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Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Featured Property

'Cintra House': one of Brisbane's most prominent hilltop residences

One of Brisbane's oldest residential homes, 'Cintra House', is for sale through Josh Brown of Ray White New Farm.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

The Economy

Goldman Sachs backs Kokoda development in Brisbane

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs has agreed to lend $120 million to Kokoda Property to finance the Chester & Ella development in Newstead, Brisbane.

The Economy

REIV anticipates biggest ever weekend for Melbourne auctions

The Victorian property market is gearing up for what could be the biggest auction weekend in the state’s history, with around 1,900 homes expected to go under the hammer.

National Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Design

Australia's best urban design recognised at Brisbane awards ceremony

Three urban design projects received awards last night at the 2017 Australian Urban Design Awards.

Queensland (Qld)Gold Coast

Featured Property

Gold Coast Treasure Island of bespoke luxury for sale by Sotheby's Queensland

'Villa Blue Waters' features a 373sqm private, straight line super yacht marina, the largest of its kind in Australia, providing a weather-safe haven for yachts up to 200 feet and a private Waterscape mobile heliport. For sale by Carol Carter, Sotheby's International Realty Queensland.

Northern Territory (NT)Darwin

People

Architect owned and designed townhouse in Darwin's exclusive Fannie Bay open for 12-hour inspection today

Karl Secondis of One Real Estate, Darwin, has been a successful agent for more than 20 years. Today he is trying something new: his property at 1/34 George Crescent, Fannie Bay, is open for inspection from 7am until 7pm.

International

People

The wealthy increasingly look to smart technology to secure their homes

The super wealthy are more concerned than ever about their safety, according to new research by Luxury Portfolio International contained in the Global Luxury Real Estate Report 2017.

Western Australia (WA)

People

REIWA's Information Service line has received more than 14,000 calls this year

Wondering what the most common real estate questions are?

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

World-class holiday home, Palm Beach, for sale by LJ Hooker

Offering deep beachfront decks on three floors, this residence comprises a series of fluid living spaces – all visually connected, yet providing discreet and private areas for family and guests. For Sale by David Edwards LJ Hooker Palm Beach.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Politics

Lucy Turnbull unveils vision for Sydney to be split into three cities

Lucy Turnbull has unveiled the Greater Sydney Commission’s draft plans for Sydney.

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News Roundup

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/realestate/news/the-26-sydney-suburbs-smashing-real-estate-records/story-fni0cly6-1227376204877

The 26 Sydney suburbs smashing real estate records

In just three months an amazing 26 suburbs have recorded new all-time high house prices, some soaring by nearly $2 million. The city-wide phenomena, from Parramatta in the west, Chifley in the east, Sandringham in the south and Balgowlah in the north, has seen the booming residential market jump 6.6 per cent since January, according to Core Logic RP Data figures. That represents a massive increase of 15.1 per cent since this time last year.

The Daily Telegraph

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/realestate/news/potts-point-car-spot-sells-for-264000/story-fni0cly4-1227374140732

Potts Point car spot sells for $264000

As Sydney's real estate prices skyrocket a car space has sold for $264,000.

Herald Sun

http://www.couriermail.com.au/realestate/news/good-as-gold-for-investors/story-fnihpu6h-1227373145668

Good as Gold for investors

Seven years after the global financial crisis knocked the wind out of the Gold Coast’s billowing property sales, the area has started racking up double digits again.

Courier Mail

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/31/realestate/paul-mccartneys-15-5-million-central-park-view.html?_r=0

Paul McCartney's $15.5 Million Central Park View

A duplex penthouse at 1045 Fifth Avenue, a bronze-glass apartment building in a neighborhood where limestone and brick prewar co-ops are more the norm, sold to Paul McCartney and his wife, Nancy Shevell, for $15,500,000, and was the most expensive closed sale of the week, according to city records.

The New York Times

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/nsw/residential-property-auction-frenzy-in-sydney-and-melbourne-20150531-ghdc3g

Auction frenzy continues

Sydney's booming housing market is showing no sign of fatigue, galloping to another strong result on the weekend. The clearance rate in Sydney hit 86.5 per cent of the 1.120 homes taken to market, a marginally better result than the previous week, on preliminary CoreLogic RP Date figures. In Melbourne, Australia's largest auction market, the appetite was also strong, with a 78.3 per cent clearance rate of the 1221 homes put on the block.

The Australian Financial Review

http://news.domain.com.au/domain/real-estate-news/south-brisbane-apartment-complex-best-in-australia-20150531-ghdmrc.html

South Brisbane apartment complex 'best in Australia'

It's been dubbed Australia's best apartment complex. Nestled among South Brisbane's cultural precinct, the Austin apartments were last month declared Australia's best highrise residential development at the Asia Pacific International Property Awards.

Domain News

http://www.smh.com.au/business/nbn-faces-developer-anger-as-revenue-rises-20150527-ghah5x.html

NBN faces developer anger as revenue rises

Australia's property developers say they are "deeply concerned" by the federal government's plan to charge thousands of dollars more for connecting new home buyers to the national broadband network.

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/house-price-boom-nowhere-near-as-strong-as-last-time-20150528-ghak7a?login_token=M9rJTtVasY9Rj0EU6vFWMUzRRy06TKM7L8B8PVeXwRQOJQKRzoKqr9zm9DuAcGeOpNkrlKD3hQv_aE6mpCiZWg&member_token=RzmIhTkgD6QCfNtgKjkwu6MCAL8xB79wkHH07uP-7uzYNbCgH2_9AeeaCZ_FHN-Ix9VADGvtqWu1ZU2PCpZkWw&expiry=1464481366

House price boom 'nowhere near as strong' as last time

The current boom is moderate by comparison to that of 2001-04. Since the latest upswing started, three years ago in May 2012, Sydney house values have risen 38.8 per cent according to CoreLogic. In the three years after 2000, the rise was 60.2 per cent. Similarly in Melbourne, the latest rise is 23.6 per cent over the last three years compared to 58 per cent in the three years after 2000.

The Australian Financial Review