RBA afraid of blowing up 'housing powder keg'
The Reserve Bank will keep official interest rates unchanged until at least next year, says Deloitte.
Property
House price growth to slow further but not crash: UBS
Economists at investment bank UBS are increasingly confident a "correction" is taking place in residential construction, led by a slowdown in the apartment sector.
Exchange House could reap $130m for owners
The dash for high-end office towers has seen more than $4 billion worth of asset change hands along the Eastern seaboard in the past two months, triggered by the strength in the underlying leasing market.
Real estate high-flyers face bullying claim
Commercial real estate group Knight Frank Australia is facing allegations senior staff bullied the agency's former national head of research and consulting.
Hundreds of buyers in limbo as skyscraper fight gets ugly
A bitter, protracted legal stoush between two deep-pocketed Singaporean property owners has stalled a 71-storey skyscraper planned for Melbourne, leaving hundreds of apartment owners in limbo.
Being on the fringe is very popular
Investors have earmarked beachside suburbs as offering the best growth potential
Property trusts in race to reporting season
It has been a busy start to the new financial year with capital raisings, takeovers and flat trading conditions for some of the development-focused real estate investment trusts.
William Inglis & Son to build $140 million complex
Sydney's Warwick Farm is to be the home of the latest upmarket hotel
Melbourne apartment laws could save Sydneysiders' cash
After an examination of the NSW Government's 'Apartment Design Guide' the Victorian Government issued their own 'Better Apartment Design Standards' on April 13 this year.
Deals and Deeds
Annabelle Boyd has sold a 349 sqm site at 374 Pacific Highway, Lindfield to SNP Investments for $4.8 million.
Popup Brands rebrands to SpaceBook
Popup Brands, Australia's first online short-term space rental market, has rebranded as SpaceBook.
Places Vic selling central Footscray site
Ten months after putting it to the market – Places Victoria is believed to have sold a central and permit-ready Footscray site, its second divestment in the suburb in 18 months.
Premium turnover at 100 Collins as Melbourne catches up with Sydney
Several floors in one of Melbourne's earliest modernist buildings on Collins Street have changed hands this month pushing the city's strata values closer to Sydney levels.
Church engages with community and landscape
This Catholic church in Whitehorse Road, Deepdene, was reasonably intact when Law Architects first inspected the site.
Ardent launches scathing attack on raider Ariadne
Ardent Leisure, owner of the Gold Coast-based Dreamworld theme park, has unleashed a return volley of fire at its hostile shareholder, the corporate raider, Ariadne.
Retail and office assets top yield hunter's shopping lists
Overseas-based investors are stepping up the competition to domestic players in the race to buy the $3 billion Blackstone retail property platform.
Small investors set petrol stations alight
Cadence Property Group has sold a 7-Eleven petrol station off-the-plan for $5.41 million as service stations and convenience stores with long leases continue to attract small investors.
Industrial development land in investors' sights
The investment market for industrial property is the strongest that developers and agents say they have seen for many years.
Struggling Chinese owner of Darwin Port offloads Melbourne property
The heavily-indebted Chinese owner of Darwin Port, who is struggling to make payments on money borrowed to pay for the port lease, is offloading two large development sites in Melbourne worth $40 million.
Russo's Caydon snaps up Northcote site
Caydon Property Group has snapped up a permit-approved apartment development site off market in Northcote for $4.05 million.
Late school holidays hit Dreamworld visitor numbers
Embattled theme park Dreamworld has blamed changes to Victorian school holiday dates for a 30.5 per cent decline in visitors in June compared with the same period last year.
'First in a millennium' offer too good to refuse
Charities – like lots of businesses – have been suffering in the current economic climate.
AMP Capital snaps up Newcastle mall for $163m
In a boost to the Newcastle CBD, AMP Capital has snapped up the Marketown Shopping Centre, for $163 million, on behalf of its client, Sunsuper.
No need to fear a housing bubble, says HSBC economist
Soaring home prices in Australia's biggest cities are driven by strong demand and a lack of supply, rather than being a sign of a "bubble," according to HSBC Holdings local chief economist Paul Bloxham.
Laneway yields sharpen as investors move off the strip
Melbourne's enthusiasm for laneway culture is starting to show up in the prices paid for the shops dotting the bluestone-paved strips off the main shopping beat.
Boroondara development sites fetch $14.4 million
An offshore developer has snapped up a permitted development site on Canterbury Road in Surrey Hills, shelling out $9.4 million.
Emerging assets in hot demand for yield hunters
Demand for a diversified property portfolio has led to a rise in sales of non-core commercial investment assets.
Retail challenges on the cards
It has been a bumpy ride for retailers, and while the latest data shows an improvement, it comes amid heavy discounting to clear out excess stock, which is eroding margins.
Property investors focused on yield spreads
As the new financial year gets underway, Asia Pacific real estate investors remain heavily focused on yield spreads
Andrews government banking $36m from two Brimbank ex-school sites
The Andrews government is banking $36 million from the sale of two former schools in Melbourne's north-west.
Small Business
Elliatt doesn't have a single store in Australia but is opening 15 in China
The Australian fashion label is targeting China's emerging middle-class.
How your job makes you eat your feelings
Two donuts, a Nutella crepe, a large pizza, a bag of chips and half a tub of ice cream later.