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Sarah and George’s house for Channel 9’s ‘The Block’ is up for Auction

Featuring the entertainers backyard that the judges awarded 10/10, the updated 1940s Brighton home is for sale via Jesse Raeburn, Peter Kakos and Christine Henderson of The Agency.

New South Wales (NSW)

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Beacon Hill: 100 acre Bowral estate for sale

This spectacular home commands an entirely private, north-facing position high above both Mittagong and Bowral. For sale by Ben Olofsen and Cameron McKillop of The Agency.

Victoria (Vic.)

Design

Reimagined NGVWA Garden Day moves online in 2020

Sponsored by Kay & Burton, the inaugural virtual tour provides an insider’s view to gardens and, for the first time, the art collections of the garden owners.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Write the next chapter for 1896 Clayfield home ‘Wonga Lea’

The expertly updated heritage home comes with the written stories of all its previous owners. For sale by Alex Rutherford of Place New Farm.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Exclusive city apartment with leafy outlook

For sale by Robert Alfeldi of McGrath Pyrmont, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, "When it comes living in the heart of the city it does not get any better location-wise than Hyde Park.”

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Striking Port Melbourne townhome moments from the beach

This sophisticated modern town residence in the heart of Port Melbourne is for sale by Michael Paproth and Emily Adams of The Agency.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Bunya Downs bush acreage generates ‘outstanding’ interest

Sold by Judy Goodger and Matthew Foote of Place New Farm, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA “The acreage property market in Brisbane is the best we have seen in over a decade.”

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Penthouse for sale in historic New Farm Refinery building - Queensland Sotheby's International Realty

A private, loft-style apartment in the heritage-listed CSR Refinery Building in Cutters Landing, New Farm is for sale through Deborah Barbi of Queensland Sotheby's International Realty.

Victoria (Vic.)

The Economy

Vic homes snapped up quicker - REIV

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria revealed that the average Victorian home is spending just 33 days on the market before being sold, the lowest recorded since 2009.

Victoria (Vic.)

The Economy

REIV surveys Property Managers and the impact of COVID-19

Feedback gathered from REIV members has given us a valuable insight into the challenges that property managers faced due to disruptions caused by COVID-19.

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News Roundup

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11307-finance-worker-banned-for-falsifying-loan-docs?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=MBDaily%20bulletin25_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2

Finance worker banned for falsifying loan docs

ASIC has banned Ms Thuy Thi Vu, a former finance analyst with the Darwin branch of Alldrive Holdings, after she was convicted of falsifying loan applications.

Mortgage Business

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/nsw/ginia-rinehart-has-bought-this-bondi-beach-penthouse-for-15-million-20170724-gxhy0o

Ginia Rinehart buys Bondi Beach penthouse for $15m

Ginia Rinehart and her husband Simon Robinson have bought a penthouse in the Bondi Pacific for about $15m in an off-market transaction.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/singapores-lian-beng-flips-melbourne-site-for-10m-windfall/news-story/5dbeb96c85837a265b8d4f52e2793916

Singapore’s Lian Beng flips Melbourne site for $10m windfall

Singapore-listed developer Lian Beng Group has flipped a Melbourne site for a tidy $10m profit after owning it for less than two years.

The Australian

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/07/24/seasteading-institute-floating-cities-designed-for-unregulated-innovation-architecture-mini-living-initiative/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Dezeen%20Digest&utm_content=Daily%20Dezeen%20Digest%20CID_e56fba119961b9698a66ef55e174526e&utm_source=Dezeen%20Mail&utm_term=More

The Seasteading Institute's floating cities designed for unregulated innovation

The Seasteading Institute, a non-profit founded by political economic theorist Patri Friedman and Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, aims to build "start-up countries" at sea that offer greater freedom for innovation.

Dezeen

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/house-prices-dive-in-mining-towns/news-story/1370a713ec6abb4e87c64577ec6c2464

House prices dive in mining towns

For buyers searching for a home in Australia’s mining towns, it is as though the nation’s unprecedented mining boom never happened.

The Australian

https://www.domain.com.au/news/when-the-empty-apartment-next-door-is-owned-by-an-oligarch-how-foreign-money-could-distort-housing-markets-20170723-gxh5oq/

When the empty apartment next door is owned by an oligarch

How foreign money could distort housing markets.

Domain

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/kkrs-rosenberg-says-london-property-prices-could-fall-10-1-20170721-gxg7tv

KKR's Rosenberg says London property prices could fall 10% on Brexit

The value of high-quality London properties could fall by up to 10% as the UK's decision to leave the EU affects the economy, said Ralph Rosenberg, head of real estate for KKR & Co.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.domain.com.au/news/david-and-skye-leckies-centennial-park-home-sells-for-more-than-10-million-20170724-gxhk1i/

Leckie’s Centennial Park home sells for more than $10m

The Centennial Park home of veteran media chief David Leckie and his wife Skye has sold a year after it was first listed for sale.

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