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Re/max Australia recognises their best in Western Australia

Joel Davoren, Managing Director RE/MAX Australia, spent last week in Western Australia meeting and personally presenting awards to the network’s real estate offices, broker owners and teams with Perth based RE/MAX Business Growth Manager, Simon Withers.

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

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Dan and Essie Moloney join Adcock Prestige Gold Coast

A husband and wife real estate team are set to take on the Gold Coast prestige property market, opening the first local office for leading prestige agency, Adcock Prestige. Dan and Essie Moloney will work the luxury property market along the southern end of the Gold Coast.

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People

Rising star and new talent join McGrath Queensland

McGrath recruits rising star Emily Magee and a string of new talent with a focus on support.

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The Economy

Home ownership plan for Budget 2022 applauded - REIA

The announcement that the Federal Budget 2022 will unlock 50,000 new places for the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FLHDS) has today been applauded by the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).

National

The Economy

John McGrath – How COVID-19 changed the market

The biggest impacts of COVID on our market according to John McGrath founder and executive director of McGrath Estate Agents.

National

The Economy

Unlock The Potential For A Better Built Environment - Strata Peak Body SCA Sets Out 2022 Federal Election Agenda

SCA’s 2022 campaign is prioritising three key areas of reform for the strata property sector, sustainability in strata, insurance affordability and availability, and a better quality environment are property peak body Strata Community Association’s (SCA) top priorities for future governments to address, ahead of the upcoming federal election says SCA National President Chris Duggan.

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Politics

Election 2022: regional focus welcome with negative gearing now safe

Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has welcomed the Leader of the Opposition’s announcement to provide 10,000 places within the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) for regional Australians living in communities for 12 months or more.

New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

Historic Upper Hunter estate for sale - Cullen Royle

Brindley Park Merriwa for sale by Richard Royle and Deborah Cullen of Cullen Royle one of Australia’s most remarkable country estates on approx. 320 acres (130 hectares).

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

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Luxury The Hopetoun Toorak Penthouse for sale - Kay & Burton

The Penthouse at 2A Hopetoun Road Toorak for sale by Grant Samuel, Ross Savas, Darren Lewenberg, and Duncan Fraser-Smith of Kay & Burton embodies a modern, timeless aesthetic.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Designer Beach Road home for sale with breathtaking bay views – Kay & Burton

334 Beach Road Black Rock for sale by Eleisha Doherty, Tommy McIntosh and Tracy Tian Belcher of Kay & Burton, "one of the most stylish homes in Bayside."

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https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/after-three-years-still-no-master-plan-for-sydney-olympic-park-20180521-p4zglm.html

After three years, still no master plan for Sydney Olympic Park

Three years after it was required to start drawing up a master plan for the fast-growing Sydney Olympic Park, the state government remains unable to settle on a scheme for the area.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/perri-gets-merry-with-carlton-gardens-tower-20180521-h10bz5

Perri gets merry with Carlton Gardens tower

Private developer Perri Projects, with its joint-venture partner Wingate Property, have won approval for a $150 million tower, mostly upmarket apartments, on the northern edge of the Melbourne CBD, overlooking Carlton Gardens.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/you-see-a-sandpit-but-east-perth-river-precinct-is-transforming-20180517-p4zfz8.html

You see a sandpit, but East Perth river precinct is transforming

All eyes are on East Perth as the stadium is completed, the arches of Matagarup Bridge lifted into place and the sod turned for the new raceway and residential towers at Belmont Park.

WA Today

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/residents-plan-brisbane-s-future-in-council-campaign-20180518-p4zg86.html

Residents plan Brisbane's future in council campaign

More than 270,000 people have responded to a $2.1 million ratepayer-funded campaign to have their say on what Brisbane should look like in the future.

Brisbane Times

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-parts-of-sydney-with-the-most-development-and-those-with-the-least-20180518-p4zg1y.html

The parts of Sydney with the most development - and those with the least

Ron Gornall’s story of suburban woe should not surprise anyone living in Sydney. His quiet, tree-lined street in Lane Cove has been turned into a noisy, traffic-choked rat run since two apartment buildings, each eight storeys high, were built opposite his home.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.afr.com/technology/airbnb-letting-manager-madecomfy-raises-6m-from-investec-20180516-h104fp

Airbnb letting manager MadeComfy raises $6m from Investec

Short-term rental management company MadeComfy has raised $6 million from South African wealth group Investec as the NSW government moves closer to regulating Airbnb after a three-year lull.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/residents-plan-brisbane-s-future-in-council-campaign-20180518-p4zg86.html

Residents plan Brisbane's future in council campaign

More than 270,000 people have responded to a $2.1 million ratepayer-funded campaign to have their say on what Brisbane should look like in the future.

Brisbane Times

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/commercial/investment/2018-afr-rich-list-billionaire-investor-alex-waislitz-planning-big-property-move-20180514-h101qe

2018 AFR Rich List: Billionaire investor Alex Waislitz planning big property move

Billionaire investor Alex Waislitz in considering launching a listed property fund modelled on his successful investment companies Thorney Opportunities and Thorney Technologies. Mr Waislitz, who has made his $1.39 billion fortune from investing in ASX-listed small and mid cap companies, has been increasingly shifting his attention to the property industry in the past few years.

The Australian Financial Review