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The weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from across Momentum Media’s property brands from the week ending 3 May.
Welcome back to The Adviser’s weekly round-up of headline stories and news that are important not only for the real estate sector but also for the state of Australian property more broadly.
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To compile this list, not only do we consider the week’s most-read stories and the news that matter most to you, but we also curate it to include stories from our sister brands that also have an impact on the Australian property landscape.
Here are the biggest stories of the week:
Aussie founder looking to fetch $200m on home sale
The Point Piper mansion has been listed for sale and is expected to break the national home price record.
Shadow treasurer slams Help to Buy, pushes super for housing
Enabling Australians to access super for housing and “getting government out of the way” would help alleviate housing issues, according to shadow treasurer Angus Taylor.
Knight Frank Tasmania acquired by national brand
The business, which comprises over 115 staff across five offices in Australia’s southernmost state, will now operate under a different brand banner.
‘One day it’ll be her name on the door’: How mentorship made a principal
Starting in the business as a property manager, new principal Jodi Alexander explains how belief from an agency owner convinced her she could run things.
NSW rezoning rules for transit hub suburbs revealed
The first stage of the state’s plan to update the planning rules around key transport hubs has been implemented.
BlackSuit ransomware claims attack on Australian property firm Herron Todd White
Another Australian firm has fallen foul of a ransomware gang, this time property valuer Herron Todd White.
The builder stepping in to save Aussies’ new home dreams
Lucas Patterson started his building company intending to create bespoke homes, but his plans changed when he realised how many hopeful new home owners were in need of help.
Dangerously low vacancy rates persist in Qld
A new report has detailed the perilously low rental supply available across Queensland and the government intervention necessary for the rental market to recover.
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