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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.

Victoria (Vic.)

Featured Property

Cassells: creative, hand-crafted luxury

This artist's home, designed by architect Ross Henry, features stunning entertaining options including a commercial quality bar with custom circular sofa and city views. For sale by Ben Flannagan and Lucas Peressini of Flannagan Peressini & Shaw Greensborough.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

People

McGrath spearheads growth of Brisbane team as 9 top agents join agency

Nine high performing agents will today join McGrath Paddington, as the agency seeks to bolster its Brisbane sales team.

National

The Economy

House price drop "the largest in seven years"

House prices have seen the largest fall since December 2011, according to new data from industry body the Real Estate Institute of Australia.

National

People

5 real estate New Year's career resolutions

Resolver Recruitment's Virginia Brookes says these are five career resolutions worth making (and keeping!) in the New Year.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne Brighton

Featured Property

Dual-title Brighton luxury opposite the Bay

Featuring indoor lap pool, gymnasium, tennis court, outdoor pool and spa, in-ground trampoline, home theatre, and glamourous Terrazzo interiors, this world-class Brighton home is for sale by Stefan Whiting and David Hart of Buxton Brighton.

Construction

From vision to fruition: Howard Smith Wharves' summer takeover

Howard Smith Wharves Chief Executive Luke Fraser explains how curation inspired construction throughout the redevelopment of the historic site.

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News Roundup

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/coalition-mps-push-caution-on-negative-gearing/news-story/18a20091b8b815aa4749c5479ca05b36

Coalition MPs push caution on negative gearing

Government MPs are preparing to move today to question Malcolm Turnbull’s tax agenda by arguing against reforms to negative gearing, seizing on a warning from former prime minister John Howard to be 'careful' about making the changes.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/developers-rush-to-flip-sites-as-values-peak-and-banks-tighten-lending-20160226-gn4mow

Developers rush to flip sites as values peak and banks tighten lending

As values peak, a growing number of east coast development sites are being listed for sale with those carrying a development permit attracting premium pricing.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/alibaba-founder-jack-ma-buys-bordeaux-vineyard/news-story/0e23fb0e95f1710c597e6e4699392b57?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20TheAustralianProperty%20%28The%20Australian%20%7C%20Property%29

Alibaba founder Jack Ma buys Bordeaux vineyard

China’s second richest man Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has become the latest investor from his country to snap up a French vineyard.

The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/treasury/malcolm-turnbull-keeps-negative-gearing-curbs-on-table/news-story/2be6ce517b5e5bbe4ad027862f00c136

Malcolm Turnbull keeps negative gearing curbs on table

Malcolm Turnbull is pushing ahead with the idea of capping the use of negative gearing by the wealthiest investors in a bid to craft a 'fair' tax reform that avoids the economic shock he claims Labor’s reform will deliver.

The Australian

http://www.afr.com/personal-finance/hotspots-in-nations-cooling-property-markets-20160224-gn23zf

Hotspots in Australia's cooling property markets

Middle-ring Brisbane and Adelaide suburbs near popular schools are the new property investing 'hotspots' offering potential income growth and capital gains, say property specialists who advise high-net-worth investors.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/sydney-house-price-growth-to-slow-corelogic--moodys-analytics-say-20160224-gn323u

Sydney house price growth to slow

After several years of boomtime conditions in Sydney's property market, house price growth in the city will slow to 2.2% this year, CoreLogic and Moody's Analytics say in new forecasts.

The Australian Financial Review

http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/six-graphs-that-show-why-we-may-not-need-to-panic-about-housing-20160225-gn3mnu.html

Who's afraid of a housing bubble? Six graphs that show why you shouldn't panic

Contrarian economist Jonathan Tepper this week re-ignited an age-old debate about whether we are in a property bubble. Alarming as his claims are, it is worth setting them against some other economic trends, which analysts say should dampen fears about the property market.

The Sydney Morning Herald

https://sourceable.net/global-green-building-continues-to-double-every-three-years/#

Global Green Building Doubles Every Three Years

The proportion of firms around the world expecting more than 60% of their projects to be green certified is set to double over the next few years, says the latest World Green Building Trends report.

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