The 7 must-know numbers of the week, starting with Stockland boss Matthew Quinn's McMahons Point price hopes

The 7 must-know numbers of the week, starting with Stockland boss Matthew Quinn's McMahons Point price hopes
Cassidy KnowltonDecember 8, 2020

The price hopes Stockland Property Group's departing managing director Matthew Quinn has for his McMahons Point home. Quinn announced in July that he would leave Stockland after 12 years.

 


The approximate percentage of Melbourne properties surveyed by Property Observer in October that sold for above their quoted pre-auction price guide. On average, those 55 properties sold for 8.7% above the upper bracket of the price range indicated by the agents.

 


The price hopes Dirty Deeds filmmaker Deborah Balderstone and her husband, John, an investment manager, have for their Elizabeth Bay villa. Hidden from the street by a high wall within gardens designed by William Dangar, it's on Billyard Avenue non-waterfront block, although it comes with shared jetty access.

 


The average amount of discounting required to sell properties in Hobart, according to APM. This was the highest required discounting of all state capitals.

 


 

The likelihood that the RBA will cut the cash rate on Melbourne Cup Day, according to Commonwealth Bank chief economist Michael Blythe. Economists had thought it was a sure bet until a speech this week by RBA deputy governor Philip Lowe.

 


The rise in dwelling approvals in September. This was the second consecutive month they have risen following a 6.4% rise in August. Dwelling approvals fell 21.2% in July.

 


The approximate price Fairfax Media director Michael Anderson and his wife, Susie, secured for Hopewood House, their historic matrimonial Southern Highlands mansion.

 

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