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Dutton Park home for sale on Brisbane River - Place New Farm

The Brisbane riverfront home for sale by Judy Goodger of Place New Farm delivers riverfront living within the Gabba precinct.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Modern Randwick home for sale by The Agency

Effortless indoor and outdoor living in Randwick for sale by Peter Perry and Ben Collier of The Agency, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “This is the perfect family entertainer.”

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Hamilton Hill French Provincial residence sold for $3.85m - Place

The Hamilton Hill home sold by Heath Williams of Place New Farm, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, the Brisbane market "has stepped up to another level.”

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Woollahra terrace sold in 6 days by The Agency

The Jersey Road terrace sold by Ben Collier and Davide Talone of The Agency, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “There is strong competition to be in walking distance to Woollahra Village.”

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

WA Budget misses opportunity for bold housing reform - REIWA

REIWA President Damian Collins said the Institute was pleased to see the $875 million investment in social housing and a two-year extension to the off-the-plan stamp duty rebate but was disappointed the WA Government had not committed to stamp duty reform.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Crows Nest home sold for suburb record prior to auction - McGrath

Crows Nest on Sydney’s lower north shore has a new suburb record with 60 Holtermann Street sold by Peter Chauncy and Debbie Chadwick of McGrath Crows Nest.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

Two leading RE/MAX offices shift ownership

RE/MAX Bayside Properties now places the franchise in the leadership hands of Hayley Van de Ven, owner of RE/MAX Results. Mr Joel Davoren said it was an exciting step and he anticipated a great future for Ms Van de Ven and her team.

National

The Economy

House price growth heats up in 233 Perth suburbs during winter - REIWA

REIWA President Damian Collins said winter in Perth was traditionally a quieter time for the local property market, so it was pleasing to see the median house sale price in so many suburbs had continued to increase.

National

The Economy

DiJones annual market report shows strong market conditions despite COVID

Real estate agents across the DiJones network saw some of the strongest property prices in their careers in the last financial year with record growth and unprecedented demand as properties were snapped up by buyers at record prices and in record time.

National

The Economy

Rental affordability improves across Australia - REIA

Rental affordability improved marginally across Australia by 0.3 percentage points over June the quarter, the latest quarterly Housing Affordability report by the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has found.

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News Roundup

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/interestonly-property-investor-cash-flow-crunch-sparks-fears-of-fire-sales-20180212-h0vyli

Interest-only property investor cash flow crunch sparks fears of fire sales

Interest-only property investors seeking to switch their loan to principal and interest may be forced to sell because of lenders' tough new serviceability requirements.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/hobart-melbourne-homes-the-fastest-to-find-buyers/news-story/a755dfd5cd5185d410ddc5978fcbce96

Hobart, Melbourne homes the fastest to find buyers

Buyers have been snapping up homes in Hobart’s hot property market, where properties are typically selling within 33 days.

The Australian

https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/the-property-sectors-you-werent-expecting-to-go-gangbusters-this-year/

The unlikely property sectors that are tipped to go gangbusters this year

For investors chasing yield growth, 2018 is the year to start looking at emerging property sectors.

Commercial Real Estate

http://www.smh.com.au/national/catholic-church-s-massive-wealth-revealed-20180209-p4yzus.html

Catholic Church's massive wealth revealed

The Catholic Church in Australia is one of the country’s biggest non-government property owners.

The Sydney Morning Herald

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/australia-house-prices-capital-cities-2018-2

Annual house price growth in Sydney is now falling in real terms

Prices in Australia’s largest and most expensive housing market fell by a further 0.2% last week, says CoreLogic, extending the losses for the month to 1%.

Business Insider

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2018-02-10/architecture-was-meant-to-solve-the-housing-crisis-instead-it-betrayed-us/1735196

Architecture was meant to solve the housing crisis, instead it betrayed us

Once driven by social responsibility and the dream of affordable housing for all, architects now favour profits over people, architectural theorist Reinier de Graaf says.

Radio Australia

https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/pantone-there-was-werners-nomenclature-of-colours?mbid=nl_102017PM_Weekly&spMailingID=12911397&spUserID=MjM4ODc1NTYxNTY2S0&spJobID=1340941058&spReportId=MTM0MDk0MTA1OAS2

Before Pantone There Was 'Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours'

Charles Darwin diligently consulted his copy while aboard the Beagle and used color names supplied by 'Werner's Nomenclature'.

Architectural Digest

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/property-slump-could-push-the-economy-into-recession-top-economists-warn-20180206-h0uumi

Property slump could push the economy into recession, economists warn

Falling property prices in Sydney and Melbourne could cause the nation's wealthiest consumers to cut back sharply on spending.

The Australian Financial Review