James MacSmith

Sydney

Real Estate Writer at News.com.au

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Bizarre feature of Chris Hemsworth’s $50m Byron Bay home

3 days ago | realestate.com.au | James MacSmith |Matt Bell
iPhone car to launch first in Australia

1 week ago | dailytelegraph.com.au | James MacSmith

Don't miss out on the headlines from On the Road. Followed categories will be added to My News. Japanese car giant Mitsubishi has announced it will partner with Taiwanese electronics maker Foxtron to co-develop a new EV aimed at countering China’s emerging dominance of the small SUV market. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will work with Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, the EV division of iPhone maker Foxconn and Taiwanese car manufacturer Yulon to bring the new electric car offering to market.
iPhone car to launch first in Australia

1 week ago | theaustralian.com.au | James MacSmith

Aussie drivers are set to be the guinea pigs for a groundbreaking new electric vehicle from the makers of the iPhone. Japanese car giant Mitsubishi has announced it will partner with Taiwanese electronics maker Foxtron to co-develop a new EV aimed at countering China’s emerging dominance of the small SUV market.
Donald Trump’s newest tower boasts ‘world’s highest pool’

1 week ago | realcommercial.com.au | James MacSmith

In Trump world, everything is often the biggest and the best and the US President’s latest real estate project is no different. Donald Trump is making his first foray into Middle East high-rise development with Trump Tower Dubai and like most things the 45th and 47th President does, it will shakes things up. The tower in the city known for its largesse will be 80 storeys and 335m high or more than 1000 feet tall on the old scale.
‘It’s collapsing!’: homeowner’s desperate plea over bad neighbours

1 month ago | realestate.com.au | James MacSmith |Matt Bell
‘Govt oppression’: man fined $50k for not mowing lawn

1 month ago | realestate.com.au | James MacSmith |Matt Bell

NewsAs Tommy Lee Jones’ character sheriff Ed Tom Bell surmises in the movie classic No Country for Old Men: ‘you couldn’t make this up if you tried’. One of the most overzealous councils in the history of the world has fined a homeowner $50,000 for not mowing his lawn – illustrating there can be a big price to pay if you don’t look after your home.
Hooters collapse in America mirrors its demise in Australia

1 month ago | realcommercial.com.au | James MacSmith

When it comes to the demise of the once popular restaurant chain Hooters, it seems Australia was the canary in the coalmine. The news this week that Hooters has filed for bankruptcy in American as it struggles to deal with $603m in debt, could be the beginning of the end for the global franchise. That development came around a decade after the bottom fell out of the restaurant chain in Australia.
Inside Kid Rock’s mini White House

1 month ago | realestate.com.au | James MacSmith |Matt Bell

NewsUS Rocker Kid Rock has proudly illustrated his love of America by building his own White House – with some very unusual additions. The ‘All Summer Long’ singer has spent 20 years building himself a mini White House on his Nashville Tennesseee property. The 2500 sqm home is so faithful to the most powerful building in the world at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, that Rock would not felt out of place when he visited US President Donald Trump in the real White House earlier this week.
Car giants immediately smashed by tariffs

1 month ago | news.com.au | James MacSmith

Some of the world’s biggest car makers are already copping a huge hit, after Donald Trump announced he would impose tariffs on cars imported into the United States. The 47th President’s American First slogan was a key part of his re-election campaign and he has largely followed through with most of his campaign promises, including levying tariffs on US imports in a bid to protect domestic American industries.
‘$1k’ error: Maccas’ secretly-axed Aus service is back

1 month ago | realcommercial.com.au | James MacSmith

McDonald’s Australia has announced it will bring back a much-loved old school service after it was secretly axed – except its social media post telling its followers, didn’t go to plan. That’s right kids parties are back at Macca’s but it hasn’t been a smooth return. A birthday party at Macca’s was for a long time a rite of passage for many Aussie kids.