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Carolyn Cummins 11:45 PM Shopping is not everyone's most enjoyable way to spend a day, particularly wandering around a mall trying to locate the stores selling the items on your list.
Carolyn Cummins 11:45 PM Sydney retailers are set for a new round of musical chairs as they jostle for space as part of the NSW Government's move to buy properties for preparation of the planned Metro stations.
Marc Pallisco Sydney based Fife Capital is paying just over $25 million for a CBD property considered one of Melbourne's most architecturally significant and imposing heritage bluestone wool-stores.
Carolyn Cummins Sydney's skyline is set to get a new crane when members of the City Tattersalls Club voted overwhelmingly to approve development of the Pitt Street building's airspace into an estimated $200 million apartment and hotel complex.
Chris Johnson 11:45 PM With Sydney's dwelling approvals running at 70 per cent for apartments there is clearly a big shift underway to a more urban way of living.
Stephen Crafti 12:15 AM Unlike many advertising agencies whose splashy signs clearly light up their building's facades, Big Red gives no clue as to what goes on behind its office's black exterior.
Angus Whitley The nation's three-year property boom is leaving its biggest cities awash with empty homes, a report shows.
The steam is clearly coming out of the housing market, thanks to a sharp decline in the level of investor lending.
Nicole Lindsay The commercial property market is poised for another bumper year as increasing business confidence drive investors.
Simon Johanson Perth-based developer Cedar Woods will launch a 5000 square metre strata office development next year and is planning a 50-room hotel at its Williams Landing estate in Melbourne's west to cater for growing employment demand.
Nicole Lindsay A local buyer has splashed out $18.2 million on a two-storey Victorian building on the corner of Bourke and Russell streets.
Simon Johanson Melbourne CBD landlords are benefiting from a flood of international retailers whose commitment to large stores has pushed up demand and prices for secondary locations.
Carolyn Cummins In one of the milestone leases for the year, Jacobs, a technical, professional and construction services providor, has signed space at the $413 million skyscraper at 177 Pacific Highway, North Sydney.
Simon Johanson Super fund investor ISPT will increase its exposure to an upswing in Queensland's residential land market after signing a joint venture with Villawood Properties to develop part of its Helensvale project.
Retail outlets are still in demand as the year draws to an end. A Heathmont news agency sold for $1.305 million to an overseas investor, a price more than $300,000 above reserve.
Narayanan Somasundaram Chinese demand for Australian homes has dropped as much as 15 per cent from a year earlier as China's stocks tumbled and the economy slowed, according to real estate agent McGrath.
Sue Mitchell A new boutique supermarket in the heart of Sydney sets the benchmark for independent grocery retailers, says Metcash chief.
Carolyn Cummins DEXUS Property has emerged as the preferred suitor for the listed Investa Office fund with the launch of an indicative, conditional and non-binding cash and scrip offer valued at $2.5 billion.
Narayanan Somasundaram McGrath, Australia's first real estate agency to list on the stock exchange, fell 8.6 per cent from its initial public offering price on debut.
Simon Johanson A failed land banking company linked to property spruiker Jamie McIntyre will be placed into liquidation amid concerns about $25.5 million of investors' funds.
Matt Wade Those who receive a gift of $5000 or more from a parent are much more likely to own a home than others.
Su-Lin Tan Demand is high due to the nearby Barangaroo project, which has helped push some property prices up 20 per cent.
Carolyn Cummins The planned south east light rail project is forecast to attract investors and residents to the area around Kensington and Randwick, which are already high-sought after locations.
Carolyn Cummins The Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise Berhad has sold the serviced apartment component of its Aurora Melbourne Central for $120 million to the Ascendas Hospitality Trust.
Carolyn Cummins Growing demand for Sydney's western districts has led to Frasers Property Australia being able to complete the four-hectare Rhodes Corporate Park.
Carolyn Cummins While Christmas is busy for retailers, spare a thought for the staff in the warehouses who have to distribute items to the customers.
Marc Pallisco A sizeable new retail asset in Ivanhoe, 10 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, sold to an investor for $16.5 million this week - two days before a scheduled auction.
Stephen Crafti An upmarket design emporium in Brunswick Street takes shopping to a new level.
Joe Ward We constantly see claims made by professional advisers in many sectors claiming to be independent. This is portrayed as an important advantage for their clients.
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A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.
A free independent guide from SMH with expert information.