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John McGrath – A new era in Australian property

The new 2025 McGrath Report, reveals four major East Coast market trends as well as my top 21 suburb picks for the new year in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania says John McGrath, Chief Executive Officer of McGrath Estate Agents.

National

The Economy

More than 3,000 homes taken to auction across the combined capitals - CoreLogic

By Caitlin Fono, Research Analyst, CoreLogic Australia.

National

People

Scale faster, stress less: How principals can crack the code to the business of their dreams!

The FREE Principals’ Masterclass: Agency Structure, Growth + Scale is an industry-first initiative from top Real Estate Nation coach and mentor (and former principal), Sherrie Storor, and leading real estate agency lawyer, Kristen Porter, of O*NO Legal.

National South Australia (SA)Adelaide

The Economy

Housing Shortage to Hit - Are We Building Enough? - Turner Real Estate

Emma Slape, CEO of Turner Real Estate, offers expert insight into this pressing issue in a new thought leadership article.

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

People

A new era begins in Paradise as Next Gen takes the helm - Raine & Horne

Raine & Horne Surfers Paradise entering new chapter in its almost two-decades long history with sales specialist Mr Ben Brackenridge taking the helm from long-serving principal Clark Brackenridge.

National

The Economy

Flight to affordability as mortgage fatigue sets in - Ray White

By Nerida Conisbee, Ray White Group, Chief Economist.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Gold Coast Sunshine Coast

People

Two new Directors get a seat at the REIQ Board table

The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) announce the election of two new Directors, Daniel Burrett and Nadine Edwards to its Board after the results were revealed at today’s AGM.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

SJB Architects transformed riverfront Toorak for sale - Marshall White

1 Edzell Avenue Toorak for sale by Marcus Chiminello, Nicole French, and Alan Crawford of Marshall White delivers unrivalled riverfront luxury and design.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

1,207sqm Italianate Bellevue Hill for sale - Ray White

37 Bundarra Road Bellevue Hill for sale by Ashley Bierman of Ray White Double Bay offers a sanctuary of timeless appeal.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton Collingwood Fitzroy

People

REIV celebrates Victorian real estate industry excellence

Jellis Craig Whitehorse has taken out the top prize at the Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s (REIV) Awards for Excellence 2024, winning Large Residential Agency of the Year.

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News Roundup

https://www.thebusinessconversation.com.au/news/2020/10/15/regional-innovators-turn-big-ideas-business-outcomes/1602723686

Regional innovators turn big ideas into business outcomes

Impact Innovation’s online course supports rural and remote entrepreneurs during the pandemic.

The Business Conversation

https://www.theindustrialist.com.au/news/2020/10/12/industrial-unit-sale-north-east-nsw-real-specialists-commercial/1602476751

Industrial unit for sale in north-east NSW - REAL Specialists Commercial

A new and tenanted unit at 5/173 Lundberg Drive, South Murwillumbah is for sale through Assi Dadon of REAL Specialists Commercial.

The Industrialist

https://www.commo.com.au/news/2020/10/14/economic-crisis-casts-shadow-over-australia%E2%80%99s-cbd-office-markets-jll/1602635054

Economic crisis casts a shadow over Australia’s CBD office markets - JLL

JLL national office statistics for the third quarter show negative net absorption of -193,700 square metres and a vacancy rate increase of 2 percentage points from 10.2 per cent to 12.2 per cent.

Commo.

https://www.retalkasia.com/news/2020/10/14/singapore-and-australia-provide-top-asia-pacific-cross-border-capital-flow-2021

Singapore and Australia to provide top Asia Pacific cross border capital flow in 2021 - Knight Frank

Knight Frank’s Active Capital 2020 finds that cross-border investment into safe haven locations and ‘near-neighbours’ are set to dominate global capital flows in 2021, as COVID-19 shifts trends in real estate investment and global mobility.

Retalk Asia

https://www.suayphuket.com/news/2020/10/08/increased-demand-phuket-land-thai-investors/1602126928

Increased demand for Phuket land from Thai investors

CBRE has reported a noticeable increase in demand from domestic investors and individual buyers.

Suay Phuket

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2020/10/13/coppersmith-hotel-sale-south-melbourne-lsv-hotels/1602554585

Coppersmith Hotel for sale in South Melbourne - LSV Hotels

The freehold going concern of a boutique hotel at the top end of Clarendon Street in South Melbourne is for sale through LSV Managing Director Michelle Matthews.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.theindustrialist.com.au/news/2020/10/01/canning-vale-industrial-property-sold-124-million-transact-capital/1601539620

Canning Vale industrial property sold for $12.4 million - Transact Capital

A sizeable industrial property at 13 Modal Crescent, Canning Vale has been sold to Mair Property Funds for $12,405,000 in a deal negotiated by Alex Gismondi of Transact Capital.

The Industrialist

https://www.theaseandeveloper.com/2020/10/08/queens-bridge-place-melbournes-global-scale-mixed-use-development-site-sale-jll-and

"Queens Bridge Place" Melbourne's Global scale mixed use development site for sale JLL and Colliers

A permitted 6,202 sqm parcel of land on the doorstep of Melbourne’s CBD is anticipated to set the development sector aflutter this week, as Colliers International and JLL bring the Queens Bridge Place for sale to the market.

The ASEAN Developer