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Architectural symphony in Adelaide

Designed by Larry Piscioneri, this striking beachside home in Tennyson is a private family sanctuary less than 20 minutes from the CBD. For sale by Grant Giordano and Graham Bowie of South Australia Sotheby’s International Realty.

Tasmania (Tas.)Hobart Victoria (Vic.)

The Economy

Victoria dominates top performing suburbs in Australia

Stuart Rimmer of LJ Hooker and Pam Corkhill of Knight Frank Hobart discuss the Top Performing Suburbs Report by Macquarie and CoreLogic.

National

People

Top five things real estate candidates may conceal or lie about in interviews

Sharon Bennie, real estate recruiter from Specialist Property Recruitment discusses what real estate agents can twist the truth about during job interviews.

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

People

Get to know Eddie Wardale of Kollosche Prestige Agents

Eddie Wardale has gone from Spain, to London, to the Sunshine Coast, and finally to the Gold Coast where he is now at Kollosche Prestige Agents.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Brisbane family estate with rare development opportunity

Surrounded by 50 hectares of bushland, this Balinese inspired residence on approx. 5,800sqm enjoys never-to-be-built-out area views to Moreton Bay. For sale by Brenton Faehrmann and James Curtain of Place Bulimba.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Design

Australia's tallest tower announced

The Southbank by Beulah competition winner has been announced and Adelene Teh of Beulah International, and Tim Reardon of HIA discuss the winner and effect on Southbank.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Construction

Approved townhouse site with seclusion in suburbia

A prime residential in-fill site in the Brisbane suburb of Albany Creek, approximately 15km north of the CBD is being offered for sale by Mark Creevey and Tony Williams of Ray White Special Projects Qld.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

The Economy

Infamous ‘Taj on Swan’ sold for $17 million

Graham Bowie, Group Managing Director of Western Australia Sotheby’s International Realty, has sold the Peppermint Grove block of land in Perth, otherwise known as the ‘Taj on Swan'.

Tasmania (Tas.)Hobart

Featured Property

Absolute waterfront luxury on the Derwent River

This Lindisfarne, Tasmania residence with title to high water enjoys floor to ceiling water vistas 12 minutes from Hobart’s CBD. For sale by Ant Manton of Ray White Hobart.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

REINSW CEO: the effects of stamp duty are horrendous

Tim McKibbin, CEO of REINSW and Simon Doak from 1st City real estate discuss the state of stamp duty in NSW.

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News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/sydney-pays-due-respect-to-its-rich-industrial-heritage/story-e6frg6nf-1227617425001

Sydney pays respect to its industrial heritage

Factories and warehouses that once hummed with assembly lines of workers, are set to be heritage-listed en masse by the City of Sydney.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/tourism-boom-makes-its-way-down-melbournes-laneways-20151119-gl35td

Forget apartments, hotel rooms rule in Melbourne's laneways

Melbourne restaurateur Yin Choi Lam had originally planned to build nine levels of apartments on one of the the city's iconic laneways. But with fears of oversupply and while hotel rooms are full, he is now seeking to develop a boutique hotel.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/cbus-property-joins-brookfield-in-150m-apartment-play-20151120-gl3xy2

Cbus Property joins Brookfield in $150m apartment play

Super fund developer Cbus Property has joined Brookfield Property Partners for a $150m upmarket apartment project in leafy East Melbourne.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/dont-shut-out-foreigners-say-farmers-after-kidman-sale-blocked/story-fn91v9q3-1227616128605

Don't shut out foreigners, say farmers, after Kidman sale blocked

Farmers have warned that Scott Morrison's rejection of the purchase of Australia's largest pastoral holding by foreign buyers risks undermining foreign investment.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/property-investors-head-to-the-gold-coast-20151118-gl1z1j

Property investors head to the Gold Coast

Cashed up Sydney home owners are pouncing on Gold Coast properties, tapping years of equity growth and repatriating it further north where they see better value and prospects.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/news/politics/nsw-government-to-spend-1bn-on-cbd-buildings-for-new-metro-20151119-gl37os

NSW government to spend $1bn on CBD buildings for new metro

The NSW government could fork out close to $1 billion to compulsorily acquire commercial buildings for the rollout of the new Sydney metro.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/money/borrowing/pressure-mounts-for-parents-to-go-guarantor-20151111-gkw3r5.html

Pressure mounts for parents to go guarantor

Things are tough for first-home buyers. So it's no surprise that many are asking the bank of mum and dad to lend a hand by going guarantor on their home loan.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/tax-incentives-eyed-for-home-downsizers/story-e6frg6n6-1227616128832

Tax incentives eyed for home downsizers

Scott Morrison is canvassing bold tax reforms designed to persuade retirees to downsize to smaller homes and plough more money into retirement-income projects.

The Australian