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Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Grand European-inspired Brisbane penthouse

Featuring expansive living spaces and access to Castlebar Cove’s resort-like amenities, this dual-level home is for sale by Sarah Hackett of Place Bulimba.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Spectacular Brisbane riverfront apartment sold to local Teneriffe family - McGrath

Ground floor riverfront apartment sold within two weeks for $5.7 Million by Brett Greensill and Andrea Crossan of McGrath New Farm.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Brisbane River home bought from Melbourne, sight unseen

The riverhome was sold for $3,525,000 by Sarah Hackett of Place Bulimba.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Gold Coast Sunshine Coast

The Economy

Why should you use a buyer’s agent in QLD’s current market?

While 2020 has thrown up an unprecedented amount of uncertainty in the real estate industry, buyer interest in Queensland has risen 18 per cent in the last six months.

National

The Economy

What are the pros and cons of buying a second-hand investment property?

BMT Tax Depreciation has shared some pros and cons to consider when deciding if you should purchase a second-hand investment property.

New South Wales (NSW)

The Economy

Latest vacancy rates show impact of COVID-19 pandemic far from over - REINSW

The REINSW Vacancy Rate Survey results for October 2020 show that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the residential rental market NSW.

Victoria (Vic.)

The Economy

Victorian real estate positive - REIV

After months of lockdown and heavy restrictions, Victorian real estate is returning to regular operation and optimism is flooding in.

National

Optimism on the rebound for the property market - survey

Sentiment among those in the property market has almost rebounded to pre-COVID-19 levels, with significantly greater optimism for house prices and less worries among homeowners, according to ME’s latest Quarterly Property Sentiment Report.

New South Wales (NSW)

The Economy

Sydney buyers flock to the Southern Highlands in seven-day sales spree - The Agency

In the first week of November The Agency’s Ben Olofsen and Cameron McKillop sold $15.5 million worth of property and all to Sydney-based buyers.

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News Roundup

https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/spi-plus/latest-hotspots/16371-sub-400k-perth-suburbs-set-for-big-jump?utm_source=SmartPropertyInvestment&utm_campaign=20_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_content=5

Sub $400k Perth suburbs set for big jump

According to the project director of two real estate development businesses, property buyers in Perth should be buying in Two Rocks and Yanchep in order to capitalise on an expected upswing.

Smart Property Investment

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/census-snapshot-one-million-homes-left-empty-across-australia-20170717-gxcpiw.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nc&eid=socialn%3Atwi-13omn1677-edtrl-other%3Annn-17/02/2014-edtrs_socialshare-all-nnn-nnn-vars-o%26sa%3DD%26usg%3DALhdy28zsr6qiq

One million homes left empty across Australia

Leading UNSW urban policy expert, Hal Pawson, says it's "cruel and immoral" that Australia has 200,000 more homes sitting empty than it had a decade ago, despite the country grappling with a housing supply shortage.

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.afr.com/news/economy/monetary-policy/rba-sets-35pc-as-new-normal-for-official-cash-rate-20170718-gxdnfh

RBA sets 3.5% as new normal for official cash rate

The RBA has put households on notice it has pegged 3.5 per cent as the new normal for the cash rate, equivalent to eight rate hikes above today's level.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/68197-u-s-china-relationship-key-to-global-luxury-real-estate-s-future-says-knight-frank-s-market-watcher?mod=mansion_global_articles_en_wsj_home

US-China Relationship Key to Global Luxury Real Estate’s Future, Knight Frank

Market watcher Liam Bailey says he’s surprised by how much governments around the world are getting into the property game.

Mansion Global

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/commercial/leasing/pitt-street-mall-overflow-drives-up-retail-rents-20170718-gxdgdd

Pitt Street Mall overflow drives up retail rents

Prime retail rents in the Sydney CBD surged 10% in the first six months of the year as tenant demand spilled over from tightly held Pitt Street Mall into surrounding buildings, says CBRE.

The Australian Financial Review

https://sourceable.net/grenfell-insulation-acceptable-non-combustible-cladding/

Grenfell insulation Was Acceptable Only with Non-Combustible Cladding

A certificate issued by the Local Authority Building Control said the synthetic insulation chosen for the £10m refurbishment of the tower was acceptable for use on tall buildings only if used with non-flammable fibre cement panels, but was used in Grenfell’s case with combustible polyethylene panels.

Sourceable

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/17/asian-cities-overtaking-london-new-york-urban-design-winy-maas-mvrdv/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Dezeen%20Digest&utm_content=Daily%20Dezeen%20Digest%20CID_d34db2288d7cb16b9794d04c3ce13040&utm_source=Dezeen%20Mail&utm_term=Asian%20cities%20overtaking

Asian cities overtaking "impossible" London and "terrible" New York in urban design, says Winy Maas

"Monster cities" in Asia including Seoul, Taipei and Jakarta are racing ahead of western counterparts in terms of architecture and urban design, says architect Winy Maas of MVRDV.

Dezeen

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/temporary-relief-sydney-vacancies-up-asking-rents-down-sqm-research-says-20170717-gxd982

Sydney vacancies up, asking rents down

Vacancies picked up and asking rents fell in the NSW capital last month, bringing some temporary relief to tenants in a market that is likely to tighten further, SQM Research says.

The Australian Financial Review