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A slice of paradise on Kauaroa Bay, New Zealand

Kauaroa Bay Estate is one for the dreamers: it has its own bay, two acres of coastline, a five-bedroom family home, and guest accommodation. For sale with Ross Hawkins of New Zealand Sotheby's Realty Auckland Parnell.

National

The Economy

Affordability is improving, and first-home buyers are back in the market

New data from the HIA shows that housing affordability improved during the September quarter, while Mortgage Choice says loan approvals for first-home buyers are at four-year highs.

International

The Economy

New Zealand financier Rayo Withanage buys Picasso's French Riviera estate

Picasso's magnificent country estate, on eight acres with a large renovated chateau, has been bought by a fellow Australasian, New Zealand financier, Rayo Withanage.

National Tasmania (Tas.)Hobart

The Economy

Hobart likely to lead price gains in 2018: SQM Boom and Bust Report

Australia’s housing market is likely to record "moderate" price gains in 2018, says Louis Christopher of SQM Research in the latest Housing Boom and Bust Report.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Builder's own luxurious hidden oasis in Lower Plenty for sale

This Lower Plenty home, complete with gym, wine cellar, fire pit, and direct access to Heidelberg Golf Club, is for sale through Rocco Montanaro of Morrison Kleeman Eltham.

International

People

Real estate tycoon Xu Jiayin, now China's richest person, forced to sell Australian home by Joe Hockey in 2015

The Chinese real estate tycoon who was forced to sell his Sydney harbourside mansion by Joe Hockey in 2015, has been named China's richest person.

South Australia (SA)Adelaide

People

Get to know Kate Smith, one of Raine & Horne’s top agents

Kate Smith recently won the Raine & Horne award for Top Salesperson (Principal) Number of Sales.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Politics

Sirius listed on World Monument Fund's 2018 watchlist

International historical-site preservation agency, The World Monument Fund, is calling on the NSW government to preserve the Sirius for its architectural and social significance.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Austin Maynard-designed winner of the 2009 Timber Design Awards is for sale

Barrow House, a Victorian house with a contemporary extension designed by Austin Maynard Architects, is for sale through Scott McElroy and Jordan Terlizzi of hockingstuart Melbourne.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Vaucluse mansion hits the market with $70m price tag

Will the waterfront Sydney mansion owned by Singaporean businessman CK Ow break the record for Australia's most expensive home?

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News Roundup

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/commercial/investment/chinese-investment-in-australia-shifts-to-commercial-real-estate-20150524-gh8bxl

Chinese investment in Australia shifts to commercial real estate

Chinese investment in Australia has shifted massively to commercial real estate and infrastructure, showing that the country remains attractive to Chinese capital despite the end of the commodities boom. A study to be released on Monday shows that private Chinese money has overtaken state-owned-enterprise investment for the first time, which is likely to reduce some of the political tension that has surrounded Chinese government influence over investment.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/will-housing-bubble-pop-in-2017/story-fndban6l-1227365483287

Will housing bubble pop in 2017?

Australia is in the midst of the greatest credit-fuelled real estate bubble the country has ever seen. When it pops it’s going to devastate the economy, and quite possibly take the big banks with it. That’s the warning from Lindsay David, founder of LF Economics, author of Australia: Boom to Bust, and resident doomsayer of the Australian economy. But is he right, or have we heard this all before?

news.com.au

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/japan-home-transformed-into-kindergarten-with-faca

Architects transform home in Japan into kindergarten that children can draw on

Global architecture practice MAD Architects has broken ground for its first project in Japan – a kindergarten wrapped in a sheath of paper-like pieces that act as canvases for its students to draw and create on.

Architecture & Design

http://www.theprovince.com/business/Gregor+Robertson+calls+provincial+government+bring/11076030/story.html

Vancouver mayor calls on provincial government to bring in 'speculation tax' on real estate

As citizen anger over foreign investment and skyrocketing real estate prices boils over in Metro Vancouver, Mayor Gregor Robertson has called on Premier Christy Clark to intervene in property markets with a “speculation tax.”

The Province

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/australia-one-of-worlds-richest-most-equal-countries-oecd/story-e6frg926-1227364239037

Australia one of world’s richest, most equal countries: OECD

Australia is not only one of the wealthiest countries in the world but also has one of the most equal distributions of wealth. A new OECD study on inequality shows that Australia also stands out as one of the only advanced countries where the distribution of income has become more equal over the seven years since the global financial crisis.

The Australian

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-weight-of-chinese-money-adds-to-the-cost-of-housing-20150520-gh5x7z.html

The weight of Chinese money adds to the cost of housing

The movement of funds from China, from both the formal economy and the grey economy, will continue to have a ripple effect on the housing markets of Sydney and Melbourne, and those ripples appear to be widening. For young people seeking to enter the property markets in Sydney or Melbourne, it is just one more thing to make housing affordability a mirage.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://architectureau.com/articles/converting-roads-to-parks/?utm_source=ArchitectureAU&utm_campaign=1642c62373-AAU_2015_05_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3604e2a4a-1642c62373-40540417&mc_cid=1642c62373&mc_eid=d865be39ad

Converting roads to parks

Something’s afoot in the backstreets of Collingwood, just north of Melbourne’s CBD. The former industrial area has been rapidly gentrified, earning a reputation for hip warehouse conversions, boutique galleries and offices, hipster cafes and artisan retail outlets. The neighbourhood has a bohemian, eclectic feel: effortlessly cool with a sense of spontaneity.

Architecture & Design

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/realestate/news/dundas-is-the-latest-suburb-to-have-its-residential-record-broken/story-fni0cly4-1227362486619

Dundas is the latest suburb to have its residential record broken

As buyers and sellers continue to wonder if the strength of the property market will hold, signs are pointing to yes, with another suburb record being smashed. A property in Dundas set a new high for the area, breaking the residential record at $1.3 million.

Herald Sun