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Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Gold Coast Sunshine Coast

John McGrath – Wave of WFH seachangers heading to Queensland

A boom cycle in South East Queensland is long overdue according to John McGrath, founder and executive director, McGrath Estate Agents.

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

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Two adjoining Gold Coast apartments for sale - REAL Specialists

Units 230 and 232, for sale by Wayne Bisgrove of REAL Specialists, are positioned on Level 2 of the Oaks Gold Coast Calypso Plaza Suites Coolangatta

New South Wales (NSW)

Single-level beachside residence for sale in Kingscliff - REAL Specialists

A plantation-style residence offering luxury living mixed within a low maintenance beachside setting is for sale through Matt Luff of REAL Specialists.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton

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Sarah and George’s house for Channel 9’s ‘The Block’ is up for Auction

Featuring the entertainers backyard that the judges awarded 10/10, the updated 1940s Brighton home is for sale via Jesse Raeburn, Peter Kakos and Christine Henderson of The Agency.

New South Wales (NSW)

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Beacon Hill: 100 acre Bowral estate for sale

This spectacular home commands an entirely private, north-facing position high above both Mittagong and Bowral. For sale by Ben Olofsen and Cameron McKillop of The Agency.

Victoria (Vic.)

Design

Reimagined NGVWA Garden Day moves online in 2020

Sponsored by Kay & Burton, the inaugural virtual tour provides an insider’s view to gardens and, for the first time, the art collections of the garden owners.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Write the next chapter for 1896 Clayfield home ‘Wonga Lea’

The expertly updated heritage home comes with the written stories of all its previous owners. For sale by Alex Rutherford of Place New Farm.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Exclusive city apartment with leafy outlook

For sale by Robert Alfeldi of McGrath Pyrmont, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, "When it comes living in the heart of the city it does not get any better location-wise than Hyde Park.”

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

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Striking Port Melbourne townhome moments from the beach

This sophisticated modern town residence in the heart of Port Melbourne is for sale by Michael Paproth and Emily Adams of The Agency.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

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Bunya Downs bush acreage generates ‘outstanding’ interest

Sold by Judy Goodger and Matthew Foote of Place New Farm, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA “The acreage property market in Brisbane is the best we have seen in over a decade.”

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https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11317-foreign-apartment-investment-to-plummet-as-construction-winds-down?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=MBDaily%20bulletin27_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2

Foreign apartment investment to plummet as construction winds down

Foreign investor activity is likely to fall “considerably” in 2017-18, with Sydney foreign buyer-supported apartment starts expected to fall from the 2015-16 peak of 50,000 to below 30,000, say Master Builders.

Mortgage Business

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/fremantle-s-west-end-becomes-state-s-largest-ever

Fremantle’s West End becomes state’s largest-ever heritage listing

Around 200,000sqm of land have been placed on Western Australia’s heritage register in a bid to protect the area’s gold rush-era buildings.

Architecture&Design

https://www.domain.com.au/news/the-real-reason-one-million-homes-were-vacant-in-the-census-data-report-20170726-gxhy8q/

The real reason one million homes were ‘vacant’ in the census data

Analysis of census data by SGS Economics & Planning found there “does not appear to be a large pool of dwellings withheld from the housing market”.

Domain

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11312-attempts-to-curb-investment-futile-as-china-s-gdp-swells?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=MBDaily%20bulletin26_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2

Attempts to curb investment futile as China’s GDP swells

Efforts to limit foreign investment are akin to “holding back the ocean with a broom”, says CT Johnson, MD of China research company Cross Border Management.

Mortgage Business

http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4809608/elders-turns-on-the-water-pressure-in-broking-market/?cs=4699

Elders turns on the water pressure in irrigation market

Hot on the heels of Ruralco upgrading its national water trading service, agribusiness rival, Elders, has confirmed it has bigger ambitions in the water market, too.

Queensland Country Times

https://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/11311-1-in-10-australians-puts-tax-rebates-towards-mortgages?utm_source=MortgageBusiness&utm_campaign=MBDaily%20bulletin26_07_17&utm_medium=email&utm_content=4

1 in 10 Australians puts tax rebates towards mortgages

New research has revealed that nearly a third of Australians are planning to save their tax rebates this year.

Mortgage Business

http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/real-estate/south-australia/milliondollar-plus-property-sales-are-up-in-adelaides-southwestern-beaches/news-story/639b06d4bb643af79462711e1e6c303a

Million-dollar property sales are up in Adelaide’s southwestern beaches

Hills-dwellers looking for a seachange, locals climbing the real estate ladder, and Chinese investors have fuelled a 30% increase in million-dollar house sales in Adelaide’s southwest beaches.

Weekly Times Now

https://sourceable.net/grenfell-tragedy-should-be-a-catalyst-for-uniform-accreditation-system/

Grenfell Tragedy Should Be a Catalyst for Change

The Grenfell disaster can provide a warning to authorities here in Australia, but the opportunity will be wasted if the focus is strictly limited to the use of a particular building material.

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