Mackenzie Scott

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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Auction (online) @ 361 Autumn St, Newtown. Auctioneer David Cortous sold the property onlinepicture: Glenn Ferguson

Eased property restrictions opens door to long recovery

Easing of restrictions on auctions and inspections welcomed, but experts warn it may be a long wait for normality to return.

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1/05/2020 : Steve and Sarah Kassiou, with their kids Liam 6 and Evelyn 4, and puppy Hazel, in a rear courtyard of a unit development they are building in Clayfield, Brisbane. A builder by trade, Steve is undertaking the remodel of a pre-war Queenslander in the inner-city Brisbane suburb of Clayfield into townhouses which he hopes to sell when the market turns post-COVID. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australia

Look of auctions ‘may change forever’

The industry is facing a new normal post-coronavirus as settlement levels hit 30-year lows.

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A real estate advertising board is seen next to a house in Canberra, Friday, March 1, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Home sales plunge but prices rise

Housing sales plunged in April as buyers and sellers waited out the virus, but that didn’t stop a modest price rise in all capitals but two.

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Coronavirus crisis hits rental property market

Sydney and Melbourne particularly challenged with changed circumstances affecting travel, tourism and students.

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18/12/2018 Newly appointed CEO of REA group Owen Wilson at the company headquarters in Melbourne. Picture : David Geraghty / The Australian.

Abolish stamp duty to speed recovery: REA

REA Group, owner of the country’s largest online property listing business, has joined the chorus calling for reform of stamp-duty charges.

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Real estate agent Kim Morgan from Peterswald doing a Facebook live open home in Mount Nelson. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN

Home buyers sold on virtual tours

Video or 3D property inspections are spiking amid social distancing, even as the number of new homes for sale dries up.

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Expats heading home

Brisbane is proving popular with Hong Kong buyers and expats who are re-evaluating their circumstances due to coronavirus.

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Hispanic family outside home for rent holding hands looking at each other happy

Landlords face rental return slump

The rental market is set for a ‘dramatic revision’ in pricing, with landlords warned of a 20pc fall in returns in the virus fallout.

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Esperance, Western Australia istock images for Sheree and Spida's Feb 1 travel column in Eye and Weekend

Isolated Aussies yearn to get travelling

Australians are ready to explore the country to support the local economy once restrictions are lifted, new data shows.

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Generic realestate images from the Queensland suburb of Stafford, in Brisbane, Saturday, January 6, 2018. (AAP Image/Glenn Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Home sales plunge

New home sales fell by almost a quarter in March as COVID-19 shook buyer confidence.

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