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Lavender is the hottest colour trend of 2018

If you can't take any more millennial pink, you're in luck. Pantone has named lavender as the hottest colour trend for interior design in 2018.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Urban masterpiece: Kangaroo Point’s award-winning ‘Silt’ Penthouse

This Bureau Proberts inner city residence boasts stunning river and city views and is close to everything. For sale by Hamish Bowman of Ray White New Farm.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Design

Famous architects arrive in Melbourne for Southbank by Beulah competition

Some of the biggest names in architecture have descended in Melbourne for the $2b Southbank by Beulah competition.

National

Design

Get to know Ian Moore, award-winning architect

With over thirty years of experience as an architect, Ian Moore has worked on some high profile sites, including the historic 'Gasworks' site in Brisbane.

National

Design

Step aside subway tiles: these are the biggest tile trends for 2018

If you're anticipating a kitchen or bathroom reno, don't order a pallet of boring white tiles. These tiles are much more cool and chic.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Urbane, modern terrace home in fashionable Darlinghurst setting

Agent Julian Hasemer of 1st City Real Estate Double Bay told WILLIAMS MEDIA, “This home is a piece of art that can be lived in.”

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Despite concerns over tax increases for investors, the spike in first home buyers is encouraging

While there are concerns over property tax on foreign residential property investors slowing economic recovery, recent data shows that first home buyers are more active than ever in Perth, WA, after subdued buyer activity.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Rebecca and Chris Judd have put their Brighton home in Melbourne up for sale

Rebecca and Chris Judd have put their resort-inspired home in the beachside suburb of Brighton, Melbourne up for sale.

Victoria (Vic.)

People

Buxton Bentleigh rewards young talent by promoting six new Directors, all in 20's and 30's

Buxton Bentleigh has promoted six young team members, all in their 20's and 30's, paving the way for young talent in real estate.

New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

McCallum: at home with the natural landscape

This inspiring, sustainably-built homestead, set on magnificent country in rural NSW, is for sale by Leanne Palmer, Ryan Broadhurst and Dan McAlpine of Belle Property Kingston.

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News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/home-design/french-real-estate-low-prices-and-interest-rates-make-a-good-deal/story-fn6njxlr-1227502728556

French real estate: low prices and interest rates make a good deal

Victorian hostel owner Tim Walsh’s purchase of a modest two-bedroom home in the medieval French village of Verteuil sur Charente in 2010 was considered quite the novelty by the locals.

The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/experts-offer-buying-tips-into-adelaides-real-estate-hotspots/story-e6frg6n6-1227503581307

Experts offer buying tips into Adelaide's real estate hotspots

Real Estate Editor Tom Bowden asked three of Adelaide’s leading real estate experts — Harcourts’ chief executive Andrew Friebe, LJ Hooker’s regional manager Rod Adcock and Toop&Toop’s head of sales and marketing Genevieve Toop — where you should buy by price point and location.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/crowdfunding-provides-way-in-for-property-investors-20150826-gj7xwt

Crowdfunding provides way in for property investors

Australia was the "nanny state" holding back investors from owning properties, Mr Quigley and his peers from crowdfunders DomaCom, VentureCrowd and Woods Bagot told a Property Council of Australia breakfast in Sydney on Wednesday.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/all-bubbles-burst-first-china-later-australia-20150826-gj8dpe.html

All bubbles burst, first China, later Australia?

The latest housing figures in the United States, released on Wednesday, showed the median home price in America was $US286,000, an increase of two per cent in 2015. This should be an arresting number for Australians, because, expressed in local currencies, the medium home value in the United States is less than half the median house price in Australia, which is $660,000.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.3aw.com.au/news/the-uber-of-real-estate-sqft-eyes-off-australia-20150826-gj7wsj.html

The Uber of real estate, SQFT, eyes off Australia

Neil Mitchell spoke to the developer of a US app described as the real estate version of Uber. James Simpson, CEO of SQFT, told Neil Mitchell 25 sales have been closed through his app, which cuts out the middle man - real estate agents.

3AW

http://www.perthnow.com.au/realestate/news/first-home-buyers-in-wa-getting-older-borrowing-more/story-fnhlgriw-1227500173912

WA's first home buyers a breed apart

First home buyers are growing up, with the average first home buyer in WA in their early 30s and packing a $40,000 deposit, according to the latest figures.

Perth Now

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/realestate/news/new-report-names-budgewoi-and-surrounding-suburbs-as-worst-area-in-australia-for-late-home-loan-repayments/story-fni0chc0-1227500144087

Six Central Coast suburbs top national list for mortgage stress

Six suburbs on the NSW Central Coast have topped Australia’s worst performing list of missed mortgage repayments for the second consecutive year, according to a new report.

Central Coast Gosford Express Advocate

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/lend-lease-development-projects-hit-022904943.html

Lend Lease development projects hit record

Global property developer Lend Lease's development pipeline has hit a record of nearly $45 billion thanks to new projects in Asia and the Americas.

AAP