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Australia's cheapest and most expensive suburbs for rental property

Is your suburb on rent.com.au's list of Australia's cheapest and most expensive suburbs for rental property?

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Regulations

Australian suppliers sold cladding they knew was flammable: Four Corners

In the wake of London's Grenfell fire disaster, questions about Australia's own non-conforming building materials remain.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Preeminent architect's modern addition for this Edwardian home

With an almost-new Techne Architects renovation and a plum location opposite Princes Park, this updated Edwardian home is for sale through James Pilliner and Stewart Kyle of Nelson Alexander Carlton North.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Construction

Seven-hectare Brisbane site sold to Singapore-based developer for $20m

The Darra site in Brisbane's middle-ring suburbs is set for residential development, say agents Colliers International.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

People

Get to know leading WA real estate agent, Vivien Yap

Trailblazer Vivien Yap started out as a successful Perth chemist, but after buying and selling a number of her own properties, decided to take the leap into real estate. She recently became the first woman to win LJ Hooker's top selling principal award.

International National

People

LJ Hooker to open seven new offices in time for a busy spring selling season

LJ Hooker will open seven new offices around Australia today, as well as opening a commercial agency in St George, and introducing a sister-agency in New Zealand.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

1850s Surry Hills terrace fronting historic Sydney laneway

Located in one of Sydney's earliest suburbs, this terrace faces historic McElhone Place and is for sale by Bryan Mahlberg and Edward Burns of LJ Hooker Newtown.

The Economy

Lenders offering lower interest rates, incentives in lead up to spring

Competition for good-quality borrowers is hotting up in the lead up to spring, with lenders offering lower interest rates, fee waivers, or lower deposits for favoured customers.

National

People

Get to know Dina Malathounis, award-winning architect and founder of Junctions 90

Dina Malathounis won this year’s BDAV Building Design of the Year award for her project, 'Killara'. She spoke to SCHWARTZWILLIAMS about the prize, and why starting her own architectural practice was so important to her.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

People

Southern Highlands real estate market up 28%: Di Jones

Di Jones has teamed up with CoreLogic to compile the Di Jones Real Estate Annual Market Report, revealing key trends in several Sydney and regional NSW markets.

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News Roundup

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/welcome-condo-future-152558546.html

The next generation of urban housing

Lake Life, an executive condominium under development in Singapore, provides a glimpse into housing of the not-so-distant future. From an electric car charging bay, free Wi-Fi in common areas and a mobile application to book condominium facilities to a communal urban farming garden and dedicated pet waste disposal station - the condo's developer Evia Real Estate aims to push the envelope when it comes to "smart living."

Yahoo Finance

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/nyregion/poor-door-building-draws-88000-applicants-for-55-rental-units.html?ref=nyregion&_r=1

'Poor Door' Building receives 88,000 applicants for 55 units

More than 88,000 people had put their name in for the 55 low-priced units at a glassy new tower in New York City that features one entrance for apartment owners and another for low-income tenants.

The New York Times

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/more-than-a-million-australians-live-in-poverty-report-20150421-1mov9i.html?utm_source=The%20Shortlist%20Daily&utm_campaign=25dc67084f-The_Shortlist_Daily_21_April_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7870ce0889-25dc67084f-302919405

More than a million Australians live in poverty: report

Just weeks before the federal budget, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia has found that between 4 and 6 per cent of the population - or between 1 and 1.5 million - is classed as being in poverty, "with little to no hope of getting out of that situation".

The Age

http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbournes-new-cbd-towers-send-grecoroman-inspiration-soaring-20150417-1midia.html

Melbourne's new CBD towers send Greco-Roman inspiration soaring

They rise like roman columns from Melbourne's busy streets and herald not just new office towers, but a shift from the traditional and preferred city design. Two new buildings soon be unveiled in the CBD have open, grand entrances where the street flows in.

The Age

http://architectureau.com/articles/how-co-housing-could-make-homes-cheaper-and-greener/?utm_source=ArchitectureAU&utm_campaign=e2c9dec199-AAU_2015_04_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3604e2a4a-e2c9dec199-40540417&mc_cid=e2c9dec199&mc_eid=d865be39ad

How co-housing could make homes cheaper and greener

Could co-housing be a solution to urban sprawl and housing affordability problems facing Australian cities? Researcher Caitlin McGee and professor Suzanne Benn investigate how this underused housing model could lead to financial, social and environmental benefits.

Architecture AU

http://www.cnet.com/news/george-lucas-to-build-affordable-housing-in-one-of-the-richest-parts-of-america/

George Lucas to build affordable housing in one of the richest parts of America

After residents living near George Lucas' Grady Ranch protested his planned studio into nonexistence, the film magnate made different plans.

CNET

http://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/a-complete-load-of-rubbish-economists-hit-out-at-negative-gearing-myths/story-e6frflo9-1227308007798

Economists hit out at negative gearing myths

Economists have hit out at fresh calls to wind back negative gearing in a bid to raise more tax revenue and increase housing affordability.

news.com.au

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/new-brick-and-block-book-a-snapshot-of-contemporar

Snapshot of contemporary Aussie architecture

A new architectural and design publication that brings together 60 Australian case studies using brick and block will be launched in June.