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Where are Sydney's priciest suburbs?

The Harbour City is home to some of the country's most expensive real estate, but where are Sydney's most expensive suburbs?

National

People

5 time management skills all real estate agents need

Director of Resolver Recruitment, Virginia Brookes says these are the most important time management skills real estate agents need to be successful.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Art meets real estate in Kay & Burton's Armadale office

Kay & Burton continue leading the charge with their new Armadale "experience" office.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

Classic riverfront family estate on 3,593sqm

With three separate residences across three titles, deep-water mooring, and north-south facing tennis court, this estate draws inspiration from the cascading waterfront lavishness of a Majorcan villa. For sale by Sarah Hackett of Place Bulimba.

National

The Economy

"No bright spot" in latest housing finance figures

President of the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) Malcolm Gunning says there is "no bright spot" in the latest housing finance figures, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

National

The Economy

A quarter of first home buyers also considering purchasing investment property, new research reveals

New research from Westpac reveals a quarter of first home buyers are considering buying both an investment property and an owner-occupier home.

Northern Territory (NT)

The Economy

Katherine tops list for most affordable suburbs in Northern Territory

These affordable Northern Territory suburbs are perfect for first home buyers.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Landmark Toorak residence on approx. 2,110sqm

Featuring manicured garden views, this Toorak home enjoys engaging formal and informal spaces for entertaining, including a bar area with pool access and north-south tennis court. For sale by Ross Savas and Andrew Sahhar of Kay & Burton South Yarra.

National

The Economy

Stamp duty reforms an "insult" to home buyers, as bidders versus banks after another flat auction rate

Industry body the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) have slammed the stamp duty reforms as an "insult" to genuine home buyers, while bidders struggle with tight bank lending after another weekend of flat auctions across the nation.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

Get to know Robert Fletcher of Kay & Burton

Robert Fletcher began his career as the General Manager of Ferrari and Maserati, before making the switch to luxury real estate, where he's now sales consultant at Kay & Burton South Yarra.

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News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/credit-suisses-perth-office-buy-expands-australian-empire/news-story/7546974a98e1a948333f6ba769e502cf

Credit Suisse's Perth office buy expands Australian empire

Credit Suisse’s real estate arm has swooped on a premium office tower in Perth’s central business district that was offloaded by Terrace Properties for $64.2 million in one of the city’s first major deals this year.

The Australian

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/australian-high-commission-welcomes-bijoy-jain-s-mpavilion-commission-116020900901_1.html

Australian High Commission welcomes Bijoy Jain's MPavilion commission

Acting Australian High Commissioner Chris Elstoft today congratulated Indian architect Bijoy Jain for winning the commission by Australia's Naomi Milgrom Foundation to design the third edition of MPavilion. An annual design event for Melbourne, MPavilion is a unique architecture commission for the historic Queen Victoria Gardens to house talks, workshops, performances and installations from 5 October 2016 until 5 February 2017.

Business Standard

http://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/news/15061-property-to-remain-at-top-of-ato-s-hit-list

Property to remain at top of ATO's hit-list

One national accounting network has tipped that SMSF property investment will be a big-ticket item on the compliance agenda in 2016. Given the growth in the SMSF sector and the increasing popularity of strategies such as limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs), H&R Block has tipped that property will remain a top priority for the ATO’s compliance work in the SMSF sector this year.

Smart Property Investment

http://www.smh.com.au/business/property/av-jennings-say-australias-housing-sector-is-in-a-crisis-20160208-gmo7bc.html#ixzz3zcLjWt2v

AVJennings say Australia's housing sector is in a crisis

Australia's oldest housing developer AVJennings has said that the country's residential sector is in a crisis due to a long term undersupply. AVJennings is the first housing developer to report its earnings for the first half of this financial year and is seen as a bellwether for the conditions in the single dwelling residential sector.

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/beat-the-househunting-scrum/news-story/cd96750e52844e418677b5c1119fb03e

Beat the house-hunting scrum

A new Australian app promising to change the way Australians interact with real estate listings is set to launch nationally under the guidance of a former Facebook and Amazon executive.

The Australian

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/the-federal-public-services-34000-empty-desks-in-more-than-500-buildings-around-australia-20160207-gmo3wr.html

The federal public service's 34000 empty desks in more than 500 buildings around Australia

The federal government is to go national in its efforts to offload some of the hundreds of thousands of square metres of office space leased by Commonwealth departments but sitting empty. The Commonwealth has 34,000 empty desks in more than 500 buildings around Australia, according to the latest government data.

The Canberra Times

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-06/wa-real-estate-slump-hits-pilbara-hard-turnover-slows/7145614

More pain for WA's north as turnover slows statewide

The latest real estate data for Western Australia has confirmed a gloomy outlook in the state's Pilbara region.

ABC News

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/chinese-investors-still-bullish-despite-potential-slowdown/news-story/c86f53c72f080e6b3485d30c5b491914

Chinese investors still bullish

Some of China’s largest developers say they are still intent on expanding in Australia despite fears of a slowdown in apartments and the imposition of tougher controls on Chinese outbound investment. Greenland Group, China Poly Group, Country Garden and Starryland Australia are among the companies that told The Australian that their growth plans here remain bullish.

The Australian