Gurner challenges Fitzroy Club knockback in Supreme Court
The Melbourne developer has launched a Supreme Court challenge to a planning tribunal decision that rejected his apartment redevelopment of Fitzroy's Spanish Club.
Property
Barangaroo launches new public park zone
A sweeping two-hectare public park, complete with waterfront walkway and new pier, will be some of the final pieces of the $6b Barangaroo development.
Chinese investors target retail assets as $48m centre sells
A neighbourhood shopping centre in Melbourne's south-east anchored by a Woolworths supermarket has sold to Chinese interests for $48 million, the latest in series of retail acquisitions by Asian investors.
Stockland opens first stage of Green Hills mall revamp
Stockland will open the first section of its $412 million redevelopment and expansion of Stockland Green Hills.
AMP Captial's 33 Alfred Street set for a facelift
The country's first skyscraper, 33 Alfred Street, owned by AMP Capital, in the prime position at Circular Quay, is to get a much-needed facelift
Yields driving lower as SMSFs hunt for returns
Self managed super funds are driving yields lower in a bid to bolster returns with commercial property investments.
Malaysian group buys Newspaper House for $35m
Newspaper House, the heritage Collins Street building with a glittering mural mosaic on its facade, has sold for $35 million just two years after it was acquired by listed Singapore developer-builder Lian Beng for $22.7 million.
Investors seek out $450m of north shore assets
Investors are snapping up about $450 million of North Shore assets
Yields tighten in Melbourne's shopping strips
Commercial yields paid for a property leased to Bendigo Bank at 164-166 Burgundy Street are on par with fixed term bank deposits or bond returns.
Byron Shire Council rejects Westpac on Adani mine
Byron Shire Council has upped the pressure in Westpac bank over any potential funding of the Adani coal mine.
Amazon to affect shopping centres
Retail landlords will be focused on the arrival of internet giant Amazon to Australia,
Brad Banducci joins the Salvos Army
Woolworth's chief grocer Brad Banducci will follow in big and glamorous footsteps when he fronts as the speaker to launch the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal
Jamie's plan to salvage Australian restaurants still alive
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's plan to salvage his Australian Jamie's Italian restaurant chain has narrowly avoided collapse with a court granting administrators and receivers extra time to complete the takeover from failed hospitality company the Keystone Group.
Port's new football club has industrial tinge
The City of Port Phillip could have ended up with a completely different scheme for a new club in Port Melbourne, rather than this one designed by K20 Architecture.
Low interest rates underpin strata strength
Strata office deals in the CBD are continuing to set records as owner occupiers and investors take advantage of low interest rates to stake a claim on city real estate.
New infrastructure boosts the 'burbs
The revamp of Sydney's north shore commercial sector with more than $2 billion worth of new investment developments in the pipeline over the next few years
Investors circle SW Sydney land sites
The Malouf family is taking to market its large land holding in Sydney's south-west.
Sydney’s changing road network impacts on service station market
Major changes to Sydney's public transport and road network system are set to unlock significant land banking and value-adding opportunities along major arterials across the city.
Greenwood Hotel to test hot pub market
One of the most recognisable pubs in Sydney, the Greenwood Hotel's leasehold is being offered for sale.
Nissan to sell Dandenong headquarters
Nissan is following in the tracks of other major automotive manufacturers and listing its Melbourne headquarters for sale, but for different reasons.
MAB swoops on AMP Capital-owned land in $70m deal
Private developer MAB Corporation has taken a strategic stake in a large parcel of land adjacent to its Merrifield estate on Melbourne's northern fringes in a $70 million plus deal.
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Wollongong site offer for first home buyers
.Sydney developer, Mintus, will quarantine 30 per cent of its new residential development in Wollongong, 'The Verge', for first home buyers
Demand a stellar win for hotels sector
The eastern seaboard markets of Sydney and Melbourne were the standout performers in 2016 with the continued achievement of strong market KPIs against a backdrop of compressing yields.
City of Stonnington picks up strata property
The City of Stonnington has snapped up a strata property in the heart of the Forrest Hill precinct in South Yarra, paying $2.275 million on a tight 3.1 per cent yield.
Welcome to Amazon's Australian ground zero
Global online shopping giant Amazon has hit the ground running in Australia, with industrial property agents saying it has signed a lease deal for a large purpose-built warehouse in Sydney's Eastern Creek.
Morgan solves his high-profile accommodation headache
Prominent number cruncher and pollster Gary Morgan has solved a high-profile accommodation headache which saw his company locked out of the Collins Street office he had not long earlier sold to an investor with a now redundant lease-back.
Windfall as rents rise and new tenants move in
Eastern suburban office landlords are experiencing an unexpected windfall as space vacated by tenants leaving for the CBD is re-let at higher rates.
Wonder Property takes Aussie plunge with Doncaster East foray
The Chinese developer is making its first foray into the Australian market, paying $18m for a Doncaster East site owned for 35 years by the Uniting Church of Australia.
Buildings on leafy boulevard set to excite investors
Melbourne's premier office boulevard, St Kilda Road, will be the centre of vigorous investor attention as tightening supply and rising rents prompt two vendors to offer neighbouring office towers to the market.
Small Business
No clue in reality: when vocational training falls short
An influx of registered training organisations offering subpar courses has made it tough for employers.
The tax loophole for optimistic small businesses
There's a solution for small business still waiting on the instant asset write-off threshold increase to $10 million.