Pandemic stokes Aussie expat interest in prestige property

Australian governments’ collective response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has expats sharpening their focus on properties in their home cities, with enquiry rising quickly at the higher end of the market.

A global survey of prestige real estate agents by Knight Frank showed 64 per cent of Australian expat respondents had considered buying a property in their home country following lockdowns in countries such as China, Hong Kong, Singapore, t…