John Holland helps Dexus kick off new Melbourne office tower
Diversified property group Dexus will kick off construction of a new $300 million office tower opposite Melbourne’s Federation Square.
Property
Shop yields dive as investors punt on retail
Despite gloomy retail spending figures, investors continue to buy strip retail.
Foreign owners help Australian farms 'flourish'
Seller of a beef company with land holdings bigger than Switzerland says local buyers will get a fair chance to bid but that offshore owners should be welcomed.
Office landlords being dealt out of rent gains
Office landlords are facing a double-edged sword.
Office tower first cab off the rank in "new" North Melbourne
A 13-storey office with supersized floorplates may be the first investment-grade asset built in the proposed precinct known in planning circles as Arden, but which will eventually be the new North Melbourne.
Deals flow for Telstra's Collins Street space
Telstra is moving staff out of 35 Collins Street.
Church sells Glen Iris site for $9.5mz
The Churches of Christ has offloaded a major corner site in Glen Iris for $9.5 million.
Greek precinct building sells for $10m
A three-storey Victorian-era building in the heart of Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street Greek precinct has sold for $10.15 million.
New height controls to protect Johnston Street
The state government has slapped height controls on popular inner-city Johnston Street.
IOOF pounces on logistics sites for $20m
Acquisitive listed investment manager IOOF has struck a rare “two for one” deal, purchasing two adjacent industrial sites in Altona North.
Tax Office looks for new eastern seaboard digs
The Australian Taxation Office is seeking major new office space as it reconsiders the location of more than 4300 staff in buildings across three states.
Shops sparkle for real estate investors
The Stearns Showcase Jewellery store in Bendigo sparkled for one investor who snapped it up for $1.050 million.
Stockland and McDonald's team up at Parramatta
Property developer Stockland has teamed up with fast food giant McDonald's to develop a multi-million urban project with plans of 350 new apartments.
Bulla Dairy's $19m sale whips industrial land values
Ice cream maker Bulla Dairy has sold a large development-ready greenfield site in Melbourne’s west for an estimated $19 million.
MYOB footprint over Cremorne
Accounting technology firm MYOB is shifting the remainder of its workforce to the Cremorne precinct.
Airbnb home owners warned of 'discriminatory' capital gains tax
Tax experts highlight the “discriminatory” capital gains tax treatment of home owners using shared economy sites such as Airbnb.
'Flawed' models underestimate industrial demand
Key markets face a potential supply shortage, especially in the land-constrained Sydney where residential rezonings have been favoured over industrial ones.
Landream buying Craigieburn site for $90m
A lucky local family with the insight to buy an enormous and strategic block in Craigieburn, when the northern suburb was mostly farmland, has sold it, for a price believed to be more than $90 million.
Gallery space mixes indigenous art with designer furniture
Wilson Street in South Yarra is slowing evolving after decades of being dotted with factories.
Soul Patts Pitt St Mall chemist to close after 145 years
Soul Pattison chemist on Pitt Street Mall is set to close its doors in June after 145 years of operation following the sale of the building
'Trafficable' lawn, painted concrete: South Perth's new urban design era
"Paint cannot be defined as a structural element ... a car park is not landscaping."
CBUS set to swoop on $1b development site
Superfund-backed developer CBUS Property is poised to take control of Melbourne’s most coveted development site in a $1 billion-plus opportunity.
Hugs and Kisses goodbye for Royal Buffaloes
The Royal Buffaloes are selling their city lodge which is currently the home of Hugs and Kisses nightclub.
Inbound chinese investment drops 60pc to $2.8b
Regulatory changes and tightening lending conditions has had a toll on total Chinese outbound investment into Australian commercial property
Abbotsford warehouse sells to developer for $2.4m
An off-market deal has seen a developer snap up a brick warehouse leased to Damm Fine Foods at 31-37 Russell Street for $2.425 million.
Court blocks South Perth tower as fourth design waits in wings
Three Supreme Court cases, two State Administrative Tribunal Hearings and countless planning meetings later...
Get ready for the next property boom
A record number of new apartments are set to hit the market this year, but Bank of America-Merrill Lynch economists see little risk of a major price correction and instead spy a looming undersupply come 2020.
Ardent Leisure appoints new Main Event chief as loss narrows
Ardent Leisure has appointed American Chris Morris to run its Main Event entertainment business as the group pushes on with its recovery.
Owners of retail assets are having a clearance sale
Retail assets are in high demand with close to $10 billion changing hands in the past year
Chapel Street shops prey for developers
A new wave of smaller developers are buying up shops on the once trendy Chapel Street strip.
Small Business
A small school in Cambodia is showing entrepreneurship can be taught
This school is equipping Cambodia's future leaders as entrepreneurs.
Migrant entrepreneurship is a big weapon for Australian business
Australia should be viewed offshore as 'the place' for migrant entrepreneurs.