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Western Australia’s top landscape architecture celebrated

The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has announced the winners of the AILA Western Australia 2018 Landscape Architecture Awards.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Wide-fronted North Newtown terrace balances Victorian elegance with modern design

Exquisitely extended behind an iconic façade, this home is a just stroll away from King Street eateries and Carriageworks markets. For sale by Michael Harris of Raine & Horne Newtown.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

The Economy

Brisbane one bedder sells for $2.6m

A one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Brisbane's exclusive Riparian Plaza building has sold for a whopping $2.6 million in a sale negotiated by Drew Davies, agent with McGrath New Farm.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Design

Corporate House set to open new Milton office

Flexible workspace provider, Corporate House are set to unveil a brand new office in Milton later this year.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Get to know Sherry Li, Director at Melbourne Owners Corporation Services

Director of Melbourne Owners Corporation Services (MOCS), Sherry Li tells WILLIAMS MEDIA how her company is shaking up the industry.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Modern Magnificence on North River Point

With an ideal northerly aspect to the Brisbane River, this master-built home has luxury appointments that include gymnasium with massage room and sauna, timber-fitted wine cellar, and a serviced pontoon to moor a large vessel. For sale by Hannah Dodds of Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty - Brisbane.

National

Construction

Is construction sector really facing "biggest fall since GFC"?

The nation's construction sector is set to face the biggest crisis since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), according to economic forecaster BIS Oxford Economics, but some experts are saying this all a load of rubbish.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

All heart at Ray White Special Projects

In an act of generosity, the team at Ray White Commercial QLD and Special Projects have donated $10,000 to the Heart Foundation Queensland to help them continue their vital work.

South Australia (SA)

People

Bronte Manuel makes history, wins REISA 2018 Auctioneering Championships four times

Bronte Manuel, an auctioneer with Toop & Toop, has won the Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA) Auctioneering Championships for the fourth time in a row.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Fitzroy

Featured Property

Iconic MacRobertson apartment: authentic industrial detail with CBD views

This unique apartment offers luxurious city-edge living, minutes from Brunswick and Smith Street cafes. For sale by Arch Staver and David Sanguinedo of Nelson Alexander Fitzroy.

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News Roundup

http://wapropertynews.ventura-id.com.au/perth-property-in-sight-for-interstate-investors/-4702

Perth Property In Sight for Interstate Investors

Perth property is in the perfect position for new investors, as the Perth market stalls ahead of an eventual climb. As the price increase surrounding property looms in both Sydney and Melbourne, potential investors are suspected to start looking to Perth property as financial advisers reveal Western Australian as one of the top markets in Australia.

WA Property News

http://architectureau.com/articles/concepts-revealed-for-tiny-melbourne-triangle-site/

Big ideas for tiny Melbourne triangle site

The Royal Society of Victoria has unveiled the ideas and concepts for its tiny 173-square metre triangular site in Melbourne’s CBD. The society called for submission in June this year after its previous tenant, the Bureau of Meteorology, vacated the site following a 107-year tennancy.

Architecture AU

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/schools-homes-and-museums-among-60-winning-buildin

America's top 17 residences revealed at 2015 American Architecture Awards

Sixty buildings, including 17 new houses, have been announced as winners at the 2015 American Architecture Awards. Now in its 21st year, the American Architecture Awards are awarded to the best new buildings designed and constructed by American architects in the U.S. and abroad, and by international architects for buildings designed and built in the United States.

Architecture and Design

http://www.ibtimes.com.au/multiplex-constructions-former-co-owner-andrew-roberts-sells-ato-building-gains-au65-million-1474513

Multiplex Construction’s former co-owner Andrew Roberts sells ATO building, gains AU$65 million

Multiplex Construction former co-owner and chief executive Andrew Roberts has earned AU$65 million by selling the Australian Taxation Office building located in Albury, a regional NSW city.

International Business Times

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/flipping-frenzy-grips-sydney-spurring-warnings-of-housing-risks-20151013-gk7mtz

Flipping frenzy grips Sydney

Lana Taylor quit a job at Unilever to buy, renovate and sell homes in Sydney, where prices have increased in 13 of the past 15 years. Taylor, a marketing manager at the consumer goods company until October 2013, and two friends started Three Birds Renovations in July 2014. Since then, they have bought and sold three homes in Sydney's northwestern suburbs and made a gross profit of about $600,000.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/housing-bust-now-the-greatest-recession-risk-say-investment-banks-20151012-gk6pjz.html

Housing bust now the greatest recession risk, say investment banks

House prices are set for a 7.5 per cent decline from March next year, with the resulting slowdown hitting the broader economy and risking a recession, economists have warned. Several leading investment banks have tipped that Australia's housing market, which has been a driver of economic activity as mining has slowed, is close to peaking as household budgets are stretched and supply begins to outstrip demand.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/real-estate-industry-insiders-say-property-prices-look-set-to-fall/story-fnu2pwk8-1227567548561

Real estate industry insiders say property prices look set to fall

Some economists and analysts are saying Australia’s housing price boom has hit its peak — and some are even hinting at an impending recession. But other industry insiders say a price “correction” is just part of the normal cycle.

news.com.au

http://theconversation.com/much-more-can-be-done-to-keep-foreign-criminal-funds-out-of-australian-property-48986

Much more can be done to keep foreign criminal funds out of Australian property

Why is Australia’s anti-money laundering framework not providing sufficient comfort that these concerns are addressed? The answer lies in both the scope of Australia’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, as well as the enforcement of these laws, especially in relation to proceeds of foreign offences.

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