Student digs in hot demand by investors
Student accommodation is big business for property developers.
Property
Google on the hunt for new digs
Internet giant Google is back in the hunt for new digs.
Greenland to launch $1.6b Sydney Park City
The planned $1.6 billion mixed use development by Greenland and Gold Horse (GH Australia) is gaining momentum.
Not as easy as ABC, as heritage grades get updated
The City of Melbourne has proposed a shift in its heritage ratings scheme away from the old A-D grades to a new system that spells out a building's significance.
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.
Sportswear puts pressure on traditional shoe retailers
Shoe and sportswear giants JD Sports and Under Armour will be the next international brands to upend local retailing, putting pressure on Australian rivals when they set up in Melbourne.
CFMEU lists old headquarters at Carlton
Four months after paying $30 million for new headquarters on Elizabeth Street, the controversial Victorian arm of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, is selling its control centre at Swanston Street, Carlton.
Doltone House opens at ATP
Venue and catering collection, Doltone House has expanded its footprint with the newest venue setting up at the Australian Technology Park.
Art of rehumanising retail to attract shoppers
Mostly gone are the days of the friendly neighbourhood corner store, or the local butcher putting aside your favourite cut of meat- a place where people knew your name.
Deals and Deeds
SMEATON GRANGE $7m
Samma Group wins approval for Camberwell Junction tower
Almost 13 years after a development proposal in leafy Camberwell sparked a popular uprising led by renowned thespians Geoffrey Rush and Barry Humphries, another apartment tower on Burke Road has been given the green light.
Building on western plains supports start-ups
Designed by Six Degrees, the Western Business Accelerator and Centre for Excellence (BACE), in the City of Melton, could contain anything.
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.
Small Business
Flow Hive inventor stung by Chinese 'copycat'
The creators of the Flow Hive are battling to defend their invention from alleged copycats.
Centralisation gone mad: the folly of corporate HQ empire building
Inevitably, downsized interstate offices become an afterthought, with remaining staff less productive and committed.