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Build your own resort on this pristine beachfront for sale in Gili Air, Indonesia

Enjoy the sand, sunsets and snorkelling from this land for sale in Gili Air, just off Lombok, by Eugene Shivnan from Exotiq Property Bali.

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

The Economy

Collective sales up 600% in last five years, says Knight Frank

Collective-site sales are booming, particularly in NSW, with foreign buyers making up 62 per cent of collective sales nation-wide last financial year.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Get to know Shane Wilkinson, managing director of Pace Development Group

Shane Wilkinson began his career as a builder. After successes with some small projects he turned to development full time, eventually forming his own company, Pace Development.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Designer penthouse near Her Majesty's and Princess Theatres, Melbourne

Prestigious low-rise, 350sqm penthouse apartment at the Paris End, Melbourne CBD. For sale by Gina Donazzan and Sam Fenna of hockingstuart Melbourne.

National

The Economy

Melbourne property market continues to streak ahead of Sydney's

New ABS data shows Melbourne property prices rose 3.0 per cent during the June quarter, compared with 2.3 per cent for Sydney.

National South Australia (SA)

People

Get to know Bailee Ha, winner of the encouragement award at the 2017 Schools Auctioneering Championship

When Bailee Ha came to Australia with her sister only four years ago, she spoke no English. At the REIA's recent Schools Auctioneering Championship, Ha was one of only five contestants to make it through to the national level, where she won the encouragement award.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Design

Sydney Architecture Festival keynote speaker to tackle affordability crisis with 'people-led' design

American architect Dr Kristien Ring's World Architecture Day oration at the Sydney Architecture Festival on 2 October will be titled 'From profit-driven, to people-led housing for Sydney'.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

Too good to be true: golf course frontage Marina Mirage, Port Douglas

'Serenity': Port Douglas home on Sheraton Grand Mirage Golf Course. A builder's own home, uniquely built with stainless steel framework. For sale by Tony McGrath, The Pink Company.

National Tasmania (Tas.)Hobart Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Hobart vacancy rates at record low: SQM Research

Hobart's vacancy rate in August was the lowest recorded by SQM since it began collating the data in 2005.

National

The Economy

Mortgage arrears at five-year highs, expected to rise further: Moody's

Credit ratings agency Moody's has revealed mortgage arrears are at a five-year high in Australia, but the data is widely divergent from state to state.

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News Roundup

http://www.wsj.com/articles/when-eco-isnt-economic-1430327181

When ‘Eco’ Isn’t Economic

Environmentally friendly features may only generate modest gains when it is time to sell.

The Wall Street Journal

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/comment/australia-s-apartment-design-going-backwards-vic-a

Australia’s apartment design going backwards

"As our cities grow, it is vital that we design them to be as sustainable, healthy and liveable as possible. There is very strong evidence to suggest that we are going backwards on apartment design. Our current free market approach is delivering developers higher profits but leaving an enduring legacy of poor apartments which will have very negative impacts on our future."

Architecture & Design

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/68185804/heated-auckland-market-drives-average-nationwide-property-asking-prices-higher

Auckland market drives prices higher

The heated Auckland market is the culprit for driving up the average national asking price for houses to a new record high, with prices flat or down in other parts of the country.

stuff.co.nz

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/apartment-prices-fall-in-melbourne-brisbane-canberra-sydney-rises-domain-says-20150429-1mvzcj

Apartment prices fall in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra; Sydney rises

The apartment-building splurge is starting to dampen prices, with Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra all recording declines in the first quarter, Domain Group figures show.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/treasury/sydney-tops-for-postcodes-of-prosperity/story-fn59nsif-1227325605833

Sydney tops for postcodes of prosperity

Sydney’s eastern suburbs continue to dominate the nation’s highest-earning postcodes, with Perth’s wealthiest suburbs showing a decline in reportable income, according to the Australian Taxation Office.

The Australian

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/demand-for-tumbi-real-estate-skyrockets-to-one-of-most-hotly-contested-markets-in-the-country/story-fngr8h0p-1227326671623

Tumbi Umbi on Central Coast a rising suburb

Tumbi Umbi has seen one of the biggest jumps in buyer demand in Australia, according to Realestate. com.au. The Central Coast hot spot is considered a “suburb on the rise” after recording the sixth most significant increase in demand for property across Australia and the fourth largest surge in NSW alone.

Central Coast Express Advocate

http://www.mortgagebusiness.com.au/breaking-news/8432-regional-bank-outclasses-majors?utm_source=Mortgage%20Business&utm_campaign=Mortgage_Business_Newsletter30_04_2015&utm_medium=email

Regional bank outclasses majors

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has been named Australia’s most reputable third-party bank as part of an annual global study. The regional bank ranked seventh in the 2015 Corporate Reputation Index conducted by research consultancy AMR and the Reputation Institute – up six places from 2014.

Mortgage Business

http://www.afr.com/leadership/company-culture/report-finds-property-sector-needs-more-women-in-management-and-leadership-roles-20150429-1mw5dk

Report finds property sector needs more women in management and leadership roles

Male workers in Australia's property industry have underestimated their "unconscious bias" against women in their workplace and have fallen behind other sectors in gender diversity.

The Australian Financial Review