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Scott and Jade Thornton join BresicWhitney

The strategic next step will see one of the North Shore’s premier real estate teams Scott and Jade Thornton join BresicWhitney with 20 years’ experience, and evidences a resolute belief and investment in BresicWhitney’s current and future success.

Queensland (Qld)Sunshine Coast

Noosa Waters waterfront sold for $10 million - Dowling and Neylan Real Estate

143-145 Shorehaven Drive, Noosa Waters sold off market by Imika Neylan of Dowling Neylan set a new benchmark for Noosa with the highest price achieved in the area this year.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Contemporary Alderley for sale with 180-degree views - Place

25 Wellbeck Street Alderley for sale by Heath Williams and Nathan Briggs of Place New Farm stands as a testament to sophisticated craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail.

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

The Economy

Gold Coast median house sale price weathers interest rate rises to stay above $1m - Colliers

Lower sales volumes fail to make a dent in the strength of local market, says Colliers latest Market Overview, comments Residential Director of Colliers Gold Coast, David Higgins.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

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Historic 7-level Willsmere Estate Tower for sale with 360 views - RT Edgar

106 Wiltshire Drive Kew for sale by Vince Naz and Nick Walker of RT Edgar was the tallest building in Melbourne in 1871.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Luigi Rosselli designed Yeronga riverfront home for sale - Place

399 Brisbane Corso Yeronga for sale by Sarah Hackett and Matthew Foote of Place New Farm is a riverfront masterpiece ideally positioned in one of Brisbane’s most prestigious streets.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

People

CBRE launches specialist prestige residential valuations team

CBRE has established a specialised NSW high-end residential valuations division, with a view to national expansion, announced The Australian head of CBRE’s Residential Valuations business Kat Hale. To be led by Bader Naaman, and joined by senior team members including Lead Sydney Prestige Valuer Nathan Hasham.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton Collingwood Fitzroy

People

REIV proposes digitising hard copy documentation at Victorian public auctions

Megan Mander, Interim CEO of the REIV, says the digitisation of auction documents aligns with modern practices seen elsewhere in Victoria.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Shane Thompson designed O’Hare House Bardon for sale - SpinksCo

3/47 Carwoola Street Bardon for sale by Rachael Spinks of SpinksCo Residential delivers architectural ingenuity mixed with natural splendour in a tranquil bushland environment.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Gold Coast Sunshine Coast

The Economy

Dangerously low vacancy rates persist in Queensland - REIQ

Relatively stable yet dangerously low vacancy rates over the first quarter of 2024 are a cold comfort to renters desperately trying to find a place to call home in Queensland, said REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella.

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News Roundup

https://www.thebusinessconversation.com.au/news/2020/04/17/market-survey-now-time-buy-or-sell-business/1587105214

Market survey: Is now the time to buy or sell a business?

“Due to the rise in unemployment, we expect the segment of buyers looking for ‘job type’ businesses to increase.”

The Business Conversation

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/2020/04/19/seaview-hotel-strand-townsville-8-million-redevelopment-underway/1587275424

Seaview Hotel, The Strand Townsville $8 million redevelopment underway

Townsville's Seaview Hotel redevelopment is due for completion in April 2021 by Irvin Hotel Group and Darren Dickfos Architects.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thebusinessconversation.com.au/news/2020/04/16/how-employers-can-get-ready-governments-jobkeeper-payments/1586999809

How employers can get ready for the Government's JobKeeper payments

Employers should take steps now to be eligible for the first round of JobKeeper Payments, which will be paid from the first week of May 2020.

The Business Conversation

https://www.commo.com.au/news/2020/04/16/fortitude-valley-office-tower-sold-and-settled-94-million/1587004862

Fortitude Valley office tower sold and settled for $94 million

An 11-storey office building in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley has been sold for $94 million through Cushman and Wakefield's Peter Court and Mike Walsh.

Commo

https://www.theindustrialist.com.au/news/2020/04/16/outer-brisbane-industrial-warehouse-leased-ten-year-deal/1587011393

Outer Brisbane industrial warehouse leased on ten-year deal

Emerald Carrying has leased an industrial warehouse at 72 Trade Street, Lytton QLD from Sword Property Investments in a deal negotiated by Shaw Harrison Savills.

The Industrialist

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2020/04/15/nsw-inching-closer-proper-regulation-short-term-accommodation/1586934174

NSW 'inching closer' to proper regulation of short-term accommodation

Tourism Accommodation Australia says NSW is inching closer to a properly regulated short-term accommodation sector which would help “level the playing field” for the struggling hotel industry.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thehotelconversation.com.au/news/2020/04/15/ovolo-goes-interactive-virtual-easter-egg-hunt/1586913383

Ovolo goes interactive with virtual Easter egg hunt

Ovolo has teamed up with digital agency Dijitally to offer its guests an Easter egg hunt of a different kind.

The Hotel Conversation

https://www.thebusinessconversation.com.au/property/1-coolibah-street-billabong-boulevard-birdsville-4482/sale-birdsville-bakery-queensland

Sale of Birdsville Bakery in Queensland ushers in new era for popular attraction

Sold by Nick Lower and Gregory Woods of Savills Australia and Daniel Walley and Nick Charlwood of PwC.

The Business Conversation