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The Economy

Adelaide auction market achieves the nation's top clearance rate

Adelaide recorded a clearance rate of 75.9 per cent last week as "very, very keen purchasers" get serious.

New South Wales (NSW)

People

Di Jones' second annual awards night celebrates the company's best performers

Di Jones Real Estate Annual Awards were held on the weekend, recognising the company's top performers across 11 categories.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

Sarabah Estate Vineyard: chic wine country style

This elegantly informal residence, with vineyard, olive grove, cellar door, and restaurant facilities, is for sale via Michael Vettoretto of Queensland Sotheby's International Realty.

People

Geoff Lucas appointed CEO of McGrath

Geoff Lucas is returning to publicly listed real estate company, McGrath, having worked with the group in the role of COO between 2008 and 2016.

National

The Economy

Melbourne tops property growth over 20 years with 335% gains: CoreLogic

Melbourne property prices grew an eye watering 335 per cent over the 20 years to January 2018. But over the last five years, Sydney prices have grown the most strongly, up 64 per cent.

National

Politics

Infrastructure Australia report says planning now essential to preserve quality of life in major cities

"The Infrastructure Australia report has a refreshing honesty about the transformation that will occur in our big cities," says Property Council of Australia chief executive Ken Morrison.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Politics

Property Council calls for "certainty" on Fisherman's Bend development

The Victorian government has "called in" 26 live tower development applications in Melbourne's Fisherman's Bend.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Sea Ranch, a feature property in 'Coastal homes of the world'

Agent Michael Coutts of Great Ocean Road Real Estate told SCHWARTZWILLIAMS, “This is the best-built property offered for sale in Wye River for two decades”.

National

People

The top 10 questions recruiters ask when interviewing real estate agents

This list of questions that recruiters commonly ask when hiring real estate agents can help you prepare for your next big interview.

National

People

REIA reveals finalists for the 2018 National Awards for Excellence

The Real Estate Institute of Australia has announced the finalists of its 2018 National Awards for Excellence, with some familiar names again making the cut this year, but plenty of new names too.

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News Roundup

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/realestate/chinese-investors-eyeing-australian-cattle-and-dairy-farms/story-fnjdgobq-1227468665821

Chinese chasing life on the farm

Chinese buyers are looking to snap up Australian farms as they search for reliable new food sources. Chinese money is flowing into Australia, a trend likely to grow even stronger with the signing of a free-trade agreement last month.

Gold Coast Bulletin

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/women-in-architecture-the-focus-of-new-television

Women in architecture the focus of new television series

Sacred Spaces, a highly regarded weekly architecture program hosted by Victoria’s Channel 31, will turn its focus to women in Australian architecture for the upcoming series.

Architecture & Design

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/workers-wealth-in-negative-gearing/story-fn59niix-1227465568833

Workers' wealth in negative gearing

Middle Australia has embraced property investment so eagerly that average workers are using real estate tax breaks more widely than ever, escalating the political risks for Labor as it considers a crackdown on concessions worth $8 billion a year.

The Australian

https://sourceable.net/leadership-change-at-the-australian-institute-of-architects/#

Leadership Change at the Australian Institute of Architects

The Australian Institute of Architects has announced that after careful consideration, David Parken has concluded that it is time for a leadership change in the CEO role at the Institute.

Sourceable

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/sydney-house-prices-jump-at-23pc-pace-in-2015-20150724-gik5xo

Sydney house prices jump at 23pc pace in 2015

One of the most impressive new housing analyses is a fundamentals-based valuation model produced by Craig Shepherd, an economist with the $10 billion fund manager JCP.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/news/economic-upheaval-could-stop-flow-of-chinese-money-to-australia-203406.aspx

Economic upheaval could stop flow of Chinese money to Australia

Foreign investors could soon be having less of an impact on the Australian property market as a result of the on-going share market turmoil in China. According to the director of a property group who market Australian properties to Chinese buyers, the recent stock market troubles could the flow of Chinese money to Australia dry up.

Your Investment Property Magazine

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-03/home-prices-melbourne-and-sydney-lead-gains/6667236

Home prices surge, Melbourne and Sydney lead gains again

Melbourne home prices have surged over the past month, pushing it ahead of Sydney for growth over the last quarter. Australia's second-largest capital registered 4.9 per cent home price growth in July, bringing it up to a 6.1 per cent jump over the three months to July 31, according to CoreLogic RP Data's Home Value Index.

ABC Online

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/superannuation-and-smsfs/westpacs-wealth-chief-brad-cooper-says-cut-superannuation-tax-breaks-for-rich-20150730-ginkpe

Westpac wealth chief takes aim at super perks for rich

The head of Westpac Banking Corp's wealth business will call for retirees to start paying income tax on annual superannuation earnings of more than $150,000.

The Australian Financial Review