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Low inflation data suggests interest rates likely to remain low: REIA

Inflation rose 0.2 per cent in the June quarter, making an annual increase of 1.9 per cent, suggesting that interest rates will remain low for some time, says Malcom Gunning, president of the REIA.

New South Wales (NSW)

People

Laing+Simmons marks 50 years at awards night

Laing+Simmons Port Macquarie was office of the year, D’Leanne Lewis was top income producer, and Laing+Simmons Double Bay was the top income producing office, all achievements celebrated at Laing+Simmons' annual awards night on the weekend.

New South Wales (NSW)

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Bronte Beach House: walk out the back gate to one of Sydney's most beautiful beaches

A four-bedroom home on Bronte Beach, with panoramic beach views from almost every room and close to buzzing Bronte village, is for sale for $12 million through Grant Dale and Simon Platt of Unique Estates Australia.

National

Design

Homes designed for the telecommuter: is this the future of home and work?

SCHWARTZWILLIAMS takes a look at a new type of home, where work and home life happen under the same roof.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Design

Gurner working with council on Wellington Street amendments, responds to councillor comments

Tim Gurner spoke to SCHWARTZWILLIAMS about his Koichi Takada-designed, Wellington Street development in Collingwood, and about the "unhelpful" comments from councillor Steve Jolly.

Politics

Sirius stands as court rules against NSW government

The Land and Environment Court found that former heritage minister, Mark Speakman, did not properly consider the heritage significance of the brutalist Sirius building.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

A timber resort-style Port Douglas home with views to the Daintree is for sale

This four-storey timber home with sweeping views over Mowbray Valley extending to the Daintree is for sale through Travis Schumacher of Raine & Horne Port Douglas Mossman.

National

The Economy

Ray White group reports record sales for 2016-17

The Ray White Group, Australia's largest real estate network, reported sales of a record $44.7 billion in the 2016-17 financial year, with Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, the Gold Coast and regional NSW the standout markets.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

June quarter data shows Perth market is stabilising

Perth’s property market stabilised in the June quarter, with key market indicators showing little change.

Design

Victorian landscape architect winners a showcase of imagination and beauty in the landscape

The winners of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects’ Victoria Landscape Architecture Awards 2017 showcase the wide range of Victoria’s best green and open spaces.

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News Roundup

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11422298

NZ agent committed 'commercial sabotage'

A resigning real estate agent who changed client contact details in a company database committed "commercial sabotage", the agents' disciplinary body says.

The New Zealand Herald

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/teens-scouring-real-estate-websites-to-find-vacant-houses-for-wild-parties/story-fngnvmhm-1227276384253

Teens scouring real estate websites to find vacant houses for wild parties

Police in the south east of Melbourne say teenagers are breaking into vacant houses listed on real estate websites and Gumtree to throw rave parties.

Berwick Leader

http://mashable.com/2015/03/22/australian-app-apple-watch/

This Apple Watch app lets you monitor the Australian property market

Popular real estate website, Domain, is joining the stable of apps launching at the same time as Apple's smartwatch, with an app that lets you monitor the market from your wrist. The Apple Watch is released worldwide on April 24.

Mashable Australia

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/realestate/news/pandora-australia-founder-karin-adcock-has-hopes-of-selling-her-170-year-old-country-estate-for-around-12-million/story-fni0cly6-1227274868553

Pandora founder sells 170-year-old country estate for around $1.2 million

The founder of the Pandora jewellery brand has put her sprawling country estate known as Mutton Falls on the market with an auction price guide of $1.2 million. Adcock bought the circa 1ha property in 2010 with friends Jeanine and Sebastian Bardon, who own retail business Bardon Design, which developed stores for the Danish jewellery brand.

The Daily Telegraph

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/investa-land-launches-home-office-offer-20150323-1m5b2b

Investa Land launches home office offer

Investa Land is launching a housing project that aims to crack one of the toughest nuts in greenfield development around Australia: building jobs into new estates. The new Investa project, dubbed Duo, at the Evans Park Business Village in Melbourne's south-east, combines a residential home with a purpose-built workspace.The designs are flexible enough to allow different configurations of office, showroom and storage space set-ups for different kinds of home-based businesses.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/how-christies-real-estate-helps-superrich-russian-teenagers-buy-london-homes/517887.html

How Christie's Real Estate Helps Rich Russian Teenagers Buy London Homes

"The next generation of wealth is coming through. A lot of these families from [Russia] are trying to secure and maintain their wealth. So often we're advising children on property purchases. People from teenagers upward. Late teens — not unusual at all for us to be purchasing apartments for them in Paris or London. The youngest person I've sold something to is about 16," says Giles Hannah, Christie's International Real Estate senior vice president.

The Moscow Times

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/agents-lured-into-under-quoting-tricks-real-estate-institute-of-nsw-president-says/story-fnpn118l-1227272725834

Agents ‘lured’ into under quoting tricks, Real Estate Institute of NSW president says

Greedy sellers who think they know better than estate agents are the chief cause of under quoting, the head of the agents’ lobby claims. Malcolm Gunning, the president of the Real Estate Institute of NSW, said agents were being “lured” into under quoting by homeowners with unrealistic expectations. “I think vendors think they know more than the agents at this stage,” Mr Gunning said, blaming “the greedy market” and advice from TV shows.

The Daily Telegraph

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-20150322-story.html#page=1

Tom Cruise lists house for $12.995 million

Actor Tom Cruise has put a home in Hollywood Hills West on the market at $12.995 million. Set behind gates on a knoll, the two-story European-style estate encompasses more than 2.5 acres. The main house features walls of glass that take in cityscape views, an Italian farmhouse-inspired kitchen and three bedrooms with en suite bathrooms.

Los Angeles Times