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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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4/9/20: Rebecca Mercer, 26, is a teacher who just purchased a property using the loan with her partner at Homebush in Sydney. John Feder/The Australian.

Frontline workers ahead in loan scheme

Key workers on the COVID-19 frontline led the charge to take up the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.

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AT HOMEProperty

21st August 2020.At Home with Peter Hawes in Brisbane. Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Game on for a fresh adventure

With views that only Clem Jones could build, Peter Hawes’ landmark home in Hawthorne is steeped in local history.

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PROPERTYProperty

Beaumaris House, Newcastle Street, Battery Point, went up for auction today but was passed in with the reserve not being met.Picture: MATT THOMPSON

Off-market sales ‘can cost sellers thousands’

The rise in off-market sales during the pandemic could cause sellers to lose out as potential buyers are left on the sidelines.

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PROPERTYProperty

A housing development under construction in a suburb of Sydney this month. PHOTO: BRENDON THORNE/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Migrant slump hammers rental market

The east coast property market is set to bear the brunt of ongoing border restrictions as the rate of population growth dips to World War I levels.

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PropertyProperty

Ebdale Real Estate Boom. There are many properties for sale in Frankston's Ebdale precinct, with many for sale signs in front of properties along Mereweather Avenue.Picture: Eugene Hyland

Rise looms in mortgage arrears, defaults

As a mortgage holiday deadline approaches, S&P Global warns the end of 2020 could see a trend emerge of arrears and defaults.

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PropertyProperty

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - August 22: Auctioneer Damien Cooley holding the auction of 7 Third Avenue, Epping. The house was auctioned with no reserve and sold for $1,871,000. (Photo by James Gourley/The Sunday Telegraph)

‘Worse to come’ in home price downturn

House prices nationally fell 0.4pc in August to extend the ‘mild’ downturn, but a bigger test lies ahead, warns CoreLogic.

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PropertyProperty

Auction by Harcourts Real Estate at 8 Eva Place, Epping, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Picture: Andy Brownbill

Melbourne ‘freeze’ hits home listings

August’s national 6.3pc fall in property listings is largely due to the impact of Melbourne’s lockdown, says SQM Research.

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AT HOMEProperty

21st August 2020.At Home with Anna Spiro in Brisbane. Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Queen of interiors says keep the colour

Some rooms in Anna Spiro’s Birkdale home are muted, others are full of daring bright hues.

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RegionsNation

Verity Scholes, with her partner Michael Boyer in Picton. Verity decided to make the move from the Sydney suburb of Revesby to Picton, in Wollondilly, in May. After living in a pokey townhouse, she wanted to live somewhere with trees and space nad was surprised with just how welcoming and friendly the local community has been. Picture Ryan Osland

Tree-changers putting down new roots

COVID-19 has propelled a new generation of tree-changers out of the cities to greener and hopefully safer pastures.

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Theme parksProperty

Entrance to the Dreamworld theme park on the Gold Coast. Pics Adam Head

Covid means rough ride ahead for Ardent

Gold Coast theme park operator Ardent posts a $136.6m loss and warns of more ‘challenging’ conditions ahead in the pandemic.

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