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    His master’s (gentle) voice: Over the course of an hour, he walked us through the preparation of a variety of sushi, tending to each of us individually, says the writer.

    Crown offloads Nobu stake in deal valuing restaurant group at $1.3b

    Blackstone-run Crown has had a 20 per cent stake in the acclaimed Japanese chain, part-owned by Robert De Niro, since James Packer bought in a decade ago.

    • Nick Lenaghan and Matthew Cranston
    Sharona Ghaemmaghami at Herrick Street, Blacktown, where she bought a house.

    How Sharona avoided years of saving to afford a five-bedroom home

    Sharona Ghaemmaghami and her boyfriend paid lenders mortgage insurance to enter the housing market earlier than if they saved for a 20 per cent deposit.

    • Campbell Kwan

    The investor survival kit for property taxes

    Property investors, particularly in Victoria and NSW, face what seems to be an ever-increasing regime of extra costs and charges. Here are some tips to stay the course.

    • Robert Harley

    PGIM hops on private credit boom with $750m fund

    The global fund manager’s first local private credit fund has raised $300 million and received an additional $300 million in commitments so far.

    • Campbell Kwan

    House price growth to ease under 5pc as affordability bites

    Some of the heat is finally coming out of the market’s remarkable rebound as the burden of servicing mortgages weighs more heavily on prospective buyers.

    • Nick Lenaghan

    The $175b super fund that’s shopping for old London office blocks

    With $11 billion in its property portfolio, Aware has been unafraid of going early and hard with a countercyclical strategy. And it means going global.

    • Nick Lenaghan

    How it Sold

    The one-bedroom apartment with no car park at 29 Lander Street in inner-southern Sydney’s Darlington sold for $995,000.

    One-bed unit, no car park – the price? Almost $1m

    There were not many takers for this nice, but expensive, property. But one buyer valued it differently – and was prepared to pay for that.

    • Michael Bleby
    The three-bedroom townhouse at 3/29 Wheatleigh Street in lower north shore Sydney’s Crows Nest sold by private treaty for $2,915,000.

    The unusual move that made this seller $4.8m

    Most people with a large block to offload would do just that, but this vendor developed it – and made a much bigger profit in the process.

    • Michael Bleby

    Luxury Property

    Hedge fund manager’s Perth mansion sells for $25 million

    A contemporary mansion in Mosman Park has sold for $25 million in Western Australia’s biggest residential deal so far this year.

    • Bonnie Campbell

    Young Rich Lister splashes $19m on 1950s waterfront home

    Founder of streetwear label Geedup Co. Jake Paco and his mother Debbie have emerged as the buyers of sprawling waterfront estate in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire.

    • Bonnie Campbell
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    Hedge fund manager’s Perth mansion sells for $25 million

    A contemporary mansion in Mosman Park has sold for $25 million in Western Australia’s biggest residential deal so far this year.

    • Bonnie Campbell

    Young Rich Lister splashes $19m on 1950s waterfront home

    Founder of streetwear label Geedup Co. Jake Paco and his mother Debbie have emerged as the buyers of sprawling waterfront estate in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire.

    • Bonnie Campbell

    This Month

    Investment bankers say confidence is returning to the markets after a “de-risking” period with lean demand.

    Now is the time to buy commercial property, says this veteran analyst

    Veteran real estate research analyst Sameer Chopra says population growth and the high cost of construction will lead to property values surging.

    • Larry Schlesinger
    Major builders are holding back from forecasting increased sales volumes due to uncertainty around interest rates. But the market in Brisbane is doing better than others.

    Interest rate uncertainty dogs builders as buyers stay away

    Less than half of companies polled by Macquarie said they expected sales to increase, even as inquiries for new houses begin to increase from last year’s lows.

    • Campbell Kwan
    Phillip Green (L) and Trevor Lohwensohn from Alceon.

    Alceon names Goldman Sachs private capital operative as its new CEO

    David Gribble will succeed former investment banker and Babcock & Brown executive Trevor Loewensohn, who founded Alceon alongside Phil Green and Morris Symonds.

    • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
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    How to get to net zero with recycled building rubbish

    Nu-Rock founder Maroun Rahme says reusing waste products could deliver Australia its net-zero target by 2030 as the company takes out the Property and Construction category.

    • Larry Schlesinger
    Wang Zhongming is a backer of AW Holding Group, the developer of the Jewel.

    Rivers of gold from Surfers Paradise towers flow to ex-Evergrande exec

    A local real estate developer with extensive links to the collapsed Chinese property giant says it has more than $500 million in unsold units on the Gold Coast.

    • Primrose Riordan
    AFR

    Home loan size hits record $626,055 as Perth, Brisbane power up

    Owner-occupiers are, on average, taking out larger loans than ever before despite the fact the cash rate is sitting at a 12-year-high.

    • Nick Lenaghan
    Redcape has sold a trifecta of hotels, including Eastwood Hotel (pictured) for a combined $136 million. 

    Redcape sells trio of pubs for $136m to meet priority redemptions

    Redcape managing director Chris Unger said the group will pay out priority redemptions and provide $40 million of liquidity over the next year.

    • Campbell Kwan
    John Walker.

    Foreign land buyers take class action against Victorian surcharge

    It’s the latest step in a debate between those who argue taxation based on nationality is discriminatory and state governments that say it’s about revenue.

    • Michael Bleby
    The one-bedroom apartment with no car park at 29 Lander Street in inner-southern Sydney’s Darlington sold for $995,000.

    One-bed unit, no car park – the price? Almost $1m

    There were not many takers for this nice, but expensive, property. But one buyer valued it differently – and was prepared to pay for that.

    • Michael Bleby
    Quintessential undertook a six-month due diligence process before going ahead with buying 240 Queen Street.

    Office deal flow still a trickle despite 60pc increase

    Office deal activity will not ramp up quickly as due diligence processes are taking as much as four times longer due to concerns about the sector.

    • Campbell Kwan
    Centuria Industrial REIT’s adjacent 310 Spearwood Avenue and Lot 14 Sudlow Road facilities in southern Perth’s Bibra Lake, where AWH has just renewed its lease for 7 years.

    AWH lease renewal locks cotton, wool in shed for another 7 years

    Transport access is key for the fibre handler, which accounts for 4 per cent of the REIT’s total portfolio.

    • Michael Bleby
    Artist’s concept of how the development at 1 Darling Point Road in Sydney’s Edgecliff could look with bonus 60-metre height limit. 

    Lendlease plans $500m development in Sydney’s Edgecliff

    The new project is one of many the developer needs to show investors it is replenishing its local housing pipeline as it pivots to a new Australian focus.

    • Michael Bleby
    The four-bedroom home on 858 square metres at 36 Tourello Avenue in Melbourne’s Hawthorn East sold $641,000, or 15 per cent, over its $4.4 million reserve.

    Winter chill, school holidays cut auction volumes

    Buyers and sellers are cautious about the interest-rate outlook, but are still willing to pay strong prices for good homes – when they can find them.

    • Michael Bleby
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    A home in Donnybrook, Victoria being built by Mahercorp’s Eight Homes brand.

    Administrator takes builder Mahercorp to task for halting creditor payments

    The insolvent builder has an obligation to meet repayment arrangements it struck with creditors before its restructuring, its own administrator says.

    • Michael Bleby
    Manar Homestead once formed part of an 11,000 acre farm.

    Georgian homestead near Canberra sold for the first time since 1841

    Manar was an 11,000-acre farm when it was purchased by Scottish emigrant Hugh Gordon with his inheritance for £12,000.

    • Larry Schlesinger

    Family behind global furniture sensation buys $10.5m Sydney clifftop home

    The Condos family of luxury furniture brand Harbour Outdoor pick up a second Maroubra house, while former Pendal CEO sells in Cremorne.

    • Bonnie Campbell

    Architects buy Wesfarmers executive’s Cottesloe mansion

    Wesfarmers heavyweight Ed Bostock has sold the family home in Cottesloe following his appointment as CFO of the conglomerate’s health division.

    • Bonnie Campbell
    Mirvac’s chief executive Campbell Hanan. UBS has pointed to the diversified property group as one of its picks for the year.

    UBS has a new suggestion for REIT investors – buy battered Mirvac

    The bank’s analysts, in a 65-page overview of the sector, said the market had yet to confront the impact of higher interest rates. It expects two increases.

    • Kylar Loussikian