Capital Gains

Historic Melrose Valley home goes on the market

Meredith Clisby A historic rural property located in a private valley next to Tuggeranong will go under the hammer next month.

Wig and Pen's future under threat

Meredith Clisby Canberra’s popular brewpub the Wig and Pen could be facing its last round of drinks, following the progressing of plans to redevelop Canberra House.

Canberra Club annexe to go

Meredith Clisby Half of Canberra House is set to be demolished as part of plans to redevelop the city site into a residential and retail hub.

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Where are Canberra's most affordable suburbs?

Meredith Clisby Charnwood, Crace and Ngunnawal have been named the most affordable suburbs in the territory for buying a house.

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Canberra Defence site attracts property syndicates

Meredith Clisby The Australian Defence College site in Weston Creek has been listed on the market and the sale has already attracted interest from property syndicates.

ACT's Land Development Agency takes $160m hit

Meredith Clisby and Peter Jean A fall in land sales has contributed to a reduction of $160 million in income for the Land Development Agency.

Rent scheme overhaul puts battlers back in the blocks

Meredith Clisby Low and middle-income earners will be the only people eligible for the government’s land rent scheme from the start of October.

Queanbeyan and the Roaches celebrate together

Meredith Clisby Queanbeyan's Norma Roach has been involved in the city ever since she and her husband Trevor moved here from England in the 1950s.

Developers to sell approved hotel site

Meredith Clisby A large block of land in Nicholls is on the market about two years after the owners purchased it from the government.

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Lender's collapse forces sale of unit complex while still on drawing board

Meredith Clisby The proposed 12-storey Aalto Apartments development in Phillip is being offered for sale following the collapse of the Queensland financiers of the project.

Objections fail to stop the sale of 'excess' land

Meredith Clisby The ACT government will sell a block of land in Ngunnawal opposite the local centre for a mixed-use development after it was declared excess open space.

Community housing call to increase rental units

Meredith Clisby Community housing should be included in urban renewal projects such as the redevelopment of the ABC flats in Braddon and Reid, says a housing advocacy group.

Proposed 'tallest tower' revised down for Belconnen

Meredith Clisby The developer proposing to build the tallest residential tower in Canberra has scaled down the project following concerns over height.

Campbell awaits transformation into bustling new urban precinct

Meredith Clisby Work is about to start on a plan to turn a giant block of land in Campbell into an urban precinct.

Canberra's grand designs on shortlist for award

Meredith Clisby The National Arboretum and two transformed buildings on National Circuit have been shortlisted for the 2013 National Architecture Awards.

Just on the grapevine, this winery's for sale

Meredith Clisby Winery Lerida Estate has been listed on the market following the decision by its owners to seek a ''real'' retirement.

Debate over Denman Prospect's development continues

Stephanie Anderson and Meredith Clisby The Property Council has launched a scathing attack on the Land Development Agency as the latter plans to take over development of Molonglo’s new suburb.

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City apartments snapped up

Meredith Clisby Buyers have flocked to secure sales in a new six-storey residential development in Campbell.

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Brodtmann's focus is jobs

Meredith Clisby Canberra MP Gai Brodtmann says her job to fight for the ACT will be no different in opposition.