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Styling your home before sale "a non negotiable"

Kahlia Cordony of Cordony Designs and Lynne Page of Knight Frank Hobart discuss why it is so important to style your home before selling.

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

People

Get to know David Higgins director, residential of Colliers International

David Higgins has over 28 years experience in the real estate industry, with gross sales of over $1.3 billion across 3,000 products.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Gold Coast

Design

Flexible work spaces taking over traditional offices

Yusuf Oner, general manager of Corporate House discusses how many traditional office spaces are now taking inspiration from flexible work spaces due to their innovative features.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Bespoke Vaucluse residence with 360 degree Sydney Harbour views

For sale by Danny Doff of Laing & Simmons Double Bay, who told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “This is quite possibly the best house I’ve ever had the pleasure to market in my career”.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Auction results show Sydney is in a "normal real estate market"

Cooley Auctions has just released their Cooley Index for August 2018 for the residential - Sydney Metro, showing auction volumes, clearance rates and average home prices are all down compared to the same time last year.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Perth rental market improving

Hayden Groves of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, and Carmel Gardiner of Abel McGrath discuss the Perth rental market.

National

The Economy

House prices continuing to fall with Canberra the most affected

The Real Estate Institute of Australia Real Estate Market Facts report shows housing prices are continuing to drop.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

Featured Property

Family finesse: South Perth residence with views to Swan River

This generously proportioned, elegant modern property offers a blend of stunning design and homely comfort. For sale by Vivien Yap of Ray White Claremont.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Design

Howard Smith Wharves "game changing for Brisbane"

Scott Hutchinson and Andy Morgan of Hutchinson Builders discuss the Howard Smith Wharves development and what it means for Brisbane.

National

People

Three common real estate networking mistakes to avoid

Virginia Brookes, Director of Resolver Recruitment discusses the most common real estate networking mistakes people make.

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News Roundup

https://sourceable.net/time-ditch-great-australian-housing-dream/#

Is it time to ditch the great Australian housing dream?

Australian millennials may need to abandon the long-cherished dream of occupying their own detached, single-family dwelling on a quarter-acre block.

Sourceable

http://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/news/ato-demands-decades-of-property-records-in-foreign-buyer-investigation-209697.aspx

ATO demands decades of property records in foreign buyer investigation

The Australian Tax Office has asked revenue and land title authorities from all states to provide information from between 1985 and 2017 in an attempt to discover illegal purchases.

Your Investment Property

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential#ixzz3tmPvUyjF

Melbourne's hidden vacant homes surge

Nearly one-fifth of all residential properties owned by investors in Melbourne lie vacant, held by landlords who do not occupy them or put them onto the rental market.

The Australian Financial Review

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/melbourne-edges-out-sydney-on-property-returns-221410614.html

Melbourne edges out Sydney on property returns

Sydney may be a clear winner in property prices, but when it comes to real estate investment, Melbourne has the edge. Melbourne's eastern suburbs, which includes Glen Waverley, Dandenong, Blackburn and Box Hill, average 13.9 per cent total return annually since 2002, says an analysis by Investment firm Portfolio Management Services.

Yahoo 7 News

http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southwest/ipswich-couple-donates-rental-property-for-six-months-a-year-as-refuge-for-dv-victims/news-story/36be01ddf982ac7a7dd3abcb540d014d

Ipswich couple donates rental property for six months a year as refuge for DV victims

Ipswich locals are opening their homes to victims of domestic violence as refuges in southeast Queensland remain at capacity. The Ipswich Domestic Violence Action Centre wants to hear from locals who could offer their rental properties as a refuge, but would need to look at each on a case-by-case basis.

The Courier Mail

http://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/news/changing-conditions-slow-chinese-interest-in-australian-real-estate-209672.aspx

Changing conditions slow Chinese interest in Australian real estate

Chinese interest in Australian real estate has pulled back over 2015 according to the head of a major real estate franchise.

Your Investment Property

http://www.smh.com.au/money/ask-an-expert/how-to-be-mortgagefree-by-retirement-20151202-gldana.html

How to be mortgage-free by retirement

Advice from Money columnist Noel Whittaker.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/robert-gottliebsen/commonwealth-bank-sees-danger-in-low-auction-clearances/news-story/0405f20911ffcfbf92187dc0ec8eba22

Commonwealth Bank sees danger in low auction clearances

An email from the Commonwealth Bank to private clients issued a danger warning that recent low clearance rates are a possible signal of a significant change in the economy.

The Australian