Sydney housing boom has peaked, QBE says
Sydney's housing boom is coming to an end as restrictions on loans to property investors and a raft of new developments depress prices, insurance giant QBE says.
Property
'Gig' staffer the new kid on the block
There is a new kid in town.. called the Gig, and its taking over the workplace.
Truganina site sold as scam victims seek to recoup investments
Prolific apartment developer Central Equity has swept up one of Melbourne's most contentious development sites, a former rubbish dump at the heart of a national land-banking scandal linked to notorious property spruiker, Henry Kaye.
Developers focus on townhouses
Strong demand for affordable housing is driving a shift in the suburbs, with townhouses overtaking apartments as the product of choice for developers.
Centuria to sell Olympic Park office
Centuria has put its A-Grade office building at 8 Australia Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park on the market to take advantage of the strong Sydney's metropolitan office market sector.
Bondi Wholefoods site hits the market
Close to the city, the site of the popular Bondi Wholefoods, at 517- 527 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, is being put on the market.
Serviced offices encroach on mining at 171 Collins
A five-star serviced office provider is set to roll out space for up to 130 people at 171 Collins Street as mining services companies downsize space.
Vision Australia to sell Sydney headquarters
Not-for-profit organisation Vision Australia is moving to sell its Sydney headquarters, unlocking a 12,600sq m parcel of potential development land in the city's inner-west.
Abacus Property Group forms $200m partnership
Listed Abacus Property Group has teamed up with private equity investment management firm GAW Capital Partners to form a new $200 million opportunistic investment vehicle.
Abacus and Investec pick up in Brisbane
Abacus Property Group and Investec's Australia Property Fund have snapped up a key Brisbane office building for $132 million.
7-Eleven closes stores in wake of wages scandal
Convenience store king 7-Eleven is quietly re-weighting its property portfolio in the wake of a recent wages scandal.
Good karma as investors fish for boutique city buildings
Jim Allen has owned Tavistock House since 1993. "It's got good karma," says Mr Allen about his building. It was once the home of one of Melbourne's first pubs.
The Star unveils designs for $500m, 60-storey hotel
The Sydney skyline is preparing for another shake-up with the launch of three potential designs for the planned $500 million new hotel and apartments at The Star, Pyrmont.
Investa raises $790 million in debt and equity
Investa Office Management has successfully shored up its balance sheet with more than $790 million of cash raised from the debt and equity markets with some funds also being directed towards the redevelopment of 60 Martin Place.
Housing risk overdone, RBA unlikely to cut: Morrison
Treasurer Scott Morrison said debate on Australia's housing market is prone to exaggeration - even as Sydney property prices rise anew - and indicated he doesn't see much appetite at the central bank for further cuts in the nation's already record-low interest rates.
Gina Rinehart bids for Australia's largest cattle station company, S. Kidman & Co
Australia's richest woman has reached an agreement to purchase one of the country's largest cattle stations for $365 million just months after federal treasurer Scott Morrison knocked back Chinese buyers on "national interest" grounds.
Ford's sites will take time to break up and sell
Ford faces a long and costly process to decommission its manufacturing plants before it can sell its large landholdings on Melbourne's outskirts in Campbellfield and Geelong.
Rupert Murdoch still a man of the people
The Murdoch family may have raked in $US84.7 million ($111.5m) in 2016 for their services to 21st Century Fox, but the company's octogenarian chairman Rupert Murdoch is still a man of the people.
First home buyer numbers don't add up
The ABS and NAB have different ideas about how many first home buyers there actually are.
'It's all guns blazing': Lack of homes fuels bidding frenzy
Some buyers are snapping up homes they've never seen, worried it might be their last chance.
NAB cautions on apartment glut
National Australia Bank has highlighted risk of an apartment glut in parts of inner Sydney and Melbourne, as a separate survey suggested hundreds of thousands of indebted Australians had not equity in their properties.
Frasers Property Australia snaps up Chullora asset
Frasers Property Australia (formerly Australand) has expanded its footprint in Sydney's inner west after it exchanged contracts to acquire a 15.19 hectare site in the industrial area of Chullora.
311,000 homeowners have no equity in their property: Roy Morgan
Western Australia and Queensland have the highest proportion of homeowners with mortgage debt that is equal to, or larger than, the value of their property, a survey shows.
Office workspaces the new frontiers for attracting employees
In order to attract staff, companies have engaged in a number of tactics, that is not all about location and wages, but rather workplaces and how they function.
CBD fast food giants now heading out to the 'burbs
Fast-food giants are now seeking out larger premises in the suburbs to entice patrons to linger longer, rather than pay high rents for smaller city-based sites where the food is eaten on the run.
Mixed outlook for AREIT sector
The volatile sharemarket and low interest rates has led to a significant cash inflow to Australian real estate investment trusts, according to a number of new reports.
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Value capture is not a magic pudding
A recent report by two eminent economists has exposed a myth on the trend that "value capture" will fund all future infrastructure.
Bomber-led consortium sells Armstrong Creek land for huge profit
A consortium of high profile investors including former Essendon Football Club captain Mark "Bomber" Thompson are sharing in a major property windfall, reaping a speculated $32 million from a sheep station they bought for $3.8 million ten years ago between Geelong and Torquay.
New wing plays starring role at Kyneton hospital
The District Health Service Hospital in Kyneton was redesigned 12 years ago. More recently, the star-shaped hospital required an additional 'arm', an ambulatory care centre. Rather than create a new freestanding building, the brief from the Victorian Department of Health together with Kyneton District Health was for both wings to be integrated.
Small Business
The consequence of being a loyal employee
Loyalty can make leave you short-changed. Literally. This is how.
What is happening in Queensland small business?
Businesses in Queensland are feeling confident and the state is performing well in profitability.