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Adelaide best performing capital city

Grant Giordano of South Australia Sotheby's International Realty and Jordan Begley of Toop & Toop Norwood discuss the Adelaide property market, as CoreLogic statistics show Adelaide is the best performing capital city in terms of change in dwelling values.

National

People

What to ask real estate agents in job interviews, and the answers you want to hear

Virginia Brookes of Resolver Recruitment discusses the questions employers should ask pontial real estate agents, and the answers they should expect.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Get to know Justine Harris, senior sales consultant at RT Edgar Toorak

Justine Harris of RT Edgar Toorak discusses one of the most interesting properties she has sold, an old pub conversion.

Queensland (Qld)Sunshine Coast

Featured Property

Striking Noosa hinterland home feels like being ‘on top of the world’

This relaxed Palms Springs style home was a winner at the 2018 Master Builders Sunshine Coast Housing and Construction Awards. For sale by Rachel Sellman of Century 21 Conolly Hay Group Noosa Heads.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Fears Melbourne's housing shortage could spark affordability crisis

An undersupply of housing could lead to a housing affordability crisis in Melbourne, finds a report, as Bernard Salt predicts Melbourne's population will shoot past five million by 2021.

National

Design

Non-bank funding is the ‘new black’ in the development sector and it’s here to stay

Gary Connolly, head of investments at HoldenCAPITAL Partners discusses how sophisticated investors can benefit from the gap left by the major banks significant level of retraction.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Design

Unforgettable neighbouring Paddington properties

Two amazing homes constructed by Graya Construction are currently for sale in Paddington, Brisbane by Matt Lancashire, principal of Ray White New Farm.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Miami-inspired waterfront residence overlooking Raby Bay, QLD

With a high level construction that took over two years to complete, the owner spared no expense building this Cleveland residence, importing everything in the home from America or Italy. For sale by Brenton Faehrmann and Sarah Hackett of Place Bulimba.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Sydney's most tightly-held suburbs

Residents are reluctant to give up their patch in these suburbs, according to data from CoreLogic.

Queensland (Qld)

Construction

Shovel and sale-ready site available in Ipswich

Expressions of interest are being sought for an opportunity to purchase a site with development and operational works approvals at 2 Henry St, Brassall, by Ray White Special Projects Qld.

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News Roundup

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/asic-gets-tough-on-unlawful-property-spruikers-20151126-gl8fuf

ASIC gets tough on unlawful property spruikers

ASIC will step up its crackdown on unlawful advisers flogging property, after nailing a national real estate company that encouraged more than 860 investors to buy investment property through self-managed super funds.

Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/business/carbon-economy/surging-power-prices-to-push-households-off-the-grid-20151202-gle4qa.html

Surging power prices to push households off the grid

The sustained rise in power bills over the past several years has prompted a surge in the number of households who want to 'do-it-yourself' by unplugging from the power grid.

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/price-cuts-herald-end-of-sydney-home-boom-as-foreigners-retreat-20151201-gld0vx.html

Price cuts herald end of Sydney home boom as foreigners retreat

Chris Carr, a real estate agent in Sydney's northwestern suburbs, has had to convince sellers to drop prices on at least six homes in the past two months to complete transactions.

Sydney Morning Herald

https://sourceable.net/how-density-makes-people-fitter/

How density makes people fitter

As Australian cities become denser, it is comforting to learn that the Heart Foundation promotes density as the key to fitness for Australians.

Sourcable

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/new-home-sales-slide-again-says-housing-industry-association/story-fn9656lz-1227632347278

New home sales slide again

The Housing Industry Association says sales volumes of new homes are 'holding up relatively well', despite dipping in October for a second-straight month.

The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/housing-rents-record-slowest-annual-growth-on-record/story-fn9656lz-1227632679819

Housing rents record slowest annual growth on record

Housing rents have notched up their slowest annual growth on record, but the new benchmark looks set to be lowered again before long.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/property-experts-dismiss-the-housing-market-is-on-a-decline-20151201-glcinr

Property experts dismiss the housing market is on a decline

Property experts were unperturbed by the fall in dwelling values in Sydney and Melbourne in November, dismissing the idea the property market is on a steady decline.

Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/villawood-makes-a-difference-with-childcare-centres-20151130-glc3bv.html

Villawood makes a difference with childcare centres

Melbourne's largest private house and land developer, Villawood, will include childcare centres in the eight new estates it plans to launch next year.

The Sydney Morning Herald