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NAWIC's Women’s Day scholarship goes to Dr Phillippa Carnemolla to study school girl's perception of careers in construction, trades

The National Association of Women in Construction's International Women’s Day Scholarship has gone to industrial designer, researcher and design educator, Dr Phillippa Carnemolla.

People

Ray White Indonesia celebrates its top agents at Jakarta awards ceremony

Ray White Indonesia celebrates top agents from its 175 offices all across the archipelago.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

Karaka: stylish tropical sanctuary with Asian influences

Agent Tony McGrath of The Pink Company told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “This is the most visually striking house in Port Douglas”.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Record auction numbers weigh on clearance rates

More auctions were held across Australia last week than ever before, with almost 4,000 homes listed to go under the hammer.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Original condition Potts Point penthouse sells for $1.1 million over reserve

Samuel and Jane Schumann of Di Jones Real Estate sold the original-condition Potts Point penthouse for $4.4 million. There were 17 registered bidders at the auction.

International

Design

The campaign to eradicate 'hostile design'

We hear a lot about how good architecture and design can improve the quality of our lives, but a new form of architecture actively discourages users from enjoying themselves.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Camiano: prestigious acreage atop Mt Bellarine with views to Port Phillip Bay

The property boasts outdoor entertaining area with pool and pizza oven, a separate, self-contained flat and productive olive grove. For sale by Lee Martin and Levi Turner of Bellarine Property Barwon Heads.

National

People

REIA National Awards for Excellence celebrates the best in the industry

The REIA 2018 award winners were announced last night at The Real Estate Institute of Australia's National Awards for Excellence.

National

People

Strong Aussie employment data reflected in real estate jobs

There are so many job opportunities and openings in the real estate jobs market, it's difficult to keep up with the demand, says Sharon Bennie of Specialist Property Recruitment.

National

The Economy

Australia home to more $1 million-plus houses than ever before: CoreLogic

The share of properties worth more than $1 million was at a record high in Australia in 2017. But with prices falling, could this psychologically important price tag be less common in 2018?

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News Roundup

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-27/rinehart-out-bids-global-interest-in-fossil-downs-estate-agent/6651636

Gina Rinehart buys Kimberley cattle station Fossil Downs

Western Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart out-bid 'unprecedented' global and domestic interest in the 400,000 hectare Fossil Downs Station in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

ABC Online

http://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/8713-investor-funds-under-the-microscope

Investor funds under the microscope

With mining tax revenues falling and concerns over the Chinese economy, commentators are increasingly looking at how long real estate can support the national economy.

Mortgage Business

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11487523

Aucklanders eye up Wairarapa property

The latest yearly report from Realestate.co.nz shows Wairarapa property searches from Auckland were almost as high as those from within the Wellington region. The report said searches for Wairarapa properties that were made from within the Wellington region were at 27 per cent for the past year, followed closely by Auckland at 20 per cent.

New Zealand Herald

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/nab-business-confidence-survey-revved-up-real-estate-market-drives-dominant-nsw/story-fnkltfm0-1227455246371

NAB business confidence survey: Revved-up real estate market drives dominant NSW

The booming Sydney property market is a key component driving NSW to national economic dominance, NAB’s chief economist Alan Oster says.

The Daily Telegraph

http://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/news/14408-major-bank-to-ask-more-of-investors

Major bank to ask more of investors

ANZ has announced that it will reduce fixed rates for owner-occupiers by as much as 40 basis points, while simultaneously increasing rates for investors by up to 30 basis points.

Smart Property Investment

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/features/features-articles/health-and-happiness-are-in-the-air

Health and happiness are in the air

We discuss healthy workplaces and healthy homes. We have economic measures of health and wellbeing competing with the more conventional gross domestic product.

Architecture and Design

https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/if-you-want-to-profit-from-property-don-t-get-into-development

If you want to profit from property, don't get into development

Until there’s a change in the Australian competitive landscape or approval process we find it hard to imagine AVJennings and Devine rolling in profits any time soon. In any case, if you own the banks or a home, you probably have more than enough exposure to Australian property for one portfolio. If housing does well, you will too.

Intelligent Investor

http://www.perthnow.com.au/realestate/news/australians-say-time-is-right-to-buy-real-estate-according-to-new-survey/story-fnhlgriw-1227456965921

Australians say time is right to buy real estate, according to new survey

The majority of Australians believe now is a good time to buy property, according to a survey released this weekend.

Perth Now