Friday quiz: Sydney's property market

Have you been keeping an eye on Sydney this week?

Test how well you've been paying attention.

1. Which area of Sydney is the best place to buy, according to Arek Drozda?
   
   
2. What is the name of Sydney's largest shopping centre, which opened this week? 
   
   
   
   
3. Which model just paid $4 million for a new home for two adjoining Newport properties?
   
   
4. Architect Chris Howe and his wife, tax lawyer Betsy Anne, finally sold their home in which Sydney suburb?
   
   
   
   
5. Property investors MarksHenderson recently spent how much money on Walsh Bay offices?
   
   
6. How many Sydney homes made the top 10 most expensive sales of the week?
   
   
7. What was Sydney's auction clearance rate for the weekend of 12 July? 77.7%
   
   
8. Significant Investor Visa approvals are how many times higher in Victoria than New South Wales?
   
   
9. How many Sydney suburbs made the Housing Institute of Australia's top 20 hotspots for construction and population growth?
   
   
10. How many years had this Artamon home been in the ownership of a single person before it was sold this week?
    
    

The answers on the next page

 How closely were you paying attention?

1. Which area of Sydney is the best place to buy, according to Arek Drozda?
   
   Sydney's inner-ring is your best bet, said Drozda.
   
   
2. What is the name of Sydney's largest shopping centre, which opened this week?
   
   The Macquarie centre.
   
   
3. Which model just paid $4 million for a new home for two adjoining Newport properties?
   
   Jennifer Hawkins.
   
   
4. Architect Chris Howe and his wife, tax lawyer Betsy Anne, finally sold their home in which Sydney suburb?
   
   The couple have finally sold their Vaucluse home. 
   
   
5. Property investors MarksHenderson recently spent how much money on Walsh Bay offices?
   
   MarksHenderson splashed out $28 million on their new offices.
   
   
6. How many Sydney homes made the top 10 most expensive sales of the week?
   
   Eight of the week's top 10 sales were from Sydney.
   
   
7. What was Sydney's auction clearance rate for the weekend of 12 July?
   
   77.7% of homes auctioned sold last weekend.
   
   
8. Significant Investor Visa approvals are how many times higher in Victoria than New South Wales?
   
   SIV approvals are six times higher in Victoria than New South Wales.
   
   
9. How many Sydney suburbs made the Housing Institute of Australia's top 20 hotspots for construction and population growth?
   
   One - Homebush Bay. Two, if you count Silverwater along with it.
   
   
10. How many years had this Artamon home been in the ownership of a family before it was sold this week?
    
    The house had been in the possession of a woman for 99 years.