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Victorian tradies the cheapest in Australia

Victorian tradies are the cheapest in the country - it's great news for Melbournites planning to renovate, but not so good for the tradies themselves.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Iconic Paddington ‘gingerbread house' near Five Ways is for sale

This historic Gothic Revival style home from the 1850s is one of the few 'gingerbread house'-style terrace homes in Paddington, and is for sale by 1st City Real Estate.

National

Construction

Turning your home into a duplex

Have you ever thought about turning your home into a duplex? Metricon explains how it can be done.

Queensland (Qld)

Design

Goldeneye showcases Virginia Kerridge-designed Gold Coast apartments

Goldeneye media is spearheading the campaign for Katie Page's highly anticipated Gold Coast development, M3565.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

An arresting opportunity in Sydney's Rozelle

A former police station in Sydney's Rozelle is available for lease - complete with prison cells and barred windows.

New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

Redbud Ranch near Byron Bay is for sale at $2.45 million

With panoramic hinterland views to Mount Chincogan and beyond, Redbud Ranch is for sale by Gary Brazenor of Unique Estates Australia.

National

Pent-up demand means more auctions and more sales

Last week was the sixth busiest for auctions this year, but pent-up demand meant clearance rates still rose.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

How to achieve 'The Love Price' for your home

Leading real estate agent Peter Hutton was inspired to write 'The Love Price' when friends began asking him the secret to selling property for a top price.

National

Design

Nationwide evidence of shrinking block size

No longer do Australians dream of owning a home on a quarter-acre block.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Collingwood

Featured Property

Modern warehouse conversion in Collingwood

Inner-city Melbourne warehouse conversion in dynamic lifestyle precinct for sale by Simon Shrimpton and Danielle Reynolds of Jellis Craig Fitzroy.

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News Roundup

http://www.theage.com.au/business/prices-picked-to-rise-amid-demand-in-melbourne-greenfield-suburbs-20150210-13aou1.html

Melbourne greenfield suburbs see more demand

Land sales in Melbourne's greenfield suburbs surged in 2014 and prices are expected to follow as demand increases. Annual sales increased to 12,665 in 2014, up 43 per cent, compared with 2013 when 8838 lots sold. It is slightly lower than the 46 per cent increase in volume recorded in 2013 but that level followed two years of falling sales.

The Age

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/sunshine-pays-46m-to-get-on-hunter-green/story-fnko7zi0-1227215275039

Chinese developer bets on Hunter Valley tourism

Beijing-based Sunshine Insurance Group has spent about $40 million on a Hunter Valley resort with plans to develop a $100m six-star resort and a second championship golf course. The group has acquired the 100-suite Chateau Elan Hotel and The Vintage Golf Club in the Hunter Valley Rothbury area.

The Australian

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/australias-property-boom-spurs-interest-in-granny-flats-20150210-01083

Property boom spurs interest in 'granny flats'

Granny Flats are the latest craze in a housing boom that started in Sydney and has now spread to other parts of the country, putting homeownership out of reach of many Australians.

Dow Jones Newswires

http://www.afr.com/p/business/property/foreign_property_buyers_face_stiff_QDC63U2AWMXznJRYlfwYML

Treasury investigates foreign buyers

Treasury confirmed on Monday that it had conducted 33 investigations into suspected illegal residential property acquisitions in Australia by foreign buyers and found most were compliant. Treasury is still investigating a few more cases.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/realestate/news/james-and-tania-hirds-toorak-property-sold-for-42-million/story-fni0ckoj-1227213477347

Bombers coach cleans up on home sale

The Toorak home of AFL coach James Hird and wife Tania sold for $4.2 million last October after being on the market for 8 months. The property last changed hands for $2.763 million in February 2011.

Herald Sun

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/news/2015/2/9/construction-and-engineering/av-jennings-h1-profit-jumps-42

AVJennings profits up

AVJennings has reported a 2014-15 interim net profit of $11.9 million which is 42.1 per cent higher than previously. The residential property developer's revenue of $118.5 million was up 13.7 per cent.

Business Spectator

http://www.afr.com/p/business/property/perth_prestige_home_unalla_hits_yZu0T2mTTgCG3qiHkw7F1J

$15 million Perth listing

Unalla, a five-bedroom mansion in the Perth suburb of Peppermint Grove, has been put on the market with an asking price of $A15m. It is being sold by the family of Bruce Campbell.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.rebonline.com.au/breaking-news/8667-national-real-estate-group-moves-into-mortgage-broking

Professionals move into mortgage broking

Professionals has launched a finance business after research found that more than half of its clients would consider using an in-house broker.

REB