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Ray White Sunbury in Victoria has welcomed experienced auctioneer and sales agent Justin Spagnuolo to the high profile team.

Justin Spagnuolo said, “I saw training that elite and chairman’s elite agents only could attend which gave me the buzz at getting back into the transactional side of the industry. In particular Pathways with Bianca Denham and Mark ‘Macca’ McLeod.”

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Premium acreage with untapped potential in Burbank - Sotheby’s

Directly adjacent to Araluen The Estates 184 Ford Road Burbank for sale by Malcolm Li of Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty offers an opportunity to build a dream custom home with panoramic views.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Hamptons inspired Northwood with iconic Sydney vistas - Belle

6 Upper Cliff Road Northwood for sale by Simon Harrison and Kim Walters of Belle Property offers bespoke living with beautiful harbour views.

National

People

REIQ launches new award-winning e-learning course

A new, innovative, engaging and interactive edition of the Real Estate Institute of Queensland’s (REIQ) Registration Course is now open for online enrolment.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Shane Marsh designed Northgate for sale - Place

24 Ridge Street Northgate for sale by Patrick McKinnon and Jill Wright of Place Ascot 24 Ridge Street delivers minimalist functionality filled with breezes and cross ventilation.

National

Politics

IR changes cannot threaten tradies independence: HIA

“Current talks around changes to IR laws should unequivocally exclude any changes to the right of Australian tradies to work as independent contractors,” said Jocelyn Martin, HIA Deputy Managing Director - Policy & Industry.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton

Featured Property

St. Hellier c.1882 Brighton Victorian for sale - RT Edgar

74 Male Street Brighton for sale by Trudy Biggin and Gabriel Ireland of RT Edgar Bayside is on the market for the first time in 33 years.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

WA property market more resilient to ninth rate rise - REIWA

The latest interest rate rise will have a more moderate impact on the WA property market than other states because of the strong local market fundamentals, REIWA CEO Cath Hart said.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Statement 2,900sqm Pymble home for sale - The Agency

44 Telegraph Road Pymble for sale by Glenn Curran of The Agency features tennis court, dedicated home cinema, billiards room, library and gym.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton

Featured Property

Brighton home built for Former Fosters CEO Ted Kunkel for sale - Marshall White

13 Park Street Brighton for sale by Stephen Smith and Simone Howell of Marshall White delivers a grand scale family estate with resort style tennis court, a heated pool and spa on 2,080sqm.

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https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2019/01/14/shadow-play-peppers-melbourne-hotel-opening-april-2019/1547440966

Shadow Play by Peppers Melbourne Hotel opening April 2019

AccorHotels has unveiled a sneak peek of its stylish guest rooms at Melbourne’s newest luxury hotel – Shadow Play by Peppers - in the city’s vibrant Southbank arts and entertainment district.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2019/01/14/hamilton-auckland-passenger-rail-service-business-case-begin/1547444698

Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service business case to begin

The NZ Transport Agency Board has approved a business case for the next steps in a start-up trial Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2019/01/14/record-tourism-spend-boosts-queensland%E2%80%99s-market-share/1547448807

Record tourism spend boosts Queensland’s market share

Strong growth in Queensland’s burgeoning international tourism sector has seen the Sunshine State out-perform both NSW and Victoria according to new data released.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.rethinktokyo.com/new-yamanote-line-station-takanawa-gateway

The new Yamanote Line Station: Takanawa Gateway

The latest addition to Tokyo’s loop train line looks like a promising entry point to real estate with appreciation potential.

REThink Tokyo

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/properties/2019/01/10/signature-broadbeach-management-rights-sold-ultiqa-hotels-resorts/1547095817

Signature Broadbeach Management Rights sold to ULTIQA Hotels & Resorts

Little Projects has announced global manager, ULTIQA Hotels & Resorts, as the successful purchaser of the management rights for its 256-apartment project, Signature Broadbeach, in a deal brokered by Alex Cook and Tim Crooks of Resort Brokers.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2019/01/02/hilton-surfers-paradise-sold-70m-jerry-schwartz/1546411579

Hilton Surfers Paradise sold for $70m to Jerry Schwartz

Australia’s largest private hotel investor, Dr Jerry Schwartz, has made his first foray into Queensland hotel property with the $70 million purchase of the five-star Hilton Surfers Paradise from the Chinese group, Ja Feng.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thebusinessconversation.com.au/news/2018/12/17/are-influencers-more-effective-advertising-social-media/1544991234

Are influencers more effective than advertising on social media?

Research by influencer community Social Soup shows “authentic” sponsored content can be twice as effective as advertising.

The Business Conversation

https://www.theaseandeveloper.com/news/2019/01/11/precinct-record-set-melbourne-cbd-buildings-sell-square-metre-rate-35000/1547181351

Precinct record set in Melbourne CBD as buildings sell for square metre rate of $35,000

Two neighbouring buildings in Melbourne's CBD have been sold by CBRE to Chinese-backed developer Longriver.

The Asean Developer