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Kooringal: timeless Byron garden estate

With classic marble interiors, this expansive single level home hosts a variety of luxurious spaces and enjoys infinity pool, tennis court and organic vegetable garden and orchard. For sale by Ku Darroch of Real Estate Of Distinction Byron Bay.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

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Lugano: Grand Queen Anne style on Ruckers Hill

Uniting history, luxury and beauty, this exquisitely presented Northcote family home is for sale by Sam Rigopoulos of Jellis Craig Brunswick and Paula Beavis of Jellis Craig Northcote.

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Adrian Kelly new Real Estate Institute of Australia President

The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has welcomed the election of a new President, Adrian Kelly from Tasmania.

Queensland (Qld)

The Economy

Demand for land subdivision sites in South East Queensland remains buoyant

Demand for residential land subdivision sites within South East Queensland's key growth corridors has remained high in 2018 despite a slowdown in sales volumes for residential land throughout the same period, according to Ray White Special Projects Queensland.

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)Canberra

People

Leading not-for-profit community housing provider seeks independent non-executive director

Community Housing Canberra (CHC), the largest not-for-profit community housing provider in the Australian Capital Territory, is looking for a Director for its Board.

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The Economy

2018 wrap-up and Merry Christmas from The Real Estate Conversation

Merry Christmas from The Real Estate Conversation! We look back at a booming 2018 and recap our top 20 most read articles from around the nation.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

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Avon Court: approx. 4,249sqm estate 10 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD

This landmark 9-bedroom, 7-bathroom Hawthorn residence is for sale by Helena Chow of RT Edgar Toorak and Jeremy Fox of RT Edgar Macedon Ranges Woodend.

New South Wales (NSW)Sydney

The Economy

Sydney ranked 6th on list of where the super wealthy buy expensive homes

A Knight Frank real estate report tracking high net worth individual investors found Sydney ranks in the top six of ultra-prime cities globally for the number of residential sales above US $25 million.

Western Australia (WA)

The Economy

Industry body welcomes government increase to Keystart home loan scheme

More eligible first-homebuyers will get chance to enter the property market with the State Government extending its Keystart scheme by $420.9 million, in a move the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has welcomed.

Victoria (Vic.)

People

Get to know Mark Wridgway, Director of RT Edgar Toorak

Director of RT Edgar Toorak, Mark Wridgway's career could have turned out very differently.

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News Roundup

http://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au/news/15121-some-market-values-to-decline-by-over-3-5

Some market values to decline by over 3.5%

The new CoreLogic-Moody’s Analytics Australian Forecast Home Value Index predicts that home value growth is likely to slow down across Australia this year.

Smart Property Investment

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/pm-pivots-to-positive-as-real-estate-overtakes-mining-20160229-gn6gio.html

PM pivots to positive as real estate overtakes mining

Real estate has overtaken mining to become Australia's most profitable industry.

The Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/buyers-confident-as-analysts-deny-bubble-claims/news-story/ef2646ac868a5fac2073c211edeb883d

Buyers confident as analysts deny bubble claims

Buyers have shrugged off bearish pronouncements and broader uncertainty over the housing market to push clearance rates and sales volumes higher, as a growing number of experts downplay the likelihood of a housing crisis.

The Australian

https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/architecture/2016/02/29/pritzker-prize-winning-architect-alejandro-aravena/14564916002923

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena

Pritzker prizewinner Alejandro Aravena's social housing proves the value of architects to urban planning.

The Saturday Paper

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/sydneys-central-to-channel-midtown-manhattan-20160229-gn6bgx

Sydney's Central to channel Midtown Manhattan

The NSW government wants to transform the 80-100 hectares of government-owned land around the 1.5km long rail corridor from Central Station to Eveleigh, and create more jobs, more homes and more green spaces and facilities.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-finance/property-investor-loan-growth-near-twoyear-low-20160229-gn6bcm

Property investor loan growth near two-year low

Loan growth in the housing investor market has dipped to its slowest pace in almost two years, after banks toughened credit policies and raised interest rates for property investors in 2015.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/no-big-short-as-auction-results-round-out-strong-february-20160227-gn5i26

No 'Big Short' as auction results round out strong February

The capital city auction results at the weekend showed no evidence that buyers had concerns about a looming house price crash, as predicted by contrarian research house Variant Perception in its Big Short-themed report.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/what-housing-bubble-analyst-queries-motives-behind-doom/news-story/237e6142a9486a74a6c791ed9de9a4f2

What housing bubble? Analyst queries motives behind doom

Ray White chairman Brian White has heard talk of an Australian housing bubble — and that bubble bursting — time and again in his 50 years in real estate.

The Australian Financial Review