FORMER Melbourne deputy lord mayor and planning legal eagle Clem Newton-Brown has sold a unique 508-square-metre block of land on the banks of the Yarra in Toorak.

FEWER Melbourne CBD offices are being put on the market this year as investors hold on to assets to take advantage of rising rents and surging building values.

THE tenant representative acting for Commonwealth Bank of Australia has issued a new CBD office leasing requirement, replacing two other require-ments it put to the market late last year.

Older people and people with a disability in the Brisbane area will benefit from a State Government trial to promote homes with easier access features.

Housing Minister Robert Schwarten today launched the Department of Housing's Home Access Information trial, which is being undertaken in partnership with the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ).