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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.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Brisbane acreage with Georgian style manor home sold for $4.4m

Sold by Brett Greensill and Andrea Crossan of McGrath New Farm, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “Good stock is in startlingly short supply.”

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Two Brisbane Corso properties sold under the hammer for record prices

Susie O'Neill's riverfront home sold for a Yeronga 2020 sale record. Sold by Ray White New Farm.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton

Featured Property

Low maintenance Brighton luxury sold after 2 lockdowns

Sold by Chelsie Cargill and Alex Schiavo of Kay & Burton, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “We had every buyer type interested in this property.”

Victoria (Vic.)

Politics

REIV calls for independent review on Government roadmap

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has called for an independent review of the roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions, announced by the Andrews government.

Queensland (Qld)Western Australia (WA)

Politics

Queensland the shining light with their emergency tenancy legislation

As each state struggles, dealing with rental moratoriums and tenancy legislations, REIWA has noted Queensland are leading the way.

National

The Economy

Investors must do this key step before the October 31 deadline

Depreciation on your rental property is a lucrative deduction you can claim each financial year, say BMT Tax Depreciation.

National

The Economy

Warning on Australia's investment danger zones

RiskWise Property Research has identified the Top 10 ‘Danger Zones’ areas in Australia for high settlement and cash flow risk.

New South Wales (NSW)

The Economy

New COVID normal hitting NSW rental market: REINSW

The August Vacancy Rate Survey is showing the worst may be over, according to REINSW CEO Tim McKibbin.

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News Roundup

https://www.domain.com.au/news/andrews-government-urged-to-fund-heritage-protection-to-stop-mansion-demolition-20170603-gwgxqd/

Andrews government urged to fund heritage protection to stop mansion demolition

Communities are outraged by a string of high-profile mansion demolitions in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.

Domain

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/new-home-sales-show-pickup-in-april-but-continue-yearly-decline-hia-20170602-gwjh0z

New home sales continue yearly decline: HIA

A pick-up in new home sales in April failed to halt a slowdown in the market, with total sales down 3.3% from a year earlier.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/bernard-salt-demographer/brisbane-adelaide-perth-smaller-capitals-population-pause/news-story/aa313003e5637cefe2fa07c6cbed9a10

Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth: smaller capitals’ population pause

Together, Brisbane (population 2.3m), Perth (2.1m) and Adelaide (1.3m) comprise two-thirds of the Australian nation.

The Australian

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11147-two-loans-needed-under-new-home-lending-policy?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=MBDaily%20bulletin01_06_17&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1

‘Two loans’ needed under new home lending policy

Borrowers with Teachers Mutual Bank, as of (30 May, borrowers will be limited to paying IO on just 50% of their borrowings, while the P&I proportion of their loan must cover at least half of their borrowings.

Mortgage Business

https://www.buildsydney.com/sydney-forecast-build-180000-houses-next-5-years/

Sydney Forecast to Build 180,000 Houses in Next 5 Years

Sydney will need around 725,000 additional homes over the next 20 years. Sydney’s population is projected to grow by around 1.74m by 2036.

Build Sydney

http://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/a-gardening-book-for-those-who-hate-gardening-books?mbid=social_twitter

A gardening book for those who hate gardening books

For those of us with a small - or no - garden.

The New Yorker

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/foreign-investors-surging-as-proportion-of-property-buyers-20170530-gwgbym

Foreign investors surging as proportion of property buyers

The number of foreign investment groups active in the Australian commercial property market has jumped to 87 from just seven in 2006, according to a new analysis from JLL.

The Australian Financial Review

https://theconversation.com/the-government-should-pick-towns-not-industries-to-fund-78464

The government should pick towns, not industries, to fund

Rather than propping up failing industries, what if government instead provided incentives like tax breaks for expanding firms to locate in regional centres?

The Conversation