Property and Real Estate
Construction boom Units beat houses for first time
HIPSTERS and families throwing in the towel on the ‘white picket fence’ helped drive record completions for apartments, beating houses for the first time ever.
Popular Australia’s most viewed homes
POTENTIAL buyers looked at these five homes more than any other in Australia in the past week. Check out the most popular listings.
Rare property Lighthouse keeper’s cottage for sale
THE Pompei family have enjoyed 12 years in the shadow of the Macquarie lighthouse at Vaucluse. Now their historic property has hit the market.
Epic auction Bidder drops at epic auction battle
A FAINTING bidder and a home selling for five times what it did 20 years ago. How other auction markets compare to Brisbane.
Priced out Dumps in Byron now unaffordable
SYDNEY house prices are out of control, but it would seem escaping up the coast for a cheap buy is also now off the cards — with this former housing commission home in Byron Bay selling for $1.65 million.
Old cheese factory into stunning home
BUILT in 1896, a former Blakiston cheese factory and one-time home of SA icecream-maker Amscol is now an industrial-chic home.
Time to sell, the ‘nest’ is empty
THIS double storey four-bedroom, two-bathroom home is close to parks and a major shopping centre.
Sunglass king lists Paddington pad
ENTREPRENEUR Sean Satha, founder of sunglasses company Local Supply, has listed his contemporary Paddington terrace.
Great Australian Dream keeping us awake
A SURPRISING number of Victorians are applying for mortgages between midnight and dawn, as the stressful search for the best loan deal keeps them up at night.
FROM AROUND THE SITE
SA shoe business makes strides
SOUTH Australian family-owned retailer Spend-less Shoes has increased its footprint once again, opening the doors at its 200th store.
SA’s mixed report card
AN economic report has had an each-way bet on the business outlook for South Australia, with a “bunch of good news” to be offset by “demons to grapple with”.
Mum watches shark maul daughter
A NIGHTMARE unfolded on a beach in WA as a 17-year-old girl was mauled by a shark with the rest of her family watching in horror.
SA duo are hopping to it
A PAIR of Adelaide Hills beer aficionados are hoping their hops business will help reinvigorate an industry once common in the area.
Wanted: Transformational projects for SA
AS a necessary enabler of economic growth, infrastructure has always been a key plank of Business SA’s advocacy agenda, writes chairman Vincent Tremaine.
Lawyers competing on contract clauses
“A CANCER of the financial services industry” is how Middleton Securities principal partner David Middleton describes contractual non-compete clauses. His comments come amid ongoing court action against two of his former colleagues at Prescott Securities.
Smoothie fans supermarket boost
BOOST Juice is bringing a taste of their smoothies into people’s kitchens through a new partnership with Woolworths.
Time to tackle mental health
SMALL business owners have a major opportunity to make significant gains in their businesses by taking a lead in mental health.
Unbelievable how man was trying to tow this
A MAN returned a positive drug test for methamphetamine after police caught him towing a large rainwater tank on a trailer that was secured to his car with just a single strap.
Amber flow ends the Worst Drought Ever
IT was almost a 100-day drought, but southern Flinders Ranges residents are dancing with relief as the beer flows again at the Hawker Hotel.
Dousing diplomat’s new gig
THIS week Off The Record finds a new Australian ambassador’s “grubby” Adelaide past, reveals moves to bring Neil Diamond to town and discovers an emerging political dynasty in the northern suburbs.
No holding back
WHETHER it’s taking aim at corporate gobbledygook or Donald Trump’s economic prowess, investment guru Con Michalakis tells it like it is, Luke Griffiths reports.
Cat Stevens is back on the peace train
YUSUF Cat Stevens, who will bring his show to Adelaide in November, reveals he is working on an animated children’s series based on his songs, as he continues the music career that stalled for 25 years after his conversion to Islam.
Adelaide’s Kayla now a global force
AN American publishing powerhouse has named Adelaide’s Kayla Itsines as the world’s most influential fitness identity.
Lottery winner to land a house
AN enviable choice will need to be made by the person lucky enough to win a lottery that will assist sufferers of the most common chronic neurological condition affecting young Australians.
