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Negative gearing rumblings gaining in volume

Stockland CEO Mark Steinert and Aussie Home Loans boss John Symond are the latest property heavyweights adding their voices to calls for changes to negative gearing.

New South Wales (NSW)

It's not hard to see why...

When Ben Pryde from Raine and Horne Mollymook Milton released 18 blocks of land near Dolphin Point for sale on the weekend, all properties were sold within hours

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Toorak home for sale

Reflecting 18th century Île de France architecture, this Parisian-style property is for sale by Justin Long and Nicholas Brooks of Marshall White.

Victoria (Vic.)

Politics

Proposals cloud government moves on affordable housing

REIV CEO Gil King, asks why the Victorian state government announcement 'Long-term security for tenants' has been made in the middle of the 'Fairer, Safer Housing' review process.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Demand for Randwick property already exceeding supply

Local agents say Randwick property is already highly sought after, in the wake of Knight Frank's naming of the suburb as a potential growth hotspot for its proximity to the new light rail.

International

Design

Catalonian Pritzker Prize winners blend old with new

Three Catalonian architects, Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem and Ramon Vilalta, who have worked together for nearly 30 years, have been named Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Tuscan villa in Research for sale

This property was built with an emphasis on entertaining by Alan Baxter of Jaysar Holdings and designed by architect Leo Pegoli, it is for sale by Aaron Yeates and John Le Gros of Barry Plant.

International National

The Economy

Australia still a property hot spot for Chinese buyers

Chinese investors are finding new ways to finance real estate purchases in Australia, with 40 per cent saying they would use vendor finance to buy property over the recent Golden Week holiday period, according to Jon Ellis of Investorist.

National

Property prices at cyclical high: CoreLogic

With the current cycle in its 58th month, property price growth hit a new high in February, with prices rising 1.4 per cent to be up 11.7 per cent for the year.