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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Publicans looking beyond banks

Publicans looking to capitalise on bustling conditions and low interest rates are turning to alternative sources of finance.

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EconomyEconomics

In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo a for sale signs beckon buyers to homes along Park Avenue in Richmond, Va. On Thursday, Aug. 22, Freddie Mac reports on this weekâ€™s average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Surprise surge in lending

Mortgage lending jumped as rates were cut and as banks softened checks on borrowers’ ability to repay loans.

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MansionProperty

John Singleton's former Killcare weekender on the Central Coast

Singleton’s old beach getaway sells

The beach getaway once belonging to millionaire adman John Singleton has sold again in one of the Central Coast’s biggest sales.

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PropertyProperty

Auction at 26 Edward St, Kew- for Herald Sun real estate. Picture: National Property Buyers

Early signs of price bounce

August data shows low rates have helped spark increased confidence and early signs of a recovery in the housing market.

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PropertyProperty

30/8/2019: Tracy and Stephen Barry listed their home property this week, in Paddington, Brisbane. They have plans to move back to the country and are confident in the market and said the timing is just right . Lyndon Mechielsen/TheAustralian

Markets spring into action

As the spring selling season kicks off, there has been a hefty surge in new listings across Australia’s five biggest capital cities.

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Property

14/08/19 Simon and Emma Day at their Malvern East home with their kids Lucy (4) and Sam (2). Aaron Francis/The Australian

Market showing signs of recovery

If the property market is under pressure, the top end is usually the first to fall.

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queenslandNation

Queensland Government Cabinet meeting at Logan TAFE campus - Deputy premier Jackie Trad, Logan Monday 5th August 2019 Picture AAP/David Clark

Trad faces $50k hit on house

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad could suffer a cash hit over her husband’s investment property.

Sarah Elks and Mackenzie Scott

Battle of the buyersProperty

08/08/19 Shazzi Stewart at her Coburg home that she will be listing her home in Spring to coincide with the end of the AFL season. She believes spring will be a good time for buyers and sellers as more stock becomes made available. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Prestige property returns

Buyers are “fighting it out” over a historically low number of homes up for auction.

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BrisbaneProperty

The Yeerongpilly Green masterplan planned for Brisbane's riverside. Picture: Supplied.

Brisbane gets riverside facelift

Brisbane’s riverside is set for a facelift, developers unveiling a $850 million urban regeneration master plan for Yeerongpilly.

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House prices stabiliseProperty

For sale and open house signs are clustered in the front yard of a street corner home in Eugene, Oregon Sunday, March 18, 2007. Sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. unexpectedly rose 3.9 percent in February, the biggest monthly gain in almost three years, a sign the housing market is recovering even as lending standards tighten. Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg News.

‘This is not a blip’

Rises in property prices suggest the market has found a floor and may be heading into positive territory | How your city performed

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