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Derek Trebilcock: bringing a client's imagination to life

From childhood cubby houses to transforming spaces to reflect a client's needs, Derek is passionate about creating spaces that "really matter".

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Award-winning Teneriffe home with imposing dimensions - Place

Crafted by Donovan Hill, the home features dramatic spaces defined by vast expanses of glass doors, louvers, and double-height voids. For sale by Heath Williams of Place New Farm.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

‘The Bairnsdale Pumping Station’: ‘Grand Designs’ scale opportunity for $840,000

This historically significant property is for sale via Sue Gratton of Circa Heritage and Lifestyle Property as a complete parcel or as individual lots, with planning permission already in place.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

‘Lucient’ loft sold to interstate buyers after virtual tour - The Agency

Sold by Brendan Walker and Jesse Raeburn of The Agency, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “Properties of the highest calibre always sell well no matter what the market is doing.”

National

People

2020 wrap-up and Happy Holidays from WILLIAMS MEDIA

This is the last Recon Daily newsletter for 2020; we will be back in 2021. Read the stories that were important to you in the real estate industry for 2020, on The Real Estate Conversation.

Victoria (Vic.)

The Economy

Cancelling rental debt – Ill-informed policy that ignores investors says REIV

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria believes a call by tenant advocates to cancel all rental debt sends the wrong message and could encourage tenants to stop paying their contracted rent.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

The Economy

The dangers of a fast-paced market - Damian Hackett

Damian Hackett of Place Estate Agents looks at the Brisbane Property Market and how current market conditions in certain sectors can help maximise the sale price.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

REINSW: Stamp duty cuts provide stimulus now – when it’s most needed

REINSW is calling on the NSW Government to follow the Victorian Government’s lead in providing immediate stamp duty discounts to unlock existing housing supply that lies dormant and to encourage economic activity.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Strong property market conditions expected in WA in 2021 - REIWA

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia's 2021 outlook indicates the Western Australian property market should experience steady growth in both the rental and sales market.

National

The Economy

The four major trends expected to shape the Australian property market

"Preliminary figures released by the ABS on the value of residential construction work done showed a decline in the September 2020 quarter to its lowest level since 2014,” said Angela Lillicrap, HIA Economist.

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News Roundup

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.

Sourceable