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Getting the room: how to nail your share house interview

Follow these tips to score that sharehouse.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Inner Melbourne luxuriously large warehouse sanctuary

Warehouse conversion with landscaped garden in Brunswick East for sale by Nicholas Corby and Joscelyn Creese of Collins Simms. Open tomorrow, Thursday 21st Mar 2:00PM – 2:30PM

Queensland (Qld)

People

Jodie joins real estate elite with REIQ Awards

McGrath Caloundra Principal Jodie Hedley-Ward had more than one reason to celebrate at the REIQ Awards after being named Residential Salesperson of the Year and winning the Community Service Award with her team.

Queensland (Qld)

Design

Development site at Ormeau Hills available through Ray White Special Projects

A 'shovel ready' development site at Lot 1 Dalma Street, Ormeau Hills, is for sale through Ray White Special Projects.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Space and grandeur in Warrandyte

This generous family residence boasts sweeping spaces and modern luxuries including a theatre room, in-ground pool, and tennis court. For sale by James Goulopoulos and Alex Birckel of Jellis Craig Ivanhoe.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Eastern suburbs defy Sydney's falling market

While Sydney's housing market continues to weaken, some suburbs are defying the odds and recording high clearance rates.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Surry Hills Sandstone Terrace c.1889 For Sale

Sandstone Terrace Circa 1899 - Village Living In The Heart of Sydney for sale by Slavko Romic of Romic Moore Property.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

The Economy

Melbourne auction market leads the way as NSW braces for state election

The second last week before the NSW state election saw a higher preliminary auction clearance rate for Sydney, but less volume.

New South Wales (NSW)

Politics

Labor will remove property services from Fair Trading

The Labor Party has promised to remove property services from Fair Trading if they win the election.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Blissfully converted: from church hall to character home

This expansive Ruckers Hill property enjoys soaring ceilings, panoramic views and a separate, self-contained residence at the rear. For sale by Anthony Lapadula and Ben Harrison of Jellis Craig Northcote.

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News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/foreign-buyers-back-away-from-property-as-new-laws-take-effect/news-story/8421c4e64dd6d286ce1f5bcf03f31c2e

Foreign buyers back away from property as new laws take effect

Foreign buyers are stepping back from the property market, a study from a major bank has found, just days after regulators warned lower demand from China could weigh on prices.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/what-worries-billionaire-developer-harry-triguboff-20160419-goaewq

What worries billionaire developer Harry Triguboff

The founder of Australia's largest apartment developer, Meriton, is worried about the banks' moves to toughen lending to offshore apartment buyers, the future of steel, and the increasing use of VPAs by local governments, who trade increased density for developer contributions.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/business/agriculture/australians-to-get-chance-at-skidman--co-with-new-370m-deal-20160420-goaz8q

Australians to get chance at S Kidman & Co with new $370m deal

Australians will get a chance to own a 20% stake in the country's largest landholder, S Kidman & Co, alongside large Chinese investors, when Australian Rural Capital lists on the ASX.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/yawaru-housing-project-in-broome-pays-off/news-story/f3ed7382487eea4900d542d8f4ba7cc0

Yawaru housing project in Broome pays off

The Yawaru of Broome, in Western Australia’s far north, have turned their hand to residential property development.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/barangaroo-buyers-reap-1m-profit-after-two-years-20160419-go9xhn

Barangaroo buyers reap $1m profit after two years

About 50 owners at Sydney's Barangaroo have made roughly $1 million each from the resale of their off-the-plan apartments, making an almost 50% profit in just over two years.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/fairfax-hands-over-retford-park-bowral-estate-the-national-trusts-largest-gift-20160419-go9rnw

James Fairfax hands over Retford Park

Sydney philanthropist James Fairfax has gifted his Southern Highlands estate, estimated to be worth $20 million, to the National Trust, making it the largest gift in the organisation's 70-year history.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/act-news/asbestos-victim-helps-lobby-for-funding-20160419-go9nki.html

Asbestos victim helps lobby for funding

Serafina Salucci was just seven when she helped her dad build a garage in their Sydney backyard using the common building material of bonded asbestos sheeting.

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/how-to-construct-a-prestige-property-that-will-also-build-your-wealth-20160419-goaevd

How to construct a prestige property that will also build your wealth

Old homes built on the best spots around the harbour, at the beach or in blue-ribbon suburbs, are being snapped up to be redeveloped.

The Australian Financial Review