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REIQ Unit Statistics

2009-12-11T11:16:55Z

Locality Median Sep Qtr 09 Change over qtr" Median 12 months to end of Sep 09 Median 12 months to end of Sep 08 Change over 1yr" BRISBANE (LGA) $389,500 1.9% $380,000 $385,000 -1.3% BRISBANE (SD) $365,000 2.5% $355,000 $355,000 0.0%...

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French Quarter sold to Sunland

2009-12-11T11:04:19Z

Sunland Group will make its first foray into Brisbane's apartment tower market after acquiring a parcel of land in the CBD. The developer has acquired nearly half of the French Quarter site from Devine, and will seek planning permission for a towe...

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Article about Inner City Rents

2009-12-11T11:02:13Z

"Tenants in West End and Kangaroo Point are paying up to 40 per cent more in rent than this time last year, as more people eye off luxury living in the inner-city. As the phasing out of the first home-buyers grant buoys the rental market in Brisb...

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Risks of buying off-the-plan

2009-11-28T03:27:47Z

If you believe the sales agents hired by developers who sell apartments in Brisbane off-the-plan, you can't go wrong. Sign today, but don't pay for a few years. Population growth. Depreciation benefits. Get is early to choose the best apartment. E...

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El Dorado Price List for First Floor Apartments

2009-11-27T11:20:49Z

101 3 bed, 2 bath $845,000 102 3 bed, 2 bath $850,000 103 2 bed, 2 bath, study $780,000 104 2 bed, 2 bath $695,000 105 2 bed, 2 bath $695,000 106 1 bed, 1 bath, study SOLD 107 1 bed, 1 bath SOLD 108 2 bed, 2 bath $690,000 109 2 bed, 2 bath $690,00...

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Union at Milton Railway Station

2009-11-27T11:16:37Z

"Thank you for your email enquiry regarding our proposed project at Milton. We are currently working thru the final stages of our Development approval, which we are hoping will be confirmed early December.... In broad terms we intend to devel...

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Tennyson Reach Auction

2009-11-21T23:10:39Z

Mirvac auctioned 9 apartments at Tennyson Reach last weekend. There are more than 15 purchasers of off-the-plan apartments at Tennyson Reach who failed to settle. Mirvac auctioned off nine apartments where there was no legal dispute between the ...

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Brisbane Construction Update

2009-11-20T12:25:07Z

In April 2008, I listed apartments buildings that were planned for Brisbane. Here is an update of that post. Times have changed! Trilogy Hotel - 192 apartments - being sold off the plan, but project on indefinite hold Trilogy Skyhome Apartment...

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Meriton - Infinity

2009-11-18T11:55:53Z

"HIGH-rise king Harry Triguboff, confident that the Brisbane and Gold Coast apartment markets are heading for a price surge, is to step up his quest for new development sites and hasten the launch of two major projects. The veteran developer is p...

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New York or Brisbane

2009-11-01T04:41:46Z

A luxury apartment on Fifth Avenue in NYC is a similar price to a luxury apartment in Brisbane. How can this be? For example, see this brochure, that was issued at the height of the NY property boom. http://www.newyorkresidence.com/Pictures/Compa...

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