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Award winning residence on North Cottesloe beach

Steps from the pristine sand and gentle waves of Western Australia's most iconic beach, and within walking distance of dining hotspots such as The Shorehouse, The Blue Duck and local gem, Daisies Cafe. For sale by Deborah Brady, Acton Cottesloe.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Politics

Chinese demand for Australian real estate is declining

Government policies in both Australia and China are eroding Chinese buyer demand for local real estate, says Michael Pallier, managing director of Sydney Sotheby's International Realty.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

People

Sydney agent Simone Azzi's Big Christmas Feed

"As we approach Christmas, there is no better feeling than to give back," says Simone Azzi of Belle Property Annandale.

People

Get to know Ben Handler, CEO of buyer's agency, Cohen Handler

Buyer's agent, Ben Handler, says many buyers today will have to think creatively about buying if they want to keep 'the great Australian dream' of home ownership alive.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

'Butleigh Wootton’: an 1885 Victorian Italianate architectural icon

Originally built in 1885 for architect and property investor Thomas Maidment, and named after his English birthplace, ‘Butleigh Wootton’ was a private residence until 1910, after which this iconic Kew mansion became an enchanting wedding venue for over a century.

National

Politics

APRA talks mortgage risk with securitisation industry

APRA is turning its attention to how lenders estimate living expenses and assess total debt.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Commentators are calling the bottom of the Perth market: Jody Fewster, ACTON Cottesloe

Almost 40 per cent of suburbs across the Perth metropolitan region have a limited supply of houses for sale, according to new data from the REIWA.

Victoria (Vic.)

People

Get to know architect Shelley Penn

Shelley Penn is a Melbourne architect and strategic advisor on large projects.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Fitzroy

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One of Melbourne’s most exceptional heritage warehouse conversions

A great warehouse conversation into a grand home by architect, Shelly Penn. Architectural features of this property enhance the original authenticity of this heritage building. 'MacRobertson' for sale by Nelson Alexander Fitzroy.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Could this be one of the first properties sold for bitcoin?

The vendor of a Melbourne property will accept payment in bitcoin, says agent John Garnett of Harcourts Boronia.

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News Roundup

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/suppliers/national-precast-concrete-association/precast-concrete-expected-to-be-the-future-of-floo

Precast concrete expected to be the future of flooring in Australia

The National Precast Concrete Association forecasts that precast concrete will be the flooring of choice in the future thanks to its cost benefits.

Architecture & Design

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sundayextra/home-ownership-in-australia-how-did-we-get-here-what-comes-next/6542820

Home ownership in Australia: if the love affair is over, what comes next?

Much of Australia’s wealth is tied up in real estate, and there are no signs the current federal government has an appetite to change the status quo.

ABC News

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/janusz-hooker-poised-to-take-control-of-real-estate-icon-lj-hooker-20150618-ghr1l2

Janusz Hooker poised to take control of real estate icon LJ Hooker

Janusz Hooker, the grandson of the founder of Australia's great real estate brand LJ Hooker, is poised to take control of the franchise group.

The Australian Financial Review

https://sourceable.net/architects-enjoying-better-times/#

Architects Enjoying Better Times

Having been through a period of low work volumes and margin pressures, architecture firms throughout most of the country are seeing a recovery in demand amid a 12 per cent rise in building activity over the past two years. Driving these gains are massive levels of investment in high-rise apartments, which have seen more multi-residential dwellings approved for construction over the past five months alone (on a seasonally adjusted basis) than were approved in the whole of calendar 2009.

Sourceable

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/17/upshot/100000002894612.app.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

Is it better to rent or buy?

The New York Times has created an interactive graphic for people to see whether it's better for them in their circumstances to rent or buy property.

The New York Times

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/index.html?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&mode=premium&dest=http%3A//www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/foreign-developers-rethink-plans-as-costs-red-tape-bite/story-fnko7zi0-1227402833476&memtype=anonymous

Foreign developers rethink plans

Foreign developers rethink plans as costs, red tape bite.

The Australian

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/6/16/property/property-buyers-are-partying-its-2007

Property buyers are partying like it's 2007

Property advisor DTZ finds that the total value of the world’s property markets hit a record $US13.6 trillion in 2014, 19 per cent above the previous peak in 2008 and marking continuous annual growth since 2009. Investment activity has continued to flourish and is set to close in on 2007 peak levels in 2015, as the chart below reveals.

Business Spectator

http://techstory.in/news-corp-06162015/

News Corp Increases its Stake in Digital Real Estate Platform PropTiger.com

News Corp announced that it raised its stake in the Singapore-based Elara Technologies Pte, the parent company of India’s leading digital real estate marketing and transactions services provider, PropTiger.com.

Tech Story