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Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Perth's most affordable suburbs within 10km of the CBD

New data from the REIWA reveals just how affordable Perth is compared to the other capital cities.

The Economy

Sydney's prices flat in August, while Melbourne's edging higher: CoreLogic

The lending crackdown on investors is hurting Sydney real estate prices, said Tim Lawless, head of research, CoreLogic.

National

Markets

New home sales continue to retreat from record highs

A 15.7 per cent slump in new apartment sales contributed to a 3.7 per cent drop in new home sales across the country, with Melbourne the only national capital to record an increase.

Western Australia (WA)

Featured Property

'Treetops' homestead on Western Australia's stunning south coast

The former Bond Corporation landholding was purchased by the current owners in the early 1980s, and is now for sale by Rob Mason of Mason Realty.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Design

South Melbourne Beach House, a new home that sits comfortably with its modernist history and coastal location

South Melbourne Beach House, owned and designed by owner-architects Amy Hallett and Darren Kaye of Topology Studio, won the Kevin Borland Small Projects prize at the recent Victorian Architecture Awards.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Markets

The education hot spots driving house price growth

REIV data shows that homes close to popular schools can sometimes be worth hundreds of thousands more.

New South Wales (NSW)

Agents

REINSW adds Before You Bid to its online offering

Before You Bid shares the costs of property reports, delivering significant savings to consumers.

New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

Knockrow magic $5.9m northern NSW hinterland

Northern NSW hinterland acreage with north-facing ocean views and only 10 minutes from charming Bangalow village and 15 minutes from Byron Bay. For sale with Gary Brazenor and Denzil Lloyd of Unique Estates Australia.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Markets

Selling up in Melbourne to be mortgage free in Geelong

With growing numbers of buyers opting for the regional town of Geelong over Melbourne, we take a look at which Geelong suburbs have seen their prices grow the most strongly.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Sydney property listings are up, so what’s your next move?

Will a greater supply of properties on the market cause prices to soften?

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News Roundup

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/01/oregon-tiny-houses-solution-homelessness?utm_source=The%20Shortlist%20Daily&utm_campaign=bc4dfa054a-The_Shortlist_Daily_02_April_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7870ce0889-bc4dfa054a-302919405

Can Oregon's tiny houses be part of the solution to homelessness?

As we walk around the neat, colourful collection of tiny houses in Opportunity Village, sitting on an acre of grassy city land in Eugene, Oregon, it’s clear that the problem he’s trying to solve is not homelessness as such: it’s housing.

The Guardian

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/australias-shortlist-of-venice-architecture-biennale-entries-revealed-20150402-1mdat0.html

Australia's shortlist of Venice Architecture Biennale entries revealed

The shortlist of proposals for the Australian exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale has been announced, with entrants vying for the chance to be part of the inaugural exhibition in the new Denton Corker Marshall-designed Australian Pavilion.

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://architectureau.com/articles/ken-maher-elected-new-national-president-of-the-institute/?utm_source=ArchitectureAU&utm_campaign=d8712b7b1e-AAU_2015_04_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3604e2a4a-d8712b7b1e-40540417&mc_cid=d8712b7b1e&mc_eid=d865be39ad

Ken Maher elected 2016 national president of AIA

The Australian Institute of Architects National Council has elected Ken Maher as the 2016 national president at its first meeting for 2015 on 18 and 19 March in Melbourne. Maher is winner of the 2009 Gold Medal and a Life Fellow of the Institute.

Architecture AU

http://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/queenslands-peak-real-estate-has-announced-a-major-cull-in-cost-saving-measure/story-fndbalka-1227287426960

REIQ pulls out of REIA

After weeks of denials, Queensland’s peak real estate industry body has finally confirmed it has pulled out of the national umbrella and the Real Estate Institute of Queensland has sold its online property portal to RealEstateView — a firm owned real estate institutes in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.

news.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/realestate/the-passive-house-in-new-york-city.html?hpw&rref=realestate&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Passive houses on the rise in New York

It was less than a decade ago that a building design philosophy from Germany called “passive house” jumped the Atlantic Ocean and quietly took root in Brooklyn. Now, with a few dozen homes and small projects built or retrofitted to this still exotic standard, passive buildings appear poised to enter New York City’s housing market in a much bigger way.

The New York Times

http://www.wsj.com/articles/architect-homes-streamlined-yet-sophisticated-1427389096?tesla=y

Architects' homes are often simple

Many luxury buyers seek homes with complicated floor plans, high-end finishes and the latest technology. But architects’ homes are often simple, sophisticated structures that merely look expensive.

The Wall Street Journal

http://architectureau.com/articles/design-competition-for-the-worlds-most-remote-island/?utm_source=ArchitectureAU&utm_campaign=633d4c81ad-AAU_2015_04_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3604e2a4a-633d4c81ad-40540417&mc_cid=633d4c81ad&mc_eid=d865be39ad

Design competition for the world’s most remote island

The Royal Institute of British Architects has launched an ideas competition for the future development of the remotest inhabited island in the world. Tristan da Cunha is a self-governing British overseas territory, made up of four islands, in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean.

Architecture & Design

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/get-set-for-39-per-cent-interest-rates-on-home-loans-as-rba-likely-to-cut-again-20150401-1mam5s

3.9 per cent interest rates on home loans on the way

An April cut would push deposit rates below the essential 3 per cent threshold where savers think they can still cover inflation or their cost of living in a near risk-free asset class. It will also open the door to 3.9 per cent "special" home loan rates, with fixed-rate products offering the cheapest deals as the yield curve prices in a terminal RBA cash rate that is less than 1.6 per cent, or almost two standard cuts below 2 per cent.

The Australian Financial Review