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New South Wales (NSW)

Featured Property

A NSW country retreat

This eight bedroom, eight bathroom property will suit an extended family, a corporate retreat or luxury accommodation.

Queensland (Qld)

Design

Sunshine Coast style

These houses are competing for honours in the 2015 Sunshine Coast Queensland Regional Architecture Awards.

South Australia (SA)Adelaide

The Economy

Bank cuts home loan rates

In a competitive mortgage market, Adelaide Bank cuts its variable rates.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

People

The man who sold Australia's most expensive apartment

Tim Keenan, director of KM Sales & Marketing, secured a buyer for the penthouse at Australia 108.

Queensland (Qld)Brisbane

Construction

Inside Brisbane's tallest tower

Construction has just commenced on the $1 billion Brisbane Skytower.

National

The Economy

More parents guaranteeing home loans

Would you guarantee a home loan for your children or grandchildren?

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Interiors

Featured Property

Sleek designer interiors

A designer touch to an immaculate Victorian home.

French castles cheaper than Sydney flats

While Sydney's property market remains hot, France's struggling economy means French castles are now more affordable than a Sydney unit.

Victoria (Vic.)Melbourne

Featured Property

A distinguished East Melbourne home

The perfect balance between a quiet village haven and the hustle and bustle of inner city living.

National

The Economy

Oz housing market is moderating

Figures show we are not heading towards a property bubble, says REIA.

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News Roundup

http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/projects/residential-single/emerald-in-the-rough-fwa-s-green-shift-demonstrate

Emerald in the rough: FWA’S green shift

Since starting her own Melbourne-based architectural practice in 2005, Fiona Winzar has received numerous awards and commendations from industry bodies for her works. And while she’s always embraced green building, of late she’s also been looking to the design principles of PassivHaus (PH) for inspiration and focused her efforts on emulating the standard’s high energy performance for her projects in Australia.

Architecture & Design

http://www.cleveland.com/insideout/index.ssf/2016/01/post_436.html

5 of the hottest celebrity properties that were for sale in 2015

Miley Cyrus, Tyler Perry and Johnny Depp were among the celebrities who tried to sell their glamorous mansions during 2015.

Cleveland.com

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/money/top-10-money-trends-in-2016-drought-disruption-and-the-drowning-dollar-20160113-gm4q9g.html

Top 10 money trends in 2016: drought, disruption and the drowning dollar

2016 is shaping up as a huge year in the world of finance. It opened with markets tanking and some experts telling investors to "sell everything".

Brisbane Times

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3666440/the-unknown-architect-who-built-australias-capital-city-canberra/?cs=34

The unknown architect who built Australia's capital city Canberra

He's one of the most prolific architects of Australian landmark buildings and you've probably never heard of him. John Smith Murdoch, the son of a farmer from Scotland, rose to become the Chief Architect of the Commonwealth of Australia. In a remarkable career spanning 45 years, he designed hundreds of the most important public buildings in the nation, including what is now known as the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House.

The Border Mail

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/15/how-australian-households-became-the-most-indebted-in-the-world

How Australian households became the most indebted in the world

The results are in: Australian households have more debt compared to the size of the country’s economy than any other in the world.

The Guardian

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/architect-and-historian-jennifer-taylor-encouraged-curiosity-and-creativity-20160115-gm6hai.html

Architect and historian Jennifer Taylor encouraged curiosity and creativity

Professor Jennifer Taylor was a significant architectural historian who reminded both the profession and the general reader of their architectural culture and gave them a way of seeing. Architecture, in her writing, is a manner of seeing and knowing our world (to borrow from Aaron Betsky).

Sydney Morning Herald

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/property/firb-sting-forces-sale-of-another-eight-homes-around-the-country/news-story/4fe94fcb40d70ad43742a98defe0d518

FIRB sting forces sale of another eight homes around the country

The Federal Government has forced the sale of eight homes around the country in its biggest display of force since beginning its crack down on illegal home purchasing in 2015. Buyers from Malaysia, Taipei, Canada, India, the USA and China have been caught up in the ongoing sting, with properties ranging in value from $215,000 to $5.1 million.

The Australian

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/realestate/news/median-home-price-in-sydney-back-down-to-800000-as-demand-for-real-estate-weakens/news-story/b28851a234eb8e27dc87477433161409

Median home price in Sydney back down to $800,000 as demand for real estate weakens

Sydney has become Australia’s weakest major real estate market after starting 2015 as the strongest.

The Daily Telegraph