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Exclusive Darling Island harbourfront trophy apartment

This apartment, offering light, space and privacy along with showstopping Sydney Harbour views, is for sale through James Crow and Sarah Li of Morton Pyrmont.

National

Tax

Five questions you should ask your quantity surveyor: BMT Tax Depreciation

Quantity surveyors prepare tax depreciation schedules that can help you claim depreciation on your investment property.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Auction results remain steady across the board

Auction clearance rates have increased over the weekend, with apartments recording a strong clearance rate (65 per cent) than the house market (62.2 per cent), according to CoreLogic's preliminary data for last week.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

People

Proximity to transport and schools main driver of upper north shore market: Mae Chan, new recruit from Di Jones

Mae Chan answered WILLIAMS MEDIA's questions about Sydney's upper north shore market, where she grew and now works for Di Jones Real Estate.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

Featured Property

Striking Yael Kurlansky designer home with easy beach access

Breathtaking lighting and landscaping graces this property's striking façade, located in the heart of sought-after Cottesloe. For sale by Deborah Brady of Acton Cottesloe.

National

Politics

Banking royal commission claims first major scalp

The alarming revelations coming out of the banking royal commission will have far-reaching consequences.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Politics

Developer sues Vic planning minister over stalled developments

Developer David Joachim has sued Victoria's planning minister, Richard Wynne, after two of his developments were stalled by the minister's planning freeze.

National

The Economy

Weaker investor demand, tax concessions let first-home buyers back in: CoreLogic

First-home buyers accounted for 17.9 per cent of all owner occupier commitments in February, up from 13.3 per cent at the same time in 2017, according to ABS data.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Modern bluestone church conversion embodying tranquillity and grace

This architect-converted family sanctuary in Alphington, Victoria is for sale through Simon Shrimpton and Jamin Silluzio of Jellis Craig Fitzroy.

National

People

The key roles in real estate

Which real estate role is best for you - sales agent, auctioneer, or support staff? Each role plays a vital part in the industry.

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News Roundup

https://sourceable.net/australia-gets-first-asbestos-management-plan/#

Australia get its first asbestos management plan

Australia has finally set out a framework to deal with a legacy of asbestos.

Sourcable

http://www.apimagazine.com.au/api-online/news/2015/09/property-listings-across-australia-down

Property listing down across Australia

The numbers of residential property sale listings fell in all capital cities in August, according to SQM Research.

Australian Property Investor

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/pets-in-apartments-mood-swings-towards-animal-owners/story-e6frg6n6-1227512802248?sv=1786d850b5d80d389c926ab62c54dcf0

Pets in apartments: mood swings towards animal owners

Developers are bowing to pressure to cater for cats and dogs.

The Australian

http://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/news/14537-yields-at-all-time-low

Yields at all-time low

New data from CoreLogic RP Data confirms a high-growth, low-yield trend in Australia's two biggest property markets.

Smart Property Investment

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/property-price-guide-reforms-put-agents-under-scrutiny/story-fniz9vg9-1227513567081

Property price-guide reforms put agents under scrutiny

A proposal for radical legislation banning property ads stating 'offers over' and 'offers above' will pose challenges for NSW agents.

The Australian

http://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/news/14531-ato-puts-spotlight-on-holiday-lets

ATO puts spotlight on holiday lets

Investors who rent their property out on a short-term basis have been warned the ATO is watching them.

Smart Property Investment

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/will-australias-property-market-suffer-with-china-crackdown-20150831-gjc583

Will Australia's property market suffer with China crackdown?

How long will it be before Australia's property market feels a chill wind as Beijing moves to stop wealthy Chinese funnelling their savings offshore?

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/01/australia-chose-to-have-a-housing-crisis-and-we-can-choose-to-fix-it

Australia chose to have a housing crisis and we can choose to fix it

Everybody in Australia seems to be interested in housing, and in its sheer costs and inequalities. It’s one of the last languages we have left to express class conflict. In the last year or more there has been an extensive conversation in our newspapers and mass media about the difficulties of affording housing.

The Guardian