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Victoria (Vic.)

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Great ocean views to Lorne

Indonesian inspired luxury featured throughout the five pavilions. For sale by Great Ocean Road Real Estate Lorne.

New South Wales (NSW)

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The essence of Australian beachside living

This magnificent home allows a true sense of coastal living with the added luxury of being just a moment's walk to the beach and rock pool. For sale by Simon Hayes, First National Real Estate Terrigal.

Queensland (Qld)

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‘Windsong’ - Eumundi Orchard of exotic and native fruits

Well established Sunshine Coast hillside orchard offers a huge variety of citrus, exotic and native fruits and is home to a myriad of birdlife. For sale by Hiedi Woodman of David Berns real estate.

Victoria (Vic.)

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Barwon Riverfront Beauty

Absolute riverfront cottage being one of only 25 titles that fronts onto, and includes part of, the stunning Barwon River and a stroll from the bustling Barwon Heads village, for sale by Christian Bartley and Levi Turner of Bellarine Property Barwon Heads.

Victoria (Vic.)

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Little House on The Prairie cottage, the perfect tree change.

Set on 16.1 ha (approx) on the Tomahawk Creek in the middle of the Kirth Kiln National Park, Wombat Gully Farm is an idyllic mix of quality open pasture and light natural bush.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

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Palm Beach perfection, sublime waterfront beach house

Breathtaking beach house on Sydney's northern beaches for sale by Michael King of L J Hooker Palm Beach.

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Wishing our readers a safe and happy Christmas

This is the last Recon Daily newsletter for 2017; we'll be back on 15 January 2018. We wish our readers all the very best for the holiday period.

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Top 10 articles 2017 The Real Estate Conversation

From Melbourne's most affordable suburbs, to the owner of its most expensive mansion. From a unique Adelaide water-tower home, to a global bank's Aussie lending blackspots. The Real Estate Conversation's readers are interested in the full gamut of property-related news.

Tasmania (Tas.)

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Booming beautiful Bicheno - Tasmania's coastal wildlife gem

A spectacular waterfront home, only 3 kilometres from the friendly Tasmanian seaside town of Bicheno, is for sale through Nicolette van Wijngaarden of Unique Estates Australia.

Queensland (Qld)Sunshine Coast

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Heavenly haven on Sunshine Beach

Designed by John Burgess for the ultimate beachfront lifestyle, an iconic home at the exclusive northern end of Queensland's Sunshine Beach. For sale through Eric Seetoo and Tom Offermann of Tom Offermann Real Estate Noosa Heads.

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News Roundup

http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/westpac-caps-lvrs-on-investor-mortgages-at-80pc-20150707-gi6zj7.html

Westpac caps LVRs on investor mortgages at 80pc

Australia's biggest lender to landlords, Westpac, will require new property investors to have a deposit of at least 20 per cent, as banks escalate their attempts to dampen the booming growth in borrowing by housing investors. Westpac will from Wednesday cap loan-to-valuation ratios (LVRs) for new property investor loans at 80 per cent, the toughest limit imposed by a major bank so far.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.perthnow.com.au/realestate/inner-city-property-markets-get-a-lot-of-attention-but-the-areas-with-the-biggest-growth-are-a-little-further-afield/story-fnhlgp12-1227432463128

Property price growth superstars

It's not the blue chip inner city suburbs that are the top performers for long term capital growth according to property analyst Terry Ryder of Hotspotting.

Perth Now

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/hospital-site-being-sized-up-to-become-adelaides-barangaroo/story-fn9656lz-1227431257544

Hospital site being sized up to become Adelaide's Barangaroo

Australian and international property developers will vie for the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital, which the Weatherill government yesterday launched as Australia’s next major urban regeneration opportunity.

The Australian

http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/investors-to-pump-4b-into-real-estate-sales-20150707-gi6wo3.html

Investors to pump $4b into real estate sales

A record $4 billion-plus of cash is to flow through the local office and industrial property markets in the coming weeks as the bidders get to the finish line for the major portfolios of Investa and the Singapore government's investment arm.

The Age

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/realestate/news/housing-designs-are-set-to-change-dramatically-as-nbn-turns-kitchen-into-mission-control/story-fni0cj8p-1227426999523

Fast-speed internet is set to change the way we design our homes

KPMG social researcher Bernard Salt, who has released a new report Towards a super connected Australia, said housing design has changed dramatically over the past few years with the arrival of new broadband networks.

Herald Sun

http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/home-buyers-not-scared-off-by-bubble-talk/story-fndban6l-1227429334108

Buyers not scared by bubble talk

All the recent talk of a housing bubble has not scared off home buyers. Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens is “very concerned” about Sydney’s “crazy” house prices, Treasury secretary John Fraser thinks the city is “unequivocally” in a housing bubble, and words like “bloodbath” are being thrown around.

news.com.au

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/the-economy/sydney-and-melbourne-real-estate-not-off-the-bubble-yet-20150703-gi3cqe.html

Sydney and Melbourne real estate not off the bubble yet

The roaring east coast property market is not a bubble that will burst any time soon say Australia's leading economists; in fact, they predict Sydney and Melbourne could enjoy strong growth this coming year.

Brisbane Times

http://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/news/strongest-clearance-rate-in-a-month-for-australias-capital-cities-202381.aspx

Strongest Clearance Rate In A Month For Australia's Capital Cities

Australia’s capital cities have returned the highest combined clearance rate in a month, but the result should be taken with a grain of salt after auction volumes experienced their annual downturn.

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