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Robotic swans monitor quality of Singapore's drinking water

A clever design solution out of Singapore combines cutting-edge technology with the beauty of the natural world.

New South Wales (NSW)

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Contemporary masterpiece on Bilgola Beach

A home of unparalleled beauty and luxury, right on Bilgola beach, is for sale with Martin Ross and Darren Curtis of Ken Jacobs Christie's International Double Bay and David Watson of LJ Hooker Avalon.

International

Markets

SchwartzWilliams launches REthink Tokyo, a new web site aimed at demystifying the Tokyo property market

REthink Tokyo is aimed at demystifying the Tokyo property market for foreign buyers and investors.

Western Australia (WA)

People

How to start a career in real estate

The first steps to your real estate career.

National Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Australia's Best Cubbies revealed

Youth homelessness prevention charity, Kids Under Cover, has revealed a shortlist of five cubby houses that will be put up for auction at the Melbourne Flower Show in March.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton

Featured Property

French elegance and simplicity in Phillip Mannerheim designed Brighton home

Phillip Mannerheim told SCHWARTZWILLIAMS, "This was the first courtyard design house I designed with french flavour, and I called it the 'Monet'. It won the best Australian home in its class. Its elegance and simplicity speak for itself."

National

People

Changes in the boardroom at McGrath, Domain

Following the resignation of the entire board, John McGrath is back in charge of the company he founded thirty years ago, while the CEO of Domain, Antony Catalano, also stepped down yesterday.

International National

The Economy

Australian property "severely unaffordable": Demographia

The 14th Demographia International Housing Affordability Report provides little comfort for hopeful homebuyers in Australia.

National

Mortgages

New research from AMP shows most Aussies don't budget

Do you follow a household budget?

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Dramatic Mount Franklin architect designed home with 360-degree views

Robert Broadhurst of Jellis Craig said, "The home has a relationship with the natural world outside, whilst being comfortable inside. Sky High’s triangular shape allows for 360 degree views from its elevated mountaintop location."

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http://news.domain.com.au/domain/real-estate-news/leading-economists-slam-academics-predictions-for-australian-house-prices-20150713-giasmo.html

Leading economists slam academics' predictions for Australian house prices

Australia's leading economists have slammed suggestions from academics that Melbourne and Brisbane house prices will suddenly crash this year while Sydney house prices surge. The paper, reportedly under review for the Economic Record, suggests a wildly disparate future for house prices around the country, including a 9.2 per cent fall in Melbourne, 8.1 per cent fall in Brisbane and 5.2 per cent drop in Perth.

Domain

http://architectureau.com/articles/three-kings-house-1/?utm_source=ArchitectureAU&utm_campaign=385b7d9660-AAU_2015_07_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3604e2a4a-385b7d9660-40540417&mc_cid=385b7d9660&mc_eid=d865be39ad

Cliffhanger: Three Kings House

In Auckland’s Three Kings, a steep, almost inaccessible rocky hillside becomes the unlikely site for a multilevel family home. Designed by Roy Wilson of Warren and Mahoney, the house was inspired by Californian modernism and the mid-century houses of the influential New Zealand practice, Group Architects.

ArchitectureAU

http://www.yourinvestmentpropertymag.com.au/news/chinese-buyers-grab-more-than-1-billion-in-aussie-real-estate-in-three-months-202647.aspx

Chinese buyers grab more than $1 billion in Aussie real estate in three months

One quarter of all Chinese capital invested in foreign real estate in the first three months of 2015 was directed to Australia’s shores.

Your Investment Property Magazine

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/greathomesanddestinations/in-sydney-more-than-just-a-room-with-a-view.html?_r=0

In Sydney, More Than Just a Room With a View

A home in one of Australia’s most exclusive suburbs is being offered for sale, having not been lived in since undergoing a full interior refurbishment.

The New York Times

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jul/12/chinas-rich-seek-shelter-from-stock-market-storm-in-foreign-property

China's rich seek shelter from stock market storm in foreign property

Real estate agents in Australia, Britain and Canada are bracing for a surge of new interest in their already hot property markets, with early signs that wealthy Chinese investors are seeking a safe haven from the turmoil in Shanghai’s stock markets.

The Guardian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/shanghai-rout-hits-chinese-developers-fuxing-poly-ausbao-in-apartments-20150710-gi9737

Shanghai rout hits Chinese developers Fuxing, Poly, Ausbao in apartments

Several listed Chinese companies at the heart of Australia's apartment construction boom have been caught in China's sharemarket meltdown, raising concerns about the strength of their balance sheets amid warnings they're carrying too much debt.

The Australian Financial Review

https://sourceable.net/falling-aud-make-aust-housing-even-appealing-foreigners/

Falling AUD to Make Aust Housing Even More Appealing to Foreigners

CoreLogic RP Data senior research analyst Cameron Kusher says housing is looking expensive to many Australians, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, but not so for foreign buyers.

Sourceable

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/foreign-housing-investment-set-to-grow/story-e6frg90f-1227435580933

Foreign housing investment set to grow

The declining Australian dollar is expected to make Australian housing even more attractive to foreign buyers.

The Australian