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Queensland (Qld)

Design

Development site at Ormeau Hills available through Ray White Special Projects

A 'shovel ready' development site at Lot 1 Dalma Street, Ormeau Hills, is for sale through Ray White Special Projects.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Space and grandeur in Warrandyte

This generous family residence boasts sweeping spaces and modern luxuries including a theatre room, in-ground pool, and tennis court. For sale by James Goulopoulos and Alex Birckel of Jellis Craig Ivanhoe.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Eastern suburbs defy Sydney's falling market

While Sydney's housing market continues to weaken, some suburbs are defying the odds and recording high clearance rates.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Surry Hills Sandstone Terrace c.1889 For Sale

Sandstone Terrace Circa 1899 - Village Living In The Heart of Sydney for sale by Slavko Romic of Romic Moore Property.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

The Economy

Melbourne auction market leads the way as NSW braces for state election

The second last week before the NSW state election saw a higher preliminary auction clearance rate for Sydney, but less volume.

New South Wales (NSW)

Politics

Labor will remove property services from Fair Trading

The Labor Party has promised to remove property services from Fair Trading if they win the election.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

Blissfully converted: from church hall to character home

This expansive Ruckers Hill property enjoys soaring ceilings, panoramic views and a separate, self-contained residence at the rear. For sale by Anthony Lapadula and Ben Harrison of Jellis Craig Northcote.

National

The Economy

Land prices rise as demand drops

The price of land for new residential building has risen as demand falls away, according to the March 2019 edition of the HIA-CoreLogic Residential Land Report.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

Featured Property

Charming Inner City Haven in Leafy Village Setting

Renovated terrace in Paddington, Sydney. Sold by James Nixon of Raine & Horne Double Bay.

National

People

6 tips for managing millennials in the workplace

Director of Real Estate Career Developers, Melissa Karatjas says this is how to manage the most misunderstood generation in the workplace.

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News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/stockland-growth-driven-by-positive-results-in-residential-retirement-business/news-story/ac13ec95cb5c5c958de733920da06672

Stockland growth driven by positive results in residential

Property group Stockland says it’s on track to achieve underlying earnings per share growth of 6.5% to 7.5% in financial year 2016, driven by positive results across its residential and retirement business.

The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/super-funds-to-invest-in-offshore-property/news-story/14efed88523b0417ee9bc74847411a1c

Super funds to invest in offshore property

Superannuation funds are likely to pour more funds into offshore property investment as competition for local institutional-grade real estate becomes increasingly fierce, according to LaSalle.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/melbournes-new-planning-rules-win-brickbats-and-bouquets-20160426-gof31k

Melbourne's new planning rules win brickbats and bouquets

Tough new rules to prevent over-development in central Melbourne have won over one of the government's strongest planning critics, architect Craig Yelland.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/military-ship-builder-forgacs-to-sell-huge-brisbane-waterfront-property-20160426-gof7zo

Military ship builder Forgacs to sell huge Brisbane waterfront property

Australia's second largest dry dock along with 14 hectares of prime Brisbane river front land at Morningside will be sold off by shipbuilder Forgacs for new apartment and commercial developments.

The Australian Financial Review

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2016/04/23/housing-affordability-and-the-irrelevant-generational-war/14613336003164

Housing affordability and the irrelevant generational war

To contend with the systemic barriers preventing younger generations from achieving the great Australian dream of home ownership, the nation must abandon tit-for-tat arguments and demand forward-thinking policy.

The Saturday Paper

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-26/janda-morrison-on-negative-gearing/7359626

Is Morrison right about 'mums and dads' and negative gearing?

Scott Morrison is saying is that it's mainly the middle class who use negative gearing to get ahead. The Drum looks at whether this argument stacks up.

The Drum

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/negative-gearing-houses-to-stay-but-will-be-a-major-election-issue-20160424-goe1z4

Negative gearing houses to stay but will be a major election issue

The federal government's decision to rule out any changes to negative gearing has been met with some derision from economists but plenty of support from those invested in Australia's residential property market.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/news/politics/grattan-institute-backs-labors-negative-gearing-policy-20160425-goe2op

Grattan Institute backs Labor's negative gearing policy

Property values would fall less than 2% under Labor's negative gearing policy, according to the Grattan Institute, which has proposed halving the capital gains tax discount to 25%, the same change Labor has proposed.

The Australian Financial Review