The Real Estate Conversation

REINSW: Fine details needed on rental repayment plan

The Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) has acknowledged the NSW Government’s intention to protect tenants in rental arrears beyond March 27 but has urged Government to provide clarity on what “support” for landlords and tenants actually means ahead of the looming deadline.

Real Estate Sales Online RESO Digital offer management tool, saving agents time

RESO the digital offer management tool saving agents time is fast becoming a popular platform to manage buyers and their offers for the property industry Williams Media talks with RESO CEO Kate Chalk.

Two industry pioneers join to benefit both agents and their vendors

Renowned Pay On Success innovator ListSure and Pay Later rising star Campaign Flow are coming together to offer their Vendors the choice to Pay On Success, Pay Later or Pay Now.

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Tips for finding the perfect investment property in 2021 - BMT

BMT Tax Depreciation share their top five tips for finding the perfect investment property and to grow your portfolio in 2021.

Featured Property

Superb Penthouse Circular Quay penthouse for sale - Savills

This superb Penthouse with North-East Aspect over Circular Quay and an Iconic Harbour Panorama is for sale by Martin Schiller of Savills

COVID-19 pandemic sees first home buyers increase market share by 50.4% - REIA

Real Estate Institute of Australia’s (REIA) latest Housing Affordability Report (HAR) shows that housing affordability in Australia declined nationally in the December quarter 2020 although, overall it improved over the year by 0.7 percentage points.

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/foreign-buyers-in-one-in-three-commercial-property-deals-20170830-gy7478

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The Agency launches new China Desk service to meet imminent demand

The Agency’s CEO Matt Lahood and agent Linda Wu identified the need for a translation, negotiation and campaign service tailored to the Chinese market to be available to our agents nationwide.

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Foreign buyers in one in three commercial property deals

Foreign investors accounted for one third of deals in the commercial property market in the first half of 2017.

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/nsw-building-owners-to-cover-costs-on-cladding-rectification-values-at-risk-20170829-gy6edn?eid=Email%3Annn-16OMN00049-ret_newsl-membereng%3Annn-06/09/2016-BeforeTheBell-dom-business-nnn-afr-u&et_cid=29093007&et_rid=1925785124&Channel=Email&EmailTypeCode=&LinkName=http%3A//www.afr.com/real-estate/nsw-building-owners-to-cover-costs-on-cladding-rectification-values-at-risk-20170829-gy6edn%3Feid%3DEmail%3Annn-16OMN00049-ret_newsl-membereng%3Annn-06%252F09%252F2016-BeforeTheBell-dom-business-nnn-afr-u&Email_name=BTB-08-30&Day_Sent=30082017

NSW building owners to cover costs on cladding rectification

Many owners of the 1,000 NSW buildings identified with possible non-conforming cladding won't be able to claim against the developer or builder because the two-year window to make such claims has passed, a lawyer says.

http://www.afr.com/news/economy/why-theres-no-quick-fix-to-housing-affordability-says-ceda-20170828-gy5qxu

Why there's no quick fix to housing affordability, CEDA

Australia's chronic demand for new homes, driven by population growth in the big cities, is unlikely to ease in coming decades: says the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

https://architectureau.com/articles/junya-ishigamis-redesigned-grand-arch-for-sydney-doubles-in-size/

Junya Ishigami’s redesigned ‘grand arch’ for Sydney doubles in size

Japanese architect Junya Ishigami has updated his design for the large-scale arch above George Street, Sydney, which now calls for a structure almost doubled in size.

ArchitectureAU

https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-suburbs-where-half-of-all-homes-are-mortgagefree-20170815-gxwmvh/

The suburbs where half of all homes are mortgage-free

The country’s top mortgage-free suburb is Park Ridge in Brisbane where the median price is $471,000, but in Sydney and Melbourne the suburbs with the highest rate of fully-owned homes were million-dollar plus neighbourhoods.

Domain

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/fund-manager-360-financing-developers/news-story/3bdae8e07a61167e00a3d9e666d7f9b9

Property fund manager 360 Capital Group is financing developers

Property fund manager 360 Capital Group is on the way to becoming a major non-bank financier.

The Australian

https://sourceable.net/connections-are-more-important-than-ever/

Connections are more important than ever

It is amazing how many opportunities there are for urban renewal and regeneration projects in cities, often on derelict, former industrial, and infrastructure sites.

Sourceable

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/developer-hua-cheng-defaults-on-35m-loan-leaving-14-apartment-buyers-in-limbo-20170824-gy2xbp

Developer Hua Cheng defaults on $35m loan leaving 14 apartment buyers in limbo

At least 14 buyers who bought apartments off the plan in Sydney's south-west are facing the loss of their investment after the developer defaulted on a loan from a British Virgin Island lender, backed by a Chinese bank.