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Rare Yarra River frontage with city skyline views

This feature-packed executive residence is located in a premier enclave just 30 minutes' drive from the city. For sale through Aaron Yeats and John Le Gros of Jellis Craig Eltham.

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The Economy

Adelaide auction market achieves the nation's top clearance rate

Adelaide recorded a clearance rate of 75.9 per cent last week as "very, very keen purchasers" get serious.

New South Wales (NSW)

People

Di Jones' second annual awards night celebrates the company's best performers

Di Jones Real Estate Annual Awards were held on the weekend, recognising the company's top performers across 11 categories.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

Sarabah Estate Vineyard: chic wine country style

This elegantly informal residence, with vineyard, olive grove, cellar door, and restaurant facilities, is for sale via Michael Vettoretto of Queensland Sotheby's International Realty.

People

Geoff Lucas appointed CEO of McGrath

Geoff Lucas is returning to publicly listed real estate company, McGrath, having worked with the group in the role of COO between 2008 and 2016.

National

The Economy

Melbourne tops property growth over 20 years with 335% gains: CoreLogic

Melbourne property prices grew an eye watering 335 per cent over the 20 years to January 2018. But over the last five years, Sydney prices have grown the most strongly, up 64 per cent.

National

Politics

Infrastructure Australia report says planning now essential to preserve quality of life in major cities

"The Infrastructure Australia report has a refreshing honesty about the transformation that will occur in our big cities," says Property Council of Australia chief executive Ken Morrison.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Politics

Property Council calls for "certainty" on Fisherman's Bend development

The Victorian government has "called in" 26 live tower development applications in Melbourne's Fisherman's Bend.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Sea Ranch, a feature property in 'Coastal homes of the world'

Agent Michael Coutts of Great Ocean Road Real Estate told SCHWARTZWILLIAMS, “This is the best-built property offered for sale in Wye River for two decades”.

National

People

The top 10 questions recruiters ask when interviewing real estate agents

This list of questions that recruiters commonly ask when hiring real estate agents can help you prepare for your next big interview.

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News Roundup

http://www.theland.com.au/news/agriculture/general/news/rural-property-bonanza-builds/2738965.aspx

Rural property bonanza builds

The stars are aligning for rural real estate right across NSW. Prices for premium properties are skyrocketing and experts tip that confidence will flow into all sectors of the market. A constellation of factors have fallen into place to make the winter market - which would normally cool like the weather - red hot.

The Land

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/28/morgan-stanley-ma-china-investment-corp-idUSL3N1082B920150728

China Investment Corp spends on Australian office blocks in search for stability

Sovereign fund China Investment Corp plans to buy Australia's biggest office block portfolio from Morgan Stanley for just shy of $2.5 billion, highlighting Beijing's appetite for stable assets offshore as the mainland economy sputters. It is the biggest direct real estate transaction in Australia to date.

Reuters

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/macquarie-bank-corelogic-push-into-growing-strata-management-game-20150728-gihp6c

Macquarie Bank pushes into strata business

Macquarie Bank is bringing big bank know-how and resources to strata management, a cottage industry undergoing profound growth as Australia converts into a nation of apartment-dwellers.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/superhouse-exhibition-in-sydney-to-explore-archite

Superhouse exhibition explores architecture and interiors beyond the everyday

The exhibition, ‘Superhouse: architecture and interiors beyond the everyday’, will feature some of the world’s most extraordinary homes and interesting living spaces with breath-taking photography by Richard Powers.

Architecture & Design

http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/the-high-cost-of-australias-housing-obsession/story-fnu2pwk8-1227457463991

The high cost of Australia’s housing obsession

Australia spends 20 times more money on subsidising negatively geared property than funding start-up businesses and this could cost us jobs and our economic future, one senior financial analyst says.

news.com.au

http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201507/28/clayton_utz_perth_lawyer_wins_property_council_young_achiever_of_the_year_award.page

Clayton Utz Perth lawyer wins Property Council Young Achiever of the Year award

Clayton Utz Perth real estate lawyer Clare van Drunen's professional excellence and outstanding contribution to the property industry saw her named the Stan Perron Young Achiever of the Year at the Property Council of Australia (WA division) Future Directions Young Achiever Awards 2015.

Clayton Utz

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/a-smaller-population-is-the-key-to-housing-affordability/story-e6frg6zo-1227457712066

A smaller population is the key to housing affordability

“Housing affordability” has had regular airings recently as vast numbers of young couples are having difficulty buying their first home. Everyone is an expert but they aren’t able to come up with solutions. Government control seemed like a good idea until you wanted to sell. Then the “bubble” was a joy to behold.

The Australian

http://www.perthnow.com.au/realestate/news/streets-of-gold-218-million-of-real-estate-sold-in-perths-top-10-most-expensive-streets/story-fnhlgriw-1227456813928

Sales boom in Perth's streets of gold

Perth's top 10 most expensive streets have sold more than $218 million worth of real estate in the past 12 months as WA’s elite continue to splash out for prestige addresses.

Perth Now