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Luxurious new home in Gordon Park to set benchmark - Place

'Adaleigh’, located in one of Brisbane’s most tightly-held suburbs is being auctioned tomorrow, 27th February by Ross Armstrong and Matthew Jabs of Place.

New South Wales (NSW)

People

DiJones opens three offices under Central Coast merger

DiJones CEO Dean Mackie said the DiJones Central Coast agencies are an important strategic expansion for the DiJones footprint. The merged business will operate under the DiJones brand from today, 26 February 2021.

National

The Economy

Will changes to JobSeeker impact the housing market? - CoreLogic

The temporary supplement to JobSeeker payments in Australia are set to finish at the end of March 2021. Eliza Owen of CoreLogic reviews the removal of the JobSeeker supplement and its potential impact on the housing market?

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The Economy

Smaller cities outrank major capitals for prime luxury residential price growth in Australia - Knight Frank Report

Luxury residential price growth was strongest in the smaller Australian cities over 2020, according to the results of the Prime International Residential Index (PIRI 100) in the forthcoming edition of Knight Frank’s The Wealth Report 2021.

National New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Design

One Sydney Harbour Skyhomes and Penthouse unveiled by Lendlease

State of Craft Founder and Creative Director, Daniel Goldberg is the designer behind the both the record-breaking $140 million penthouse and the ‘Skyhomes’ in “Residences Two” at One Sydney Harbour.

Western Australia (WA)

The Economy

WA needs plan to address rental shortage - REIWA

Perth’s vacancy rate is currently the lowest it has been in 40 years, which is why REIWA is calling for Western Australia’s political parties to commit to tackling the state’s rental shortage, if elected.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Gold Coast Sunshine Coast

People

Cooley expands to Queensland with industry leader

Cooley Auctions has expanded to Queensland with leading auctioneer David Holmes to represent the brand’s first interstate-based offering.

Victoria (Vic.)

The Economy

Attention property investors - ignore the new Residential Tenancies Act at your peril - REIV

The looming changes to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) in Victoria are significant, and it’s critical for landlords to get across them.

National

The Economy

McGrath FY21 first half results at top end of guidance range fully franked dividend declared

McGrath Limited (ASX: MEA) announced its FY21 first half results, at the top end of the guidance range provided in November 2020.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Woolstore rooftop penthouse sold for $6m - Place

Sold by Heath Williams of Place New Farm, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, "The Brisbane market is going crazy."

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https://sourceable.net/nsw-house-prices-push-aussies-into-flats/

NSW House Prices Pushing Aussies into Flats

Development approvals for units, townhouses and semi-detached houses, grew almost 6% in NSW in the year to March 2017, says Bankwest's Housing Density Report.

Sourceble

https://sourceable.net/trump-to-revoke-infrastructure-standards/

Trump to revoke infrastructure standards

US President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order that requires strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise.

Sourceble

http://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/accc-scrutinising-big-five-for-home-loan-rate-rises-20170816-gxxcuf

ACCC scrutinising 'big five' for home loan rate rises

The ACCC is scrutinising the big four banks and Macquarie Bank for how they set interest rates on residential mortgage products, as it seeks to stop the banks from passing on the government's $6.2bn bank levy.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/maha-sinnathamby-visionary-builds-up-his-springfield-dream/news-story/3974ab25907dd0e5ebd4b485d0e3b407

Maha Sinnathamby: visionary builds up his Springfield dream

Haha Sinnathamby is the chairman of Springfield Land Corporation, and the public face of Australia’s largest master-planned community.

The Australian

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11388-marginal-borrower-activity-critical-to-financial-stability-rba

'Marginal’ borrower activity critical to financial stability: RBA

Monitoring what 'marginal' borrower groups are doing is more important to financial stability than the actions of 'average borrowers, the RBA has said.

Mortgage Broker

https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/perths-western-suburbs-the-fastest-in-apartment-growth-ng-b88568775z

Perth’s western suburbs the fastest in apartment growth

The Cottesloe-Claremont area is the apartment lifestyle centre of the country with a new report showing record levels of townhouses and apartments going up across the area.

The West Australian

https://www.dezeen.com/2017/08/14/historic-england-makes-five-new-listings-celebrate-70th-anniversary-architecture-news/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Dezeen%20Digest&utm_content=Daily%20Dezeen%20Digest%20CID_89011944e9e885251a268fc86bee0683&utm_source=Dezeen%20Mail&utm_term=More

Historic England lists London cabbies' hut and Yorkshire "hobbit's home"

A London cabbies' shelter, a turf-covered home in Yorkshire, and a Royal Navy intelligence-gathering station in Durham are among five new listings by Historic England to mark the 70th anniversary of 'The List'.

Dezeen

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11384-1m-property-sales-hit-record-high?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=MBDaily%20bulletin15_08_17&utm_medium=email&utm_content=3

$1 million property sales hit record high

The number of properties selling for more than $1 million has continued to grow despite attempts to improve housing affordability, recent research by CoreLogic has found.

Mortgage Business