The Real Estate Conversation

Contact

Featured Property

Hawthorne indoor/outdoor haven

Tailored for families, this architectural residence delivers sophisticated, open spaces and grandiose living areas. For sale by Paula Pearce and Mikaela Crone of Place Bulimba.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

People

The Hills are alive with Starrs

Starr Partners have opened a new office in North Kellyville in response to Sydney's growing Hills district.

National

People

The power of community in digital marketing

Pepper IT Managing Director Ryan Shelley discusses the importance of understanding who your audience is, what they are interested in, their needs and how to interact with them in a digital environment.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Rustic Apollo Bay residence with multi-purpose barn

Offering rural tranquility, ocean views and income-generating potential, this coastal acreage is for sale by David Villarosa of Villarosa Real Estate.

National

The Economy

CPI continues to provide good news for buyers and renters

The REIA confirms that low interest rates should continue for some time.

Queensland (Qld)

The Economy

Queensland apartments appeal to the empty nester

Australian Apartment Advocacy's latest research has found when the kids leave home, the parents move out too.

Queensland (Qld)Sunshine Coast

Construction

Approved home park site comes onto the market in Maryborough

Ray White Special Projects has listed a 27ha parcel of land for $3.375 million that has great exposure and would suit a variety of uses.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Striking Drummoyne home with blockbuster water views

A design statement offering sophisticated living in an enviable location, this home is for sale by Chris Wilkins and Jessica Carbone of Ray White Drummoyne.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

'Reka Dom': Grand Federation overlooking Woodford Bay

This charming Longueville residence enjoys a large level lawn with stunning water views and waterfront reserve access. For sale by Adam Ross and William Laing of Knight Frank Sydney.

National

Construction

Is your most important asset insured properly?

Recent research has found many Australian property owners are under-insured by up to 66 per cent, due to the use of online calculators.

Pages

News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/lack-of-new-stock-overshadows-strong-clearance-rates/news-story/4b0e5dd84ec34ad01aadafa827bd295b

Lack of new stock overshadows strong clearance rates

The national property market’s auction clearance rate is being maintained at strong levels, but the lack of new housing coming online is holding back potential buyers.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/jamie-mcintyre-capitulates-and-accepts-10year-ban-20161017-gs42jw

Jamie McIntyre 'capitulates' and accepts 10-year ban

21st Century Group CEO Jamie McIntyre and and his brother have accepted 10-year bans from managing corporations or offering financial services.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/business/construction/huxley-homes-buy-13-years-ago-sowed-seeds-of-day-destruction-20161017-gs43x8

Huxley Homes buy 13 years ago sowed seeds of Day destruction

An acquisition 13 years ago of NSW home builder Huxley Homes, a management structure which led to a string of complaints, and donations to the Family First party brought the house of Day down.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/business-spectator/commentary/apartment-oversupply-problem-worse-than-reserve-bank-is-saying/news-story/38552547cb88e76e3a7f516f8674901a

Apartment oversupply problem worse than Reserve Bank is saying

Last May CoreLogic estimated the number of apartments due for completion in the Brisbane-Melbourne-Sydney market in the following two years (ie to April 2018) was over 200,000, more than five times the RBA's estimate.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/units-boom-to-trigger-defaults-and-price-falls-warns-rba/news-story/56419f1d8d31226431b3103c78df0a40

Units boom to trigger defaults and price falls, warns RBA

The RBA has warned the massive number of new apartment blocks approaching completion could send some developers broke and leave the banks with losses, as falling prices and difficulty obtaining finance cause buyers to default.

The Australian

http://www.domain.com.au/news/new-apartments-in-sydney-sell-like-hotcakes-despite-rbas-glut-warning-20161016-gs3llr/

Apartment sales soar despite RBA's glut warning

New apartment sales in Sydney soared on the weekend despite the RBA's warning on Friday of the risk of a glut in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Domain

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-16/inquiry-finds-nsw-homeowners-should-be-allowed-to-lease-rooms/7936984

Airbnb set to benefit from accommodation inquiry

All NSW home owners should be allowed to use online house-sharing websites to let rooms to holiday-makers and tourists without being fined, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has found.

ABC

http://www.domain.com.au/news/elthams-one-of-a-kind-kevin-borlanddesigned-rice-house-for-sale-20161014-grzrl1/

Eltham's Kevin Borland-designed Rice House for sale

The Rice House, a unique, heritage-listed, mid-century building in Eltham, is on the market.

Domain