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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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A handful of apartments are back on the market after international buyers failed to settle on the properties at the Marco Melbourne towers at 42-48 Balson St, Southbank (1)

Rental vacancies surge as CBDs empty

Fewer international students and corporate renters, plus a switch from Airbnb, are good news for tenants but a disaster for landlords.

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Nation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - May 9: Auctioneer James Keenan calling the auction of 3/1 Cardigan Lane, Camperdown. It was sold for $1,231,000 to Christopher Mill (contact number 0420361500) and Michelle Meyer after an auction which was held in a nearby park with social distancing measures. (Photo by James Gourley/The Australian)

Confidence grows as hammer rises

Sydney home buyers were fired up when NSW held its first public auction in eight weeks.

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Nation

07/05/2020 : Serial renovators Becky and Francisco Smout, with Charlie (4 mths) and Annabelle 2 in their newly renovated Queenslander transformed into a modern white and gold stunner, in Ascot, Brisbane. The couple believe many people who are now spending more time in their homes living and working are using the time to reimagine their own spaces. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australia

DIY upgrades through the roof in lockdown

Home and garden renovation projects have become the boom industry during coronavirus lockdowns.

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17th March 2020AT HOME with Terry and Julia Hanson at their home in Tarragindi.Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

Love is in the airwaves

Radio host Terry Hansen and wife Julie are now a part of Brisbane as they enjoy the space of their Tarragindi home.

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Nation

08/05/2020 : On mothers day , Grand mother Betty Van Duikeren will be able to be visited at her own home, by grand children Charlie 12, William 10 (in green top) and Samuel 1 and her son Glenn Van Duikeren and his partner Sarah Dixon, here at her Glenn and Sarahs home in Enoggera, Brisbane . Households of five will now be allowed to visit other households in QLD from Sunday, as the Palaszczuk Government lifts some Covid-19 restrictions just in time for Mother's Day. Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australia

New rules but same old love for mums

Brisbane nanna Betty Van Duikeren tears up at the prospect of hugging her grandkids again.

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Family with two boys (4 and 6 years) standing in front of house with FOR SALE sign in front yard. Focus on sign.

Property risks ‘significant’: NAB

NAB’s survey of property professionals show’s there’s a ‘significant downside risk’ to the market, with prices falls of up to 10%.

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Sydney’s CBD will be home to two new office towers, with the NSW Government approving the development above the future Martin Place Metro Station.

Commercial property confidence ‘holding up’

Hotel sector hit, but early onset of coronavirus in Australia has left commercial property sentiment largely unscathed, says NAB.

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REAL ESTATE: This property on a double block at 38 Kenneth St, Coorparoo, is for sale.

New home sales listings fall reflecting ‘poor sentiment’

Housing stock that was listed in March has ‘really struggled to sell’ and much of it is still in the market today.

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1/5/2020Vivien Yap at real estate Agent in Cottesloe in a house for sale in Cottesloe.Pic Colin Murty The Australian

Chinese buyers ready to pounce

Chinese buyers are taking advantage of the subdued property market conditions as restrictions begin to lift.

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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.

Mackenzie Scott

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