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Mackenzie Scott is a property and general news reporter based in Brisbane. Prior to joining The Australian in 2018, she was the editorial coordinator at NewsMediaWorks, covering media and publishing, and editor at travel and lifestyle website Xplore Sydney.

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Police say the boy was snatched from a home in Brisbane's southwest.

Toddler found safe, man charged

A toddler taken from a home in Brisbane’s southwest early on Sunday morning has been found after a public appeal.

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Saturday Auction at 2 Harney St, Marrickville. A large crowd was quickly outbid with the home selling for 1.73 Million Dollars. Pictured is the Auctioneer Clarence White. Picture: David Swift.

Four in five properties sell in auction blitz

CoreLogic’s preliminary auction clearance rates rose to 83.8 per cent last week on the back of heightened demand from buyers.

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Friday 5th February 2021. The Australian.McKeown family (David & Emma and their children Amelie & Harriet) outside their newly listed home in Kingsville in Melbourne.Photograph by Arsineh Houspian

Vendor drought may break this month

Welcome news for buyers battling fierce competition for housing stock, as sellers gear up to come back.

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Gold Coast here to stay

An unprecedented flow of interstate wealth and investment is making permanent changes the Gold Coast’s property market, agents say.

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Surf lifesavers at Broadbeach on morning of February 5, 2021, after the body of a woman was found and a search continued for a missing man. Picture: Jodie Callcott

Woman drowns, man missing after late-night swim

A woman has drowned and a man is missing after the pair went for a last night swim at a Gold Coast Beach on Thursday.

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What property industry wants from the budget

Tax deductions for interest payments are among of series of measures being urged by Australia’s peak real estate body.

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New home construction and house building under development at Mt Peter Estate in the Cairns southern growth corridor. Picture: Brendan Radke

Conditions ‘positive and improving’ for building sectors

A boost in property industry activity might lift property-exposed stocks, particularly housing companies and suppliers.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 21, 2020: An open house sign is seen in Zetland. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jenny Evans

Listing rebound expected after January fall

New property listing data from SQM Research suggests buyers are outpacing sellers in the housing market.

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Kate and Stuart Stevens with their daughters (L-R) Indiana (9) and Tahlia (12) have been watching the market rise for some time and decided the new year was the perfect time to pull the trigger and sell their investment property. After three years of ownership, they made the call in September at the end of their tenant's lease to renovate the property over 12-weeks.Ms Stevens, an interior designer, hopes to take advantage of the rising market and buy another project home to flipJane Dempster/The Australian.

New year delivers record house prices

Australian housing prices have hit a record high after a strong start to 2021, as buyers compete for the limited properties available.

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Auction of 18 Pride Ave, Hamlyn Heights. McGrath Auctioneer David Cortous and Agent Jim Cross. Winning bidders Elise Baro and Barney Wilson. Picture: Mike Dugdale

House prices hit record high

National house prices reached a new all time high as property continued its post-COVID bounceback in January.

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