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Spacious riverfront apartment with resort style facilities

This luxurious ground floor apartment in 'One Macquarie' includes an 18 metre (approx.) marina berth lease and lockup accommodation for up to 6 cars. For sale by Judy Goodger of Place New Farm.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Iconic waterfront apartment on the market in Heritage-listed ‘Refinery’ building

One of the most sought after waterfront acquisitions in Brisbane offers subtle, timeless distinction with mesmerising water views. For sale by Christine Rudolph of Ray White New Farm.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Judy Goodger looks back on 10 years with Place

“The culture of Place is something wonderful and this flows onto the agents and shows in their successes.”

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Get to know Grant Samuel, Partner at Kay & Burton

“Buying and selling real estate isn’t just a financial decision, lifestyle motivations often play a big part as well.”

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Suburb record for Wilston home with stunning city views

Sold by Patrick McKinnon of Place Ascot, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “The second half of the year is looking very good for the Brisbane market.”

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Magnificent Brisbane inner city estate sold before its first scheduled open

Sold by Sacha Hennessy of Place West, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA “The luxury property market is faring very well in these interesting times.”

International

Design

Rolls Royce Young Designer Short List Announced

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reveals shortlist of its Young Designer Competition, which attracted more than 5,000 entries from children aged 16 and under in more than 80 countries around the world.

Queensland (Qld)

The Economy

Magnificent views ready to build your dream home: Sotheby's International Realty

Michael Vettoretto of Queensland Sotheby's International Realty has 8.09ha in South East Queensland for sale including vista, dam and wildlife.

National

The Economy

Percentage of houses selling for profit goes down: CoreLogic

The latest edition of the Pain and Gain report by CoreLogic has analysed 72,500 sales over the first quarter of 2020 and found profit-making goes down 1 per cent.

Victoria (Vic.)

People

Technology used to break stalemate of offers on Torquay property

Shaun O'Callaghan of One Agency Surf Coast had to break a deadlock of offers on a Torquay property which he did by using Openn Negotiation.

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News Roundup

https://www.domain.com.au/news/three-charts-on-australian-mortgage-stress-it-isn8217t-as-bad-as-you-might-think-20170410-gvhefb/

Three charts on Australian mortgage stress

It isn’t as bad as you might think.

Domain

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/vacancy-tax-not-useful-to-the-long-term-solution-of-increasing-housing-supply-20170410-gvhsh7

Vacancy tax not useful to the long term solution of increasing housing supply

"Taxes relative to the very rich, are very small. Investors who can leave their properties vacant will continue to do so."

The Australian Financial Review

https://qz.com/953775/hsbc-survey-shows-chinese-millennials-are-twice-as-likely-to-own-their-own-homes-as-us-and-uk-millennials/

Chinese millennials are twice as likely to be homeowners as their peers in the US and UK

A whopping 70% of Chinese millennials already own their own homes.

Quartz

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-10/debt-distribution-poses-new-threat-to-housing-market/8429578?pfmredir=sm

Distribution of debt poses new trigger to the property, housing market

Extreme levels of household debt are at the highest levels in our history, and among the worst in the world.

The ABC

https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2017/apr/10/shoes-hygiene-home-trainers-germs-house?CMP=soc_568

Should you take your shoes off at the door?

There are those who lie awake panicking because wearing outdoors shoes indoors upsets the natural order of things, and there are normal people, who don’t really care.

The Guardian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/construction-growth-slows-as-apartment-decline-pulls-sector-lower-20170408-gvgxxe

Construction growth slows as apartment decline pulls sector lower

Construction growth slowed in March as a continued retreat in apartment building weighed on the detached house sector.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/half-melbournes-offtheplan-units-selling-at-a-loss/news-story/17009966c75408fb65665ced76a1c325

Half Melbourne’s off-the-plan units ‘selling at a loss’

More than half the apartments bought off the plan in Melbourne’s CBD, Docklands and Southbank since 2011 have changed hands at a loss, while many inner-Brisbane unit buyers are also out of pocket.

The Australian

https://www.domain.com.au/news/palm-beach-landmark-home-pegasus-passes-in-at-auction-20170408-gvgqa0/

Palm Beach landmark home ‘Pegasus’ passes in at auction

A rare slice of real estate on Sydney’s northern beaches struggled to rouse buyers on Sydney’s busiest auction day.

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