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McGrath New Farm sells three-bedroom apartment for $1.3 million

After a speedy and successful campaign, Brett Greensill of McGrath New Farm sells three-bedroom apartment in tightly held Norman Park, QLD.

Western Australia (WA)

People

Master of the bluff says transparency is the real secret to success

International poker player David Parlor knows the importance of maintaining integrity and recently won the Openn Negotiation Agent of the Year title.

National

People

Century 21 boosts its service offering to its network

CENTURY 21 Australia has acted on insight obtained while operating through COVID-19 and bolstered its service proposition to existing C21 network and those joining the brand.

National

The Economy

Auction numbers picking up to pre-COVID levels: Market Wrap

Auction numbers are still down but clearance rates are climbing, according to CoreLogic's latest numbers including sales from McGrath Double Bay, McGrath Noosa and Queensland Sotheby's International Realty.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Former banker to head up The Agency, Upper North Shore

The Agency welcomes Jason Roach to the fold as the company spearheads the brand's presence on the Upper North Shore of Sydney.

National

The Economy

John McGrath – Regional hotspots attracting remote workers

Six months into the pandemic and McGrath offices are seeing a rapid spike in demand for property in regional towns, according to John McGrath, founder and executive director, McGrath Estate Agents.

New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

New street record for Banora Point: REAL Specialists

Hamptons style home sold by Brent Hodge and Shaun Cardillo of REAL Specialists.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Classic Paddington terrace with modernist style transformation

This clean and contemporary home which honors the heritage of the building is for sale by Ben Collier of The Agency.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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‘Bianco’: brand new Coorparoo home inspired by Miami's art deco style

Delivering a large land parcel, expansive living spaces and beautiful interiors, this bespoke family home is for sale via James Curtain and Denis Najzar of Place Woolloongabba.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

People

Daniel Kontista of Kontista + co: the true value of a well designed home

"The memory and legacy of a historical dwelling is all the more powerful adjacent to the efficiency and ease of modernist additions," Daniel Kontista of Kontista + co.

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News Roundup

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/expert-optimism-on-perth-house-prices-ng-b88501302z

Expert optimism on Perth house prices

Perth’s property market has bottomed out, according to some of the industry’s biggest names.

The West Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/weekly-property-auction-clearance-rate-hovers-around-2017-low-20170612-gwp66b

'There's no doubt the market has eased'

Weekly property auction clearance rate hovers around 2017 low.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/money/planning/the-property-market-is-taking-a-breather-not-falling-off-a-cliff-20170608-gwng61.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nc&eid=socialn%3Atwi-13omn1677-edtrl-other%3Annn-17/02/2014-edtrs_socialshare-all-nnn-nnn-vars-o%26sa%3DD%26usg%3DALhdy28zsr6qiq

The property market is taking a breather, not falling off a cliff

We need to remember that Australia is a patchwork of very different markets.

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.jllrealviews.com/trends/cutting-edge-science-bringing-buildings-life/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=932177156&utm_campaign=GlobalGlobal%20-%20Real%20Viewsenergy-and-sustainability

How cutting edge science is bringing buildings to life

Advances in science and technology, are creating new types of biological and metabolic materials which are turning a growing number of buildings into living, breathing organisms.

JLL Views

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/macquarie-fires-next-shot-in-new-property-funding-battle-20170612-gwp5gz

Macquarie fires next shot in new property funding battle

Macquarie Bank is the latest bank to lower rates for owner-occupied principal and interest loans, dropping its rate to 3.99%.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/realestate/david-rockefeller-upper-east-side-home-for-sale.html?smid=tw-nytrealestate&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Where a Rockefeller Raised His Family

David Rockefeller’s historic double-wide mansion on New York's Upper East Side, where he and his wife, Peggy, raised their six children, is on the market.

The New York Times

http://www.afr.com/news/economy/monetary-policy/property-investors-drunk-on-house-price-wealth-effect-report-warns-20170608-gwn6r1

Property investors drunk on house price 'wealth effect' report warns

Middle-aged property investors are more likely than most Australians to be seduced into tapping rising house equity for consumption, ramping up debt to a level that threatens to become a systemic risk to the economy.

The Australian Financial Review

https://grattan.edu.au/news/what-comes-after-the-housing-boom/

What comes after the housing boom?

Australia’s latest housing boom may soon be over, so it’s time to ask: what happens to the economy if house prices fall?

Grattan