Melbourne house prices will see double-digit growth.

One analyst expects Melbourne to ushered in double-digit house price growth early next year, even if there is no other interest rate cut. Louis Christopher, general manager of SQM Research, said the growth momentum since the May election was accelerating. “I don’t rule out the possibility of a new housing boom,” he said. He said…

Private companies have shaped the skyline of Australian cities, and the name of the tallest tower reflects this.

Sydney’s building shouts: Deutsche Bank, MLC, Ernst & Young, ANZ, Suncorp. Perth’s high-rise buildings are like a mining index: BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Woodside. In Melbourne, the investor’s residential skyscrapers constitute a large number of newly developed, names including Aurora, Verve, Empire and Vision – these names are timeless (and nowhere). The recent renovation of…