Google on the hunt for new digs
Internet giant Google is back in the hunt for new digs.
Property
NZ house prices hit record high in March
New Zealand's median house price rose 10 per cent to a new record in March, reflecting a lift in the number of higher-value properties sold, according to the Real Estate Institute.
Trashy float set to fill pockets
Macquarie Bank's sliver fox Nick Moore seems to have got his Easter eggs early.
Matt Moran snaps up Newtown's Marlborough Hotel
Hospitality giants Matt Moran and Bruce Solomon have added to their rapidly expanding pub portfolio, buying one of Sydney's most iconic venues from Geoff Dixon and John Singleton.
Mantra Hotel moves ahead with Sydney Airport hotel
Mantra Hotel has moved closer to the opening of the hotel at Sydney Airport
Cbus offers affordable housing at Newmarket Randwick
Cbus Property has entered into an agreement with Randwick City Council to construct a minimum of 10 apartments for affordable housing.
VicRoads sells Brimbank site
A Chinese developer has splashed out $11.67 million on a VicRoads site next door to the Brimbank Shopping Centre in Melbourne's western suburbs.
West Melbourne car park fetches $25m
Chinese developer Holder East has paid around $25 million for a car park in West Melbourne near Cbus' new police headquarters site.
Growthpoint, Cromwell increase tenant lists
The stronger leasing markets have led to an increase in landlords, Growthpoint and Cromwell Corp's, tenants profiles across Melbourne and Sydney.
Woolies' suburban supermarket expansion stretches to Rosanna
A sleepy corner of middle suburbia, Rosanna in Melbourne's north-east, is set to get a radical shakeup with a new full-line Woolies supermarket, railway station and elevated train tracks.
Investors pump cash into office assets
Investors are viewing the national office markets as the most attractive place for cash.
Rare Albert Park real estate sells for $5.575m
Prime Albert Park real estate doesn't come much rarer than this. An island site at 1 Victoria Ave sold for $5.575 million, about $500,000 over the reserve.
Dreamworld theme park hit by Cyclone Debbie
Ardent Leisure, the owner of the Dreamworld theme park, has revealed a fall of 34.3 per cent in revenue at the parks.
'Vicious circle': Sydney's property market hurting families
Akhilesh Mehta flops into his bus seat and readies himself for the hour-and-a-half commute from his job in central Sydney to his home on the city's outskirts.
Blackstone snaps up $126m portfolio
Global investment giant, Blackstone, has increased its exposure to the Australian property market with the acquisition of four industrial assets for $126 million from two Charter Hall funds.
Australia has a property bubble? Look again
As regulators crack down on lending, chances are the rest of the country will pay for the excesses of easy money and federal politics in Sydney and Melbourne.
Australia Post will reach out to help Amazon
Australia Post is in the box seat to work with the global online giant Amazon, when it officially opens in Australia.
Is there a fix for housing affordability?
Despite taking a hammer blow from the financial crisis London is one of the most effervescent – and infuriating – housing markets in the world. Sound familiar?
Transport companies driving industrial growth
Transport and logistics are driving Melbourne's industrial market, accounting for 36 per cent of newly leased space over the past year.
Westfield eyes 1500 apartments in US, UK next year
Global retail giant Westfield plans to gain a foothold in the US and UK housing markets.
Fridcorp's bid for 37-storey skyscraper thrown out
Developer Paul Fridman has failed in an ambitious bid to construct a 37 storey tower, two and half times the local height limit, on a South Yarra block next to Larry Kestelman's $500 million Capitol Grand building.
WeWork takes second space in Melbourne CBD
US co-working juggernaut WeWork is understood to be taking office space in the London Stores building in the Bourke Street Mall. The 5000 square metre space above the shopping thoroughfare will be WeWork's second office in Melbourne.
Apartment hotel projects gain traction
Demand is on the rise for apartment towers that can be used as hotels.
Auction sales reap $18.5m
It was fast and furious at the recent auctions for assets from Willoughby to Gosford.
Cotton On tops Chadstone office tower
Geelong-based retailer Cotton On Group has snapped up the final floor of Chadstone Shopping Centre's new $85 million office tower.
Failed home builder Watersun Homes 'could have been trading insolvent': administrators
​Failed builder Watersun Homes could have been trading insolvent for more than a year before its collapse.
Deposit, salary stymie Aussie millennials' home ownership dreams
Just 28 per cent of Australian millennials own a home, only marginally higher than their peers in the United Arab Emirates, a survey has found.
Swisse spoils spent on another Melbourne commercial site
Stephen Ring, who pocketed a speculated $1 billion selling the Swisse vitamins business, has bought the former home of the renowned Society restaurant.
Time to savour a dedicated space to wine tasting
TarraWarra Estate's new cellar door provides guests with a different experience to what's already on offer.
Investa Office bid puts property in the spotlight
The Cromwell offer for Investa Office Fund, valued at about $3 billion, has ignited a fresh round of interest in the real estate investment trust sector.
Small Business
Service station owner buys troubled Pie Face
Receivers and managers find a buyer for the hot pie business.
The Australian businesses taking design to the world
Australian businesses are finding one of the fastest routes to global success is good design