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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CoronavirusNation

Income loss key to help with housing

Tenants will need to prove they have lost a quarter of their income in order to access rental relief in Queensland.

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CHANGING GEARSNation

19/04/2020 : Jack and Will Martin's at their warehouse training facility, where new cleaning trainees are put through their paces by ex-military trainers.The pair ran a high-end commercial landscaping business and then pivoted, to do hospital grade sanitisation for major clients, such as Colliers, aged care homes, property developers in the time of covid-19. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Landscapers switch to sanitisation

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, landscaping brothers Jack and Will Martin saw an opening for sanitising buildings.

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mansionProperty

9th March 2020.At Home with Evgeny Skigin in Noosa.Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Home of the eco-domes

Envisaging an eco-home with a minimalist vibe, Evginy Skigin approached renowned Brisbane-based architect Noel Robinson.

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HOME ALONENation

Lockdown Life - Farquharson-Selby Family. Jim, Heidi, Hamish and Esmerelda (& Cilla the dog). Dave Gleeson/Surfshots

Bunkering down and Stayin’ Alive

Locked down at home in this confusing and confronting time of coronavirus, families are finding new ways to make do.

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Business

Property Council of Australia CEO Ken Morrison who will be in Townsville on August 21 and 22 to attend a workshop and luncheon event on developing the CBD.

COVID reshapes property trajectory

The property industry is bracing for the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to last at least 12 months as sentiment tumbles sharply nationwide.

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Residential propertyProperty

20/02/2020. Fred Geneid, (M 0414 349651) potential property buyer at open property inspection. Three bedroom penthouse in Maroubra with water views 3/11 French Street, in Sydney's south. The property is due to go to auction at the weekend and is expected to sell for over 1.6M as Sydney's property market is on the rise again. Britta Campion / The Australian

Victoria reverses ban on open inspections of occupied properties

The decision to ban inspections of occupied properties was overturned after just four days.

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Property

10/04/2020. Etta and Ben Hurst, aged 39 and 44, with daughters Rose, 6, and Georgia, 3 who are selling their gorgeous home in Burradoo in the Southern Highlands; south of Sydney, to move even further out of town. Rural areas are coming more in demand as social distancing makes Sydney and Melbourne residents decide they want more space. Britta Campion / The Australian

Sellers cash in with captive audience

City slickers are offering to trade their inner-city homes for an escape to the country, using their time socially distancing to search.

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Property

REIV President Leah Calnan. Picture: supplied

Property rule outlaws occupied inspections

The real estate industry has slammed new rules in Victoria outlawing inspections of occupied properties.

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Residential propertyProperty

The Sunshine Coast is among the top 10 places in Australia to buy homes or units, according to a new report.

Property prices ‘could fall as much as 30pc’

Consumer sentiment, a key driver of buying and selling, threatens to dive amid social distancing measures.

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Property

92 Page St, Albert Park was sold at auction in March for $9.1m, a price $1m above reserve. Supplied

Melbourne defies coronavirus fears

Melbourne’s prestigious inner eastern suburbs have reporting the first price drop since the mid-year market rebound.

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