Trump, Amazon becalm IPO market

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What’s ahead for the IPO market after plunging to a five-year low?

Dexus backs tech start-ups

Dexus backs tech start-ups

Australia will be the fourth country where RocketSpace has a presence after the US, Britain and China.

Charter Hall divests two towers

Charter Hall divests two towers

The unlisted Charter Hall Office Trust has reaped more than $230 million from two sales to Asian developers.

Walker joins Kemenys on projects

Walker joins Kemenys on projects

Property tycoon Lang Walker has teamed up with the ­Kemenys ­liquor group to develop $1 billion worth of mixed-use residential ­sites.

Big proposal for Darling Harbour

Big proposal for Darling Harbour

A consortium of property powerhouses has lodged an application for a $1 billion office and retail precinct in Sydney.

Walker teams up with Kemenys

Walker teams up with Kemenys

Lang Walker’s Walker Corporation will develop three sites for the liquor group.

Charter Hall reaps $230m

Charter Hall reaps $230m

Charter Hall Office Trust has completed two sales, in Sydney and Melbourne.

Blue Sky grabs US student facility

Blue Sky grabs US student facility

The listed Blue Sky Alternative Investments has made its first student accommodation acquisition in the US.

Fullshare expands into childcare

Fullshare expands into childcare

Hong Kong-listed Fullshare has bought a stake in Queensland and Victorian childcare operator Sparrow Early Learning.

Tower focus of Canberra ‘gateway’

Tower focus of Canberra ‘gateway’

Canberra-based Amalgamated Property Group plans to build a 12-level office building in the city’s centre.

Park24 picks up 320,000 spaces

Park24 picks up 320,000 spaces

Japan’s Park24 is paying $206 million for an 80 per cent stake in Secure Parking’s operations in five countries.

EXCLUSIVEPoly set to boost its agent book

Poly set to boost its agent book

Poly Australia will appoint agents next year for the lease of its planned new office tower in the Sydney CBD.

Finance downturn hits builders

Finance downturn hits builders

The key area of weakness is the multi-residential sector, while the detached housing market remains more supportive.

EXCLUSIVECrown finds backers for units

Crown finds backers for units

Crown Group has secured a Chinese partner to provide funding for its huge apartment projects.

Projects buoyed by NAB tenancy

Projects buoyed by NAB tenancy

NAB has committed to two Sydney towers, underpinning construction worth more than $1 billion in total.

NAB secures two Sydney towers

NAB secures two Sydney towers

The National Australia Bank will lease two new Sydney office towers, one at Wynyard and the other in Parramatta.

Uni to model housing bubble

Uni to model housing bubble

The University of Sydney will take a crystal ball to Australia’s $33 billion housing market.

Asian advisers in Novotel purchase

Asian advisers in Novotel purchase

Sydney-based financial advisers for Asian investors, iProsperity, has bought the Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley.

Chinese firm eyes Sydney’s west

Chinese firm eyes Sydney’s west

Country Garden is set to buy sites in Sydney’s west in deals potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Coveting the waterfront

Coveting the waterfront

Location was the key 20 years ago and is bound to figure again.

Cromwell IOF bid hangs on price

Cromwell IOF bid hangs on price

A sweetened price and clarity on funding are critical for Cromwell Property Group to advance its takeover of IOF.

China buyers keen on Melbourne

China buyers keen on Melbourne

Low interest rates and a strong market are luring Chinese buyers to Melbourne.

Lend Lease sets $15bn Asia target

Lend Lease sets $15bn Asia target

Property giant Lend Lease aims to triple its funds management portfolio in Asia within five years.

QIC in long ‘China courtship’

QIC in long ‘China courtship’

Queensland Investment Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with one of China’s biggest asset managers.

exclusiveNew voice for Chinese developers

New voice for Chinese developers

Major Chinese developers with big Australian projects under way are planning to launch their own peak group.

Aspen lines up $30m of deals

Aspen lines up $30m of deals

Listed property fund manager Aspen Group is in due diligence to buy properties worth $30 million to boost its portfolio.

‘Meriton blocking bad reviews’

‘Meriton blocking bad reviews’

Apartments operator Meriton is in court for allegedly blocking potentially negative online reviews by customers.

Walker towers receive all clear

Walker towers receive all clear

Lang Walker has won approval for the development of two commercial towers in Sydney’s west.

SCA Property flags new buys

SCA Property flags new buys

SCA Property Group’s plans to buy more neighbourhood centres could bring new sectoral consolidation.

Council in court over Tatts tower

Council in court over Tatts tower

ICD Property and City of Sydney Council are heading to court over the $300m City Tattersalls Club tower plan.