Go the blood-stained angels: Sydney Swans
My grandpop didn't talk much about his brief football career, but one story stands out.
Property
Public service moves dudding taxpayers, says property industry
Move from Canberra to Armidale 'crazy' says Labor, as property lobby accuses politicians of 'huffing and puffing'.
Barangaroo South set for 775 apartments by Lendlease
Sydney's skyline is set to have another 775 apartments in coming years following the lodgement of development plans by Lendlease for its Renzo Piano-designed residential towers at Barangaroo South, to be known as One Sydney Harbour.
China's property troubles echo Japan's bust
(Bloomberg) -- China is turning Japanese.
End of an era as Bob Jane's Plumpton farm sold
Former race car driver turned tyre king Bob Jane will soon be homeless, with creditors selling the 72.1 hectare Plumpton farm the businessman bought nearly 50 years ago, next to the Calder Park Raceway he also developed.
Amazon on the hunt for Australian warehouses
Amazon, the online retail giant, is looking for its first warehouse in Australia, with suggestions one site of interest is the Goodman Group's $50 million industrial estate at Oakdale, in Sydney's west.
Chinese investors pays $88.88m for 333 Kent Street
iProsperity Group, an Australian-based advisory firm, has partnered with the China-based Bridge Capital, to buy the 333 Kent Street office tower for the symbolic price of $88,888,888 from Maville Bay Pty Ltd.
Charter Hall launches $1.1b REIT
Charter Hall has launched its Long WALE REIT which will focus on high grade offices, valued at $1.12 billion and a forecast 2017 financial year annualised earnings and distribution yields of 5.3 per cent per security.
Centuria Fund raises $44m in Wollongong sale
Centuria Property Funds has raised $43.9 million in the sale of its office property in Wollongong to a Melbourne-based funds management group.
Hengyi moves ahead with tallest tower outside Melbourne CBD
China-based developer Hengyi has defied talk of a slowdown in Melbourne's apartment market, appointing builder Multiplex after pre-selling 95 per cent of its next 70-level tower.
Sexpo king closes Dendy Adult Cinema and sells building
The internet age and rising property values have caught up with Melbourne's last city-based adult cinema.
Melbourne's laneway locations selling for a premium
Laneways are still sought-after locations. A developer faced stiff competition at an auction for 22-24 Bennetts Lane before buying it for $2.3 million at a land rate of $15,333 per square metre.
New $40m Industria for Nunawading
A joint venture between listed developer Folkestone and Wilmac Properties has launched a $40 million business park in Nunawading just six months after buying the site.
Housing market is cooling, HSBC says
HSBC says the "bottom line is that the weight of evidence suggests that there has been some cooling in the housing market".
The Amazon threat: Why JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman should be scared
A major shake-up is looming in the retail sector as the giant online retailer, Amazon, has its sights set on the Australia market with JB Hi-Fi and Gerry Harvey the ones with the most to fear.
Apartment option spurs $139m Double Bay deal
Opportunity for development helped drive appetite for this shopping centre.
Chinese resurgence underpins industrial sales frenzy
Demand for development sites has seen close to $50 million worth of commercial property transactions in South West Sydney change hands that will eventually pave the way for new properties over the next decade.
Hotel Indigo to launch in Australia
The Hotel Indigo brand will be the latest to seek out locations in Australia, to offer a different travel experience and take advantage of the under-supply of rooms, particularly along the eastern seaboard.
Office sector benefits from 'staycation' investor
Investors in property are mirroring the "staycation" trend of the travel industry with capital outflow now far below a year ago, according to new data.
Billionaire John Gandel offloads $500m Charter Hall holdings
Billionaire retail landlord John Gandel has offloaded his entire stakes in property manager and developer Charter Hall Group and its retail trust, worth about $500 million, to focus on other interests
Malls on top of investors' shopping lists
Activity in the retail property sector has been as busy as last minute shopping sprees on Christmas Eve.
Folkestone Seniors fund in high demand
The Folkestone Seniors Living Fund No.1 has closed oversubscribed after raising $25.66 million and acquiring its first asset, Watermark Castle Cove, a retirement living community on Sydney's lower north shore.
Leasing ladder
Wildharvest Organics has leased a 672 sq m site at 2a, 128-130 Francis Street from a private investor.
Stars align for the hotels sector
Australia's hotel market, particularly in the global cities of Sydney and Melbourne, is experiencing an unprecedented alignment of positive fundamental indicators, representing some of the best conditions in the Asia Pacific region.
Coles turns a profit selling Coburg North shopping centre for about $34 million
Wesfarmers owned Coles Group has made a quick profit selling a retail asset it has just developed in Melbourne's north for a speculated $34 million.
Small pavilion bowls above it weight
Small but exquisite is perhaps the best description for the new Maidstone tennis pavilion by Searle X Waldron Architecture, likely the smallest project this writer has covered.
Bates' Bondi Beach milk bar reaps $19.12m
Developer Allen Linz's Rebel Property Group, Capit.el Group's Eduard Litver and Gil Baron have fought off a spirited group of bidders to snare the former Bates milk bar at Bondi beach for about $19.12 million.
Charter Hall pays $140.5m for half of Coles HQ
Charter Hall has paid $140.5 million for a half share of the Coles headquarters, dubbed the ''Battlestar Galactica'' from Investa Office Fund.
Who wants to stay the night at Highpoint?
There is a battle royal among retail landlords as they each vie to offer the biggest and best shopping centres that mimic the old-style town centre.
More sky on the horizon for Chadstone
Plans for further expansion are under way for Chadstone Shopping Centre, even as it unveils its new $660 million wing.
Small Business
'This has been the most stressful thing in my life'
Veterinarian Paul May had just built his third business, a new architect-designed 24 hour vet clinic. Then it all went wrong.
Business must do more to support university sector
Greater collaboration and funding on research, teaching needed.