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Foreign Investment Rules

Chinese account for one-third of Australian development site sales in 2017: Knight Frank

Chinese developers are buying larger plots of land in Australia as they turn their focus to lower density developments.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Design

Brisbane Council to add 'missing link' to Riverwalk

Brisbane City Council will add the 'missing link' to its Riverwalk pathway, improving access for the thousands of pedestrians and cyclists that use the route every day.

Queensland (Qld)

Featured Property

Award-winning Queensland home with a unique take on indoor-outdoor living

Breezy and private, this architect-designed residence showcases understated yet clever design features. For sale through Sophie Carter of Sophie Carter Exclusive Properties.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Regulations

REIV annual Ignite conference to focus on policy

As Victoria faces a major review of property legislation, the REIV's Ignite conference will provide an overview of the policy environment, and an exceptional line-up of speakers.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Design

Architect Carme Pinós, from Spain, will design 2018 MPavilion

Carme Pinós, from Barcelona, Spain, will build Naomi Milgrom's 2018 MPavilion, after the 2017 season was extended by popular demand.

National

People

Get to know architect Mark Curzon, principal at Fender Katsalidis

Mark Curzon of Fender Katsalidis specialises in complex architecture projects, in particular high-rise commercial and residential buildings, and believes that built forms must ‘give back’.

Western Australia (WA)Perth

Featured Property

Coastal living WA style in Watermans Bay

Luxury, design, and modern style across a generous 1,085sqm block. For sale via Sean & Jenny Hughes of Realmark Coastal - North Beach.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Western Sydney hot with first-home buyers

The strongest uptake of the Berejiklian government's first-home buyer stamp duty assistance was in Western Sydney.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

The Economy

Melbourne's 'bridesmaid suburbs' deliver seven-figure savings

Buying in Melbourne suburbs that border the city's most-exclusive neighbourhoods can deliver seven-digit savings, according to data from the REIV.

South Australia (SA)Adelaide

The Economy

Adelaide's median property price at record high, according to Valuer General's report

Alex Ouwens, president of the REISA, said he is "chuffed" the South Australian property market recorded strong results in the December quarter.

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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