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Randwick flat and Di Jones agent fee donated to St Vincent's Hospital

The proceeds from the sale of a three-bedroom Randwick flat will go to St Vincent's hospital after engineer, Donald Stone, left his apartment to the hospital in his will.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Modern design meets rich organic materials at Okaeri

This Mornington VIC home with multi award-winning landscaped gardens is for sale by Dean Phillips and Marcus Gollings of McEwing Partners.

The Economy

CoreLogic March data captures shifting Australian property market

CoreLogic's March data shows Hobart remains Australia's strongest capital city market, while the regions are outpacing cities, and apartment prices are growing more quickly than house prices.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Buyers save millions making apartments their entry point into Melbourne's top suburbs

Buyers can save more than $3 million by buying an apartment rather than a house in some of Melbourne's most exclusive suburbs.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

Get to know Drew Davies of McGrath New Farm

Drew Davies swapped architecture for real estate after a chance encounter with a real estate agent on a long-haul flight between Brisbane and LA.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Alpine-inspired chalet 'Buffalo Lodge' with sweeping views over Mt Buller

After a long day on the slopes, cozy up in this freestanding Alpine home seconds from Bourke Street. For sale by Mark Adams and Zach Adams of Mark Adams Real Estate.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

People

Realmark Coastal's Super Saturday "a great result" for Perth auctions

Paul DiLanzo says it was Realmark Coastal's supportive team culture that made 'Super Saturday' so successful.

New South Wales (NSW)

People

PRD launches Green Housing Scorecard at annual conference

At this year's PRDnationwide conference, the agency released an online tool that scores the sustainability features of residential real estate.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Construction

Australia's best cubby house: Rocky Road

The winner of 2018 Cubby House Challenge was 'Rocky Road', which sold under the hammer for $20,500, with funds going to the Kids Under Cover charity, which helps youth with homeless prevention strategies.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Designer Mornington Peninsula home on vast allotment close to Somers Beach

The property includes a wood shed with stables, mature citrus orchard and a large paddock and dam. For sale by Paul Castran of Castran Gilbert South Yarra.

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/home-design/french-real-estate-low-prices-and-interest-rates-make-a-good-deal/story-fn6njxlr-1227502728556

French real estate: low prices and interest rates make a good deal

Victorian hostel owner Tim Walsh’s purchase of a modest two-bedroom home in the medieval French village of Verteuil sur Charente in 2010 was considered quite the novelty by the locals.

The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/experts-offer-buying-tips-into-adelaides-real-estate-hotspots/story-e6frg6n6-1227503581307

Experts offer buying tips into Adelaide's real estate hotspots

Real Estate Editor Tom Bowden asked three of Adelaide’s leading real estate experts — Harcourts’ chief executive Andrew Friebe, LJ Hooker’s regional manager Rod Adcock and Toop&Toop’s head of sales and marketing Genevieve Toop — where you should buy by price point and location.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/crowdfunding-provides-way-in-for-property-investors-20150826-gj7xwt

Crowdfunding provides way in for property investors

Australia was the "nanny state" holding back investors from owning properties, Mr Quigley and his peers from crowdfunders DomaCom, VentureCrowd and Woods Bagot told a Property Council of Australia breakfast in Sydney on Wednesday.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/all-bubbles-burst-first-china-later-australia-20150826-gj8dpe.html

All bubbles burst, first China, later Australia?

The latest housing figures in the United States, released on Wednesday, showed the median home price in America was $US286,000, an increase of two per cent in 2015. This should be an arresting number for Australians, because, expressed in local currencies, the medium home value in the United States is less than half the median house price in Australia, which is $660,000.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.3aw.com.au/news/the-uber-of-real-estate-sqft-eyes-off-australia-20150826-gj7wsj.html

The Uber of real estate, SQFT, eyes off Australia

Neil Mitchell spoke to the developer of a US app described as the real estate version of Uber. James Simpson, CEO of SQFT, told Neil Mitchell 25 sales have been closed through his app, which cuts out the middle man - real estate agents.

3AW

http://www.perthnow.com.au/realestate/news/first-home-buyers-in-wa-getting-older-borrowing-more/story-fnhlgriw-1227500173912

WA's first home buyers a breed apart

First home buyers are growing up, with the average first home buyer in WA in their early 30s and packing a $40,000 deposit, according to the latest figures.

Perth Now

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/realestate/news/new-report-names-budgewoi-and-surrounding-suburbs-as-worst-area-in-australia-for-late-home-loan-repayments/story-fni0chc0-1227500144087

Six Central Coast suburbs top national list for mortgage stress

Six suburbs on the NSW Central Coast have topped Australia’s worst performing list of missed mortgage repayments for the second consecutive year, according to a new report.

Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/lend-lease-development-projects-hit-022904943.html

Lend Lease development projects hit record

Global property developer Lend Lease's development pipeline has hit a record of nearly $45 billion thanks to new projects in Asia and the Americas.

AAP