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Get to know Eleisha Doherty of Kay & Burton

Eleisha's real estate success has been underpinned by her extensive networks built over decades of community engagement and 'lifetime' clients who repeatedly seek out her services.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

How ‘Keep Calm All Sorted’ adds value to the sale of a home

Whether it be a single room, kitchen, garage, or wardrobe, decluttering and reorganising any space in your home is the specialty of Keep Calm All Sorted, who tailor each job to individual needs.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Metro houses cross the million mark - REIV

The median house price in Victoria has recorded its one of its largest quarterly increases, according to data from Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s quarterly March report.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Opera | South Brisbane apartment offers ideal inner city lifestyle - Sotheby's

Walk to landmark museums, galleries, libraries, entertainment venues, leisure precincts and over 275 restaurants, cafes and bars. South Brisbane apartment for sale by Michael Vettoretto of Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty.

New South Wales (NSW)

People

Dynamic young leader creates major inroads for Stone Real Estate

The Central Coast’s youngest principal Abdullah Choudhari launches two leading regional offices under the Stone Real Estate banner this week.

National

The Economy

Property industry confidence continues to climb - Property Council of Australia

Property industry confidence levels are approaching record highs as the sector leads Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

Online auction opens on family farm property ‘Ebbaness’ - Sotheby’s

Encompassing 2 lots, the property enjoys a comfortable four-bedroom residence and several cottages. For sale by Michael Vettoretto of Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Young guns & established agents paving Realmark Coastal road to success

Sean Hughes, the Managing Director of Realmark Coastal, one of Australia’s top performing real estate offices, says gone are the days when only established, older agents could dominate the industry.

National

The Economy

HomeBuilder drives surge in new home building

“The number of new houses that commenced construction in the December quarter was the second highest level on record,” stated Tim Reardon, HIA’s Chief Economist.

Queensland (Qld)

Three properties sold in Gail Bernardin's first weekend with REAL Specialists

Since joining the agency, Gail's average VPA budget has increased almost 7-fold.

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News Roundup

https://sourceable.net/australias-retirement-village-industry-siege/

Australia’s Retirement Village Industry Under Siege

Are consumer protections in the retirement village industry adequate?

Sourceable

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/a-domestic-glimpse-into-the-reclusive-state-north-korean-apartment-anyone-20170907-gycv4e

North Korean apartment anyone?

A South Korean exhibition offering a glimpse into the life of the reclusive North has opened in Seoul. The exhibition contains a replica of a middle-class home in Pyongyang, where the property market is booming, despite UN sanctions over its weapons programs.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11511-lending-curbs-a-case-of-too-little-too-late

Debt control: too little, too late?

Fresh warnings from the Reserve Bank of Australia about the nation’s love affair with debt suggest that the problem originated years before lenders felt the long arm of APRA.

Mortgage Business

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/brisbane-offtheplan-unit-losses-affirm-rba-fears/news-story/28561fcd6bbd461baf3387fe22b422f3

Brisbane apartment prices in freefall

Apartments bought off the plan at the start of Brisbane’s unprecedented unit-construction wave are selling at losses of up to 36%

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/not-enough-profit-in-build-to-rent-triguboff/news-story/75ad62b665f73bd879cadc613d7bb242

Triguboff: Not enough profit in build to rent

Apartment tsar Harry Triguboff believes China’s government will not be able to forever clamp down on offshore investing by its citizens and lambasted the efforts of major listed groups to enter the build-to-rent sector in Australia.

The Australian

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11512-anz-tips-two-cash-rate-hikes-next-year

ANZ tips two cash rate hikes next year

The major bank is confident that the cash rate will be lifted by 50 basis points next year, reversing the rate cuts of 2016.

Mortgage Business

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/real-estate-agents-go-purplebricks-as-market-cools-20170922-gymnvh

Real estate agents go 'Purplebricks' as market cools

Agent Joshua Singer has sold 35 properties since joining Purplebricks in January from traditional agency Century 21.

The Australian Financial Review

http://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2017/09/20/house-prices-australia-overvalued/

Analysis shows houses overvalued in Sydney, Melbourne

House prices in Australia’s two biggest capital cities are between 25-30% overvalued, says Paul Dales from Capital Economics, but he only expects a 10% fall.

The New Daily