caveat emptor’ against leasehold property

Chris Gray, buyer’s agent and host of Sky News Real Estate warns leasehold property purchases are too risky.

National

The Economy

Predicted suburbs to watch in the second half of 2018

Leaders of the industry talk about suburbs to look at in the second half of 2018 in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Darwin.

National

People

Sell for success under 30

Dion Markovics, sales executive at Raine and Horne Double Bay and Madi Roche from Ray White East Brisbane are two real estate industry success stories under the age of 30.

South Australia (SA)Adelaide

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Lothlorien: enchanting Adelaide Hills charm

This character-filled sandstone home enjoys bespoke features, such as leadlight windows and locally sourced aged timber beams, in a dress circle location. For sale via Anita Hardingham Toop & Toop Stirling.

National

The Economy

Auction volumes down but preliminary clearance rate up in first week of August

The first week of August has seen 1,316 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 56.2 per cent.

Tasmania (Tas.)

The Economy

Tasmanian property boom rolls on: $1b property sales record June quarter

Tasmania's property boom rolls on as the island state records $1b property sales record for the June quarter, according to the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT).

National

The Economy

Aussies feeling mortgage stress

Consulting Economist for ME Bank, Jeff Oughton and Shane Garrett, senior economist at HIA discusses mortgage stress as ME Bank releases its 14th Household Financial Comfort Report today.

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News Roundup

http://www.news.com.au/realestate/buying/average-aussies-negatively-gear-property/story-fni0catf-1227606550650

Average Aussies negatively gear property

Cleaners, hairdressers, nurses, teachers and emergency service workers are among the hordes of low to middle-income earners negatively-gearing property in Australia, surprising new figures show.

news.com.au

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/realestate/news/melbourne-vic/capitol-grand-apartment-expected-to-set-australian-record-price/news-story/d8709fdf1ecfd377db35acf61efad278

Capitol Grand apartment expected to set Australian record price

The record for Australia’s most expensive apartment is set to tumble before year’s end, the man inking contracts for the six-star Capitol Grand skyscraper says.

Herald Sun

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/realestate/buying/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-1-million-block/story-fni0cate-1227604656636

Welcome to the era of the $1 million block

No kitchen, no bathroom — no worries. These well-placed properties are asking more than $1 million, but where’s the house?

The Daily Telegraph

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-use-a-reverse-mortgage-to-protect-your-retirement-income-2015-11-11

How to use a reverse mortgage to protect your retirement income

A growing body of research is showing that homeowners of all stripes should consider using a reverse mortgage in conjunction with their portfolio-withdrawal strategy. Such loans, where you borrow from the equity in your home, can help you preserve your nest egg, leave a legacy, or both.

Market Watch

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/unhappy-first-birthday-on-the-bourse-for-simonds-as-housing-is-shunned-20151109-gku7np

Unhappy first birthday on bourse for Simonds

Homebuilder Simonds is about to mark its first year of trading as a publicly listed company with a share price that has shed value and a chief executive who is on the way out. The company chairman Gary Simonds founded in 1949 – and which makes one-third of its profit from vocational training – is further dogged by negative sentiment towards the private education sector.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/consecutive-award-win-shows-company-is-a-builder-w/2834674/

Second award win shows this building company's got Clout

A superbly designed and custom built home at Noosa Heads has featured in the Housing Industry Association's annual Sunshine Coast/Wide Bay Housing Awards. Paul Clout Design took out Sunshine Coast Home of the Year for the second year in a row at the awards, held at Novotel, Twin Waters on Friday.

The Sunshine Coast Daily

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential#ixzz3rArKiHqV

Mirvac and Lendlease top Melbourne sales charts

Listed developers Mirvac Group and Lendlease are riding Melbourne's outer suburban new housing boom with their residential communities topping the sales charts over the September quarter, according to the National Land Survey Program.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-10/chinese-millionaires-snub-new-australian-stocks-for-visa-program

Chinese Millionaires Snub New Australian Stocks-for-Visa Program

Chinese millionaires, who happily invested in Australian bonds and real estate to get residency visas, are turning up their noses at small-cap stocks. Just 19 people have sought permits since Australia overhauled requirements for its investor visas in July by forcing applicants to put at least A$1.5 million ($1.1 million) of the A$5 million they need to spend in the country into smaller equities and another chunk into venture capital.

Bloomberg