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Modern Hendra Queenslander for sale - Place Ascot

This Pring Street Brisbane home for sale by Patrick McKinnon and Jill Wright of Place Ascot, offers an uncompromised executive family lifestyle on approximately 1,019sqm just 5km from the CBD.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Newly built, designer Hunters Hill home for sale - The Agency

Custom designed and built for modern living, this Hunters Hill home for sale by Lee Dowdall and Stephanie O’Sullivan of The Agency, offers low maintenance living and a practical family floorplan.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Architect-designed Clayfield sanctuary for sale - Place Ascot

This Clayfield Queenslander for sale by Patrick McKinnon and Jill Wright of Place Ascot is like living in a five-star resort, with fantastic entertainment options.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Bayside agents start new brand using UrbanX

Luke Humphrys and David Pearce have established themselves as Brisbane Bayside’s top agents, because of the different approach they bring to real estate and their creativity when marketing properties.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

Shane Shaikh and Ratio Rajput launch RE/MAX Residence in Logan Central

Logan City on Brisbane’s southside has a fresh alternative to real estate with RE/MAX Residence open for business in Logan Central. RE/MAX Australia managing director Joel Davoren echoes the RE/MAX Residence owner’s enthusiasm in bringing the RE/MAX brand to the Logan region.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Construction

Easing of restrictions for home building a welcome relief: HIA

HIA welcomes the Victorian Government’s announcement that there will be an early easing of restrictions for all construction sites, including home building and renovation sites, from this Friday.

New South Wales (NSW)

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'Cherub's Glen': circa 1880's Wollongong residence for sale – The Agency

Steeped in local history for over 140 years, this Wollongong home for sale by Jordan Andonovski of The Agency, features spacious and welcoming interiors within walking distance of the CBD.

National

People

Real estate marketing: 3 tips by Jigglar co-founder

Marketing guru and co-founder of creative real estate marketing platform Jigglar, Ray Wood, shares his best marketing tips as part of Openn’s podcast, The Better Agent Series.

New South Wales (NSW)

Two Tweed Heads family homes sold by REAL Specialists

Strong interest in Tweed Shire property continues, with these two homes sold by Kasey Pereira and Brent Hodge of REAL Specialists.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Widespread price growth across regional WA during September quarter - REIWA

REIWA President Damian Collins said the regional WA market recovery continued to gain momentum in the September quarter, with the strongest quarterly price growth recorded in Geraldton.

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News Roundup

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/10000-property-buyers-caught-in-deposit-power-collapse-20180306-h0x460

10,000 property buyers caught in Deposit Power collapse

Deposit Power, which provided interim finance to property buyers, has collapsed potentially leaving an estimated 10,000 residential, commercial and property investors in the lurch about the fate of nearly $300 million worth of deposits.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/news/pop-up-shipping-container-hotel-opens-on-sydneys-cockatoo-island/

Pop-up shipping container hotel opens in Sydney's Cockatoo Island

With glass bi-fold doors, matte tapware, timber deck, and water views, the pop-up hotel - called Contained - feels very much like a trophy home, only smaller, say creators Anatoly Mezhov and Irene Polo.

Commercial Real Estate

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/sydney-vendors-fail-to-recognise-property-slowdown-20180306-h0x2d3

Sydney vendors fail to recognise property slowdown

Discounts are rising and times on market are growing as Sydney vendors fail to check their hopes with the reality of a slowing market.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11997-nab-develops-mortgage-for-world-first-co-ownership-platform

NAB develops mortgage for ‘world-first’ co-ownership platform

NAB has developed a new mortgage product in partnership with a co-ownership platform.

Mortgage Business

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/higher-ed-daily-brief/new-student-precinct-for-melbourne/news-story/53233c613159beb186dd934d1e797650

New student precinct for Melbourne

The University of Melbourne has chosen Lyons Architecture to design a showy new student precinct.

The Australian

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/investor-lending-could-pick-up-corelogic-says/news-story/e73eae3cee5820431bc34817c33c9efc

Investor lending could pick up, CoreLogic says

Mortgage lending is growing at a historically slow pace but loans to investors could pick up in coming months as banks have now complied with the regulator’s limits on new loans, according to CoreLogic.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/news/world/central-america/hotel-wins-fight-to-have-trumps-name-removed-in-panama-20180305-h0x1sw

Hotel wins fight to have Trump's name removed in Panama

Now that Orestes Fintiklis, the majority owner of Donald Trump's only hotel in Latin America, has taken over the hotel's administration, he hopes to take down the Trump name, becoming the fourth Trump-branded hotel to lose the name since the 2016 election.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/housing-supply-nimbys-preventing-needed-mediumdensity-housing-grattan-says-20180302-h0wxnn

Housing supply: NIMBYs preventing needed medium-density housing, Grattan

Authorities will have to overcome NIMBY opposition to medium-density development if it the country wants to supply enough affordable housing and avoid severe inequality.

The Australian Financial Review