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First National announces Queensland 2020 General Excellence & Marketing Awards

First National Real Estate’s Queensland agents were presented with their 2020 General Excellence and Marketing Awards at Hilton Brisbane on Saturday night.

National

The Economy

John McGrath – Synchronised growth in home values nationwide

Australia is now in a synchronised price growth phase not seen for more than a decade according to John McGrath, founder and executive director of McGrath Estate Agents

National

People

OPENN Negotiation joins select group of prop tech companies 2021 REACH Australia class

Peter Gibbons Managing Director of OPENN Negotiation told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “Each year REACH selects a handful of the best PropTech companies in the region that have hit a high level of success and are looking to scale into new global markets.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

Near new home in new Caboolture estate - REAL Specialists

This family home is positioned at the end of a cul-de-sac with neighboring parkland. For sale with offers over $789,000 by Gail Bernardin of REAL Specialists.

National

The Economy

Westpac research finds one in three homeowners want to sell their property

Seller confidence rebounds as buyer demand continues to surge. Research released from Westpac today shows more Australians are thinking about selling their home now than before the pandemic, with low interest rates, improved consumer sentiment and strong economic forecasts fuelling confidence in the housing market.

National Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Perth house price growth to lead the nation in 2021 CBRE

CBRE 2021 Australia Real Estate Market Outlook Report predicts Perth residential market to be the nation’s front runner, with house prices expected to grow between 9%-12% and unit prices to lift 5%-7% in 2021. CBRE Head of Residential Research Craig Godber said Western Australia economic backdrop was supporting the robust growth forecasts.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

'The Terrace', Shaun Lockyer fuses heritage elegance with modern functionality - Place

The Terrace Sherwood for sale by Ann-Karyn Fraser and Heath Williams of Place New Farm who told WILLIAMS MEDIA “It is everything a family could want in a house.”

New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

Centennial Coal lists 100-year old Lithgow residence ‘Lidsdale House’

The heritage estate is for sale via an Expressions of Interest campaign by Deborah Cullen of Cullen Royle and Jamie Giokaris of LJ Hooker Lithgow.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

‘Blair Lodge’ on the market for first time in 43 years - Place

The historic Queenslander c1907 includes two lots of land and views of the Brisbane River. For sale by Courtney Caulfield and Simon Caulfield of Place.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Brand new apartment with views over both reaches of the Brisbane River sold by Place

Sold by Sarah Hackett of Place Bulimba, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, "We've never seen market conditions like this before.”

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News Roundup

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

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.

The Australian Financial Review

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.

The Australian Financial Review

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.

The Australian Financial Review

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.

The Australian Financial Review