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Pleysier Perkins recently renovated Toorak home for sale - Whitefox

54 Mathoura Road Toorak for sale by Lana Samuels and Alan Crawford of WHITEFOX is "all about lifestyle and entertaining".

Victoria (Vic.)

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Geelong history stately Rannoch House for sale - Whitford

Rannoch House 50B Skene Street Newtown for sale by Dale Whitford of Whitford Property is of architectural and historic significance to the State of Victoria.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

1,100sqm Cronulla oceanfront property for sale - One Agency

83 The Esplanade Cronulla for sale by Marko Maric and Jill Yankos of One Agency Cronulla – Caringbah delivers a breathtaking oceanfront home suitable for the largest of families.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Luke Banitsiotis claims his third REIV Senior Auctioneer of the Year title

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) is pleased to congratulate Luke Banitsiotis as the winner of the Senior Auctioneer of the Year 2022. It extends further congratulations to Andy Reid, the Senior Runner-Up.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Rent crisis - 61 per cent of investors say they'll sell if changes are made to WA tenancy laws - REIWA

A survey of over 7,000 investors revealed 61 per cent would sell their properties if major changes to Western Australia’s residential tenancy laws are adopted –putting further pressure on the state’s already struggling rental market.

National

The Economy

Perspective required in interpreting CPI - REIA

REIA President, Mr Hayden Groves said the annual changes for the analytical series of trimmed mean and for the weighted median, which exclude large one-off price impacts, were 4.9 per cent and 4.2 per cent for the year. The annual change for the trimmed mean is the highest since the ABS first published the series in 2003.

National

People

Powerhouse local team open Ray White Chelsea - Ray White

Living and raising their families in the Chelsea area, real estate experts Shane O’Sughrue and James Aldinger are using their expertise to reopen Ray White Chelsea.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

The Economy

REIQ delivers $70K worth of flood support

REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said soon after the water receded, on the weekend of 5-6 March 2022, REIQ staff and member agents were out volunteering on the ground.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

Real estate auction pioneer Paul Moore has just celebrated his 5,000th auction for the LJ Hooker Group

Stephen Mutton, Head of Network Performance Australia for LJ Hooker, congratulated Paul Moore on his outstanding success and contribution to the real estate network over the past three decades.

National

The Economy

The common mistakes property investors make when filing their tax return

Mark Chapman, Director of Tax Communications at H&R Block looks at how to avoid some common mistakes property investors make when lodging a tax return.

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News Roundup

https://www.rethinktokyo.com/news/2018/08/27/apartment-owner-fined-illegal-minpaku-letting/1535329407

Apartment owner fined for illegal 'minpaku' letting

An apartment owner in Tokyo has been fined 970,000 Yen (approx. USD 8,700) after his building's owners association sued him for illegally letting out his apartment.

REThink Tokyo

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2018/08/27/colliers-international-release-their-australia-new-zealand-capital-market-investment

Colliers International release their Australia New Zealand Capital Market Investment Review Hotels research report

Gus Moors and Karen Wales of Colliers International have found that Australian hotel transaction activity slowed in FYE2018 with volumes easing to $1.338 billion - however deal flow increased with 35 transactions (above $10 million) concluding throughout the year; This compares to 30 transactions in FYE2017.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thebusinessconversation.com.au/news/2018/08/24/business-sentiment-victoria-remains-optimistic-greater-research-collaboration-could

Business sentiment in Victoria remains optimistic, greater research collaboration could lift productivity

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry June 2018 quarter Survey of Business Trends and Prospects shows low levels of collaboration between business and research which could more than triple prospects of annual productivity growth.

The Business Conversation

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2018/08/24/event-hospitalitys-atura-adelaide-airport-hotel-open-next-month/1535071355

Event Hospitality's Atura Adelaide Airport Hotel to open next month

The highly anticipated 165-room, seven storey Atura Adelaide Airport Hotel will open next month on the first of September, which will service the eight million passengers flying into one of the nation’s fastest growing international airports.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.retalkasia.com/news/2018/08/24/property-poised-historic-highs-gdp-declines-says-colliers/1535065221

Property poised for historic highs as GDP declines, says Colliers

Joey Roi Bondoc, Research Manager at Colliers International Philippines discusses the office and residential markets for Q2 2018 as well as the challenges faced by the Philippine property market.

RETalk Asia

https://www.retalkmena.com/news/2018/08/23/riyadh-metro-drive-real-estate-demand-across-saudi-arabian-capital/1534978801

Riyadh Metro to drive real estate demand across Saudi Arabian capital

Recently introduced strategic reforms and key infrastructure projects will double the economic output of the real estate market in Saudi Arabia, says Knight Frank.

RETalk Mena

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2018/08/23/geocons-abode-group-rebrands-iconic-hotels/1534972928

Geocon's Abode Group rebrands to Iconic Hotels

Independent hotel operator Abode Group has announced a rebrand, now known as Iconic Hotels - With two more hotels in Canberra’s inner-south and north due for completion and opening by July next year.

The Hotel Conversation

https://gapurabali.com/news/2018/08/22/bali-targets-8-million-foreign-visitors-2019/1534903820

Bali targets 8 million foreign visitors in 2019

Bali's tourism industry is aiming to attract 40% of Indonesia's total foreign tourist arrival target in 2019, but needs central government support to achieve this ambitious goal.

Gapura Bali