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Ownit Homes wins Brisbane Master Builders Award

Brisbane project home builder Ownit Homes has been named as the Brisbane winner of the Master Builders Queensland Display Home.

New Developments

Rainforest Rise Estate, Macaranga Road land for sale

Tony Williams and Mark Creevey from Ray White Special Projects are offering for sale the balance of Rainforest Rise Land Estate for sale in Cairns approved for 146 Lot Subdivision.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

Featured Property

Stately Freshwater Bay residence designed by Rodney Alsop

With unrivalled Swan River views, this renovated historic home combines riverside living with heritage grandeur. For sale by Deborah Brady of ACTON - Cottesloe.

National

The Economy

Prestige market holds up amid one of lowest auction clearance rates in 10 years

While it was a slow weekend for auctions across the nation, with one of the lowest clearance rates in ten years, there is still "plenty of heat in the luxury end of the market".

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

Design

Owner occupancy on the rise as apartment design changes

Owner occupancy in the central coast strip between Surfers Paradise and Mermaid Beach is set to trend upwards over the coming years, with the introduction of a new generation of apartments suited to permanent residents.

Queensland (Qld)

People

Representative announced for Queensland Government's housing supply expert panel

Knight Frank’s Associate Director of Commercial Sales, Julie Saunders, has been appointed Chair of the Queensland Government’s new housing supply expert panel.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Parkmore: historic seaside mansion circa 1891

Directly opposite a long sandy stretch of beach, this six-bedroom heritage-listed home is set on just over an acre of landscaped gardens on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. For sale by Quentin McEwing and Marcus Gollings of Mcewing Partners Mornington.

Tasmania (Tas.)Hobart

The Economy

Is it really a case of "buyer beware" in Tasmania?

While some experts are warning buyers to be careful in Tasmania, as the island state's booming housing market is reportedly headed for a slow deceleration, agents from Knight Frank Hobart say the 'human side' of the market is being overlooked in favour of statistics.

National

Design

7 Stunning Australian church conversions

For cathedral ceilings, original stained glass windows and plenty of old-world charm, you can't really go past a church conversion. We take a peek at some of the most spectacular church conversions in Australia - 'take me to church' indeed.

Victoria (Vic.)

Politics

Major social housing project gets green light in Victoria

The Andrews Labor Government has green-lighted a major social housing project, that is set to deliver 100 new social housing homes to support the most vulnerable members of the community.

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News Roundup

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/real-estate/no-slowdown-in-dubai-real-estate

No slowdown in Dubai real estate

Dubai property prices are staying firm after settling down over the past 30 to 60 days following a fall triggered by global and regional factors including oil's slump, weaker currencies in Russia and Europe and flare-ups in Yemen and Syria.

Khaleej Times

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-04/the-town-where-you-can-still-buy-a-cheap-house/6912606

Want to buy a house for $50,000?

In an era of climbing housing prices, it is still possible to snap up a bargain in regional Victoria, with one town offering houses as low as $55,000. But in the Mallee town of Ouyen, 100km from Mildura and 450km from Melbourne, and with a population of just over 1000, it is possible to get into the property market for far less.

ABC Mildura Swan Hill

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/strengthening-economy-may-tempt-more-owneroccupiers-into-housing-market-20151104-gkqhul

Strengthening economy may tempt more owner-occupiers into housing market

Stronger employment growth is good news for first home buyers and owner-occupiers as the tidal wave of investors recedes. The Reserve Bank cited a strengthening economy when it held rates on Tuesday and this could boost home buying in an area such as Ingleburn, south-west of Sydney, estate agents said.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.yourmortgage.com.au/article/australian-real-estate-still-performing-strongly-207919.aspx

Australian real estate still performing strongly

The head of a major real estate franchise believes concerns about property markets in Australia are somewhat overblown. Angus Raine, executive chairman of Raine & Horne, said the idea of markets such as Sydney being in trouble is far from the truth.

YourMortgage.com.au

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/chinese-property-investors-have-yen-for-tokyo-real-estate/story-fnay3ubk-1227596451591

Chinese property investors have yen for Tokyo real estate

Japan’s capital city is a far cry from the bubbly 1980s when, as legend has it, the land under the Imperial Palace was worth more than California. But for Chinese investors dealing with their own hangover at home, Tokyo’s more sober real estate market is looking like good medicine.

The Wall Street Journal

http://architectureau.com/articles/curb-the-sprawl-melbourne-at-8-million/

Curb the sprawl: Melbourne at 8 million

Melbourne’s established areas could absorb more than 1.2 million new dwellings by 2051, according to an RMIT University report. The report is based on the prediction that Melbourne will require almost 1.6 million new dwellings by 2051 as its population swells to almost eight million people.

Architecture AU

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/realestate/news/sydney-nsw/big-infrastructure-projects-mean-these-two-new-south-wales-areas-are-set-to-take-off/news-story/c2a004ef99f1e34fa9b88b910bd65e33

Big infrastructure projects mean these two New South Wales areas are set to take off

Liverpool and Camden are tipped as future property hot spots on the back of major infrastructure spending in the areas.

news.com.au

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/wa/perth-property-prices-plunge-6-per-cent-20151103-gkpmg1

Perth property prices plunge 6 per cent

Perth property prices have slumped more than 6 per cent this year and experts say any recovery is at least a year away. According to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australian, house prices in Perth plunged 4.2 per cent in September, the biggest quarterly price drop since REIWA began tracking the market 21 years ago.

The Australian Financial Review