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Get to know David Tran of Laing+Simmons Liverpool

David Tran is the principal of Laing+Simmons's first 'partership' office, in which the company takes an ownership position in the business.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Fitzroy

Featured Property

Historic neo-Renaissance Fitzroy landmark for sale

A grand Italianate mansion, opposite the Exhibition Building in Melbourne's exclusive Carlton Gardens, is for sale by Arch Staver and David Sanguinedo of Nelson Alexander Fitzroy.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Is $40 Million a new benchmark for Melbourne high end residential?

New record set for residential property in Melbourne with the previous recorded at over $26 Million in Toorak for Besen House.

National New South Wales (NSW)Sydney Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Auction market cooling, but still hot when the right property comes along

Clearance rates are down, but when the right property comes along, the demand is still there.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Flood of new rental properties drives inner-Sydney vacancy rate to two-year high

The flow of new rental properties into the inner-Sydney market saw vacancy rates hit a two-year high in June.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Art Deco Brisbane home with contemporary extension and views to Mt Coot-tha

An outstanding family home on 1,027m², located in a prized location and with gorgeous views, is for sale through Daniel Argent of Urban Property Agents Paddington.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

The cold weather has done nothing to cool Melbourne property prices

New data from the REIV shines a light on Melbourne's property prices: Melton South is Melbourne's most affordable suburb, and Toorak is its most expensive, while Croydon house prices surged 20% during the June quarter.

National

Politics

Time to move ahead or be left behind: REINSW

Real estate leaders met in Sydney this week to discuss professionalisation of the industry.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane Sunshine Coast

People

Get to know Noel Robinson, MD of architecture practice the NRA Collaborative

Noel Robinson, MD of architecture practice the NRA Collaborative, always wanted to be an architect, but also played music seriously until he was 25.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

If this sophisticated tropical home on Mission Beach is not enough, it comes with a Porsche in the garage

This beachfront home in Far North Queensland is on the market for $1.8 million through Melissa Thurgood of Ray White Mission Beach.

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News Roundup

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/16/nyregion/robert-durst-subject-of-hbo-documentary-on-unsolved-killings-is-arrested.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

New York real estate scion arrested

The eccentric and estranged son of one of New York’s most prominent real estate dynasties, Robert Durst, was arrested on a charge of murder at a New Orleans hotel on the weekend. The arrest follows the airing of a six-part HBO documentary about him and the deaths of three people over the course of three decades.

The New York Times

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/barangaroo-sydney-harbour-views-to-come-with-50m-price-tag/story-fn9656lz-1227259094883

Barangaroo: Sydney Harbour views to come with $50m price tag

Lend Lease is set to slap a $50 million-plus price tag on penthouses in the Renzo Piano-designed One Sydney Harbour complex at Barangaroo South, making them the most expensive apartments to be marketed in Australia. The group is yet to finalise its internal designs for the three apartment towers, but sources said the company would probably market “more than one” apartment in the complex for more than $50m.

The Australian

http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/move-to-this-australian-capital-city-if-you-want-a-beautiful-home-and-cash-to-spare/story-e6frflo9-1227258803657

Move to Canberra

It's the Australian city where homeowners have the biggest disposable income. But most people wouldn’t think that moving here would help them have a life. This is Canberra, the capital notorious for being the county’s most boring metropolis.

news.com.au

http://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2015/03/crime-commission-targets-foreign-property-buyers/

ACC questions real estate agents

The noose is tightening on foreigners laundering money into Australian property, with the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) questioning real estate agents in expensive Melbourne eastern suburb locations, which are known to be hotspots for overseas buyers.

Macro Business

http://www.yourmortgage.com.au/article/research-finds-more-first-homebuyer-activity-in-queensland-wa-197903.aspx

Research finds more first homebuyer activity in Queensland, WA

New research has revealed dramatically varied levels of first home buyer activity across Australia’s states, where New South Wales emerged to have the smallest percentage of first home buyers entering the market. Mortgage Choice’s new data found NSW’s first home buyers accounted for less than one in every 20 loans written.

Your Mortgage

http://www.afr.com/p/business/property/property_boom_home_owner_dream_in_wIAnZ6MvqHU82AZ2bvlx2J

Property boom a $55M home owner's dream in St Leonards

Nine home owners in St Leonards on Sydney's lower north shore have grouped together to create a development lot that could yield more than 200 apartments and a multi-million dollar pay day. Residents on Holdsworth Avenue and Canberra Street have appointed JLL agents Sam Brewer and Ben Hunter to market their nine homes in one line, spanning a total of more than 5700 square metres. Some estimates suggest that the properties could fetch a combined price of up to $55 million.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.forbes.com/sites/carlapassino/2015/03/05/german-real-estate-why-investors-are-buying-it-now/

German Real Estate: Why Investors Are Buying It Now

Germany may soon compete with London on the international real estate arena. Ultra-high-net-worth investors are increasingly interested in cities such as Berlin and Munich, which have seen a marked increase in activity in the last year.

Forbes

http://blogs.wsj.com/expat/2015/03/05/top-20-most-affordable-latin-american-cities-for-real-estate-which-is-no-1/

Top 20 Most Affordable Latin American Cities for Real Estate

The survey of 20 top property markets in Central and South America conducted by Live and Invest Overseas over the past three months identifies Cali, Colombia, as the most affordable on a per-square-meter basis. The survey considered the cost of two-bedroom apartments of 75 to 100 square meters in each market.

The Wall Street Journal