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Singaporean billionaire brings Hilton to Hobart
Koh Wee Meng’s Fragrance Group has ditched Accor’s Novotel brand and has instead appointed Hilton to run its new Hobart Hotel as a DoubleTree.
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- Larry Schlesinger
Labor rules giving building unions more powers on projects
The construction industry in Queensland is worried about state policies that benefit the CFMEU, but which will saddle consumers with great costs.
- Michael Bleby, James Hall and David Marin-Guzman
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The 19 corporate giants behind Sydney’s tumbling office values
Australia’s biggest companies have cut close to 200,000 square metres from their Sydney CBD office footprints. And so far, only Westpac is considering expanding again.
- Campbell Kwan
Melbourne a launching pad for Hong Kong hotel brand
Lanson Place will open its first Australian property in September after spending $80m repurposing the former Salvation Army Printing Works in East Melbourne
- Larry Schlesinger
Tenerife waiters forced to live in tents amid tourist-driven property boom
Low-paid service workers who are vital to the tourism industry are being squeezed out of the market because of the boom in holiday rentals.
- James Badcock
Just 7pc of British bosses say they go into the office full-time
The findings could open employers up to accusations of hypocrisy from angry staff who have been forced back to their desks.
- Lucy Burton
How it Sold
First home buy costs $1.28 million – and 858km
Affordability is pushing rookie property purchasers to look more widely than before. But they’re often also older, and have more money to spend.
- Michael Bleby
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
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Luxury homes now ‘critical asset’ for Australia’s wealthy
The number of house sales over $5 million has rocketed since 2019, with a new report saying prestige property is key to long-term wealth creation.
- Bonnie Campbell
Barrenjoey partner swaps Bondi federation mansion for Double Bay villa
After selling their Bondi home to designer Camilla Franks, Barrenjoey Capital founding partner Ben Scott and wife Pensiri have bought in Double Bay.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Luxury homes now ‘critical asset’ for Australia’s wealthy
The number of house sales over $5 million has rocketed since 2019, with a new report saying prestige property is key to long-term wealth creation.
- Bonnie Campbell
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Apartment starts fall to 11-year low
Industry groups say the extra costs of construction union agreements compound rising materials and financing costs to make housing projects unprofitable.
- Michael Bleby
Dexus poaches AustralianSuper’s infrastructure tsar Nik Kemp
It is the biggest hire so far by the company’s new chief executive, Ross Du Vernet, who took over the top post from long-serving Darren Steinberg this year.
- Nick Lenaghan
The suburbs turning into buyers’ markets as listings pile up
The sharp increase in inventory levels is creating favourable conditions for buyers, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
Barrenjoey partner swaps Bondi federation mansion for Double Bay villa
After selling their Bondi home to designer Camilla Franks, Barrenjoey Capital founding partner Ben Scott and wife Pensiri have bought in Double Bay.
- Bonnie Campbell
Remote work crushes next wave of office towers: experts
The next wave of CBD skyscrapers may not emerge for another decade as Sydney and Melbourne office markets recover from the rise of remote work and record high vacancy rates.
- Nick Lenaghan
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Consolidation coming to co-working as Melbourne rivals merge
CreativeCubes, backed by Flight Centre co-founder Geoff Harris, has bought five Melbourne hubs from Workspace365 as it prepares for an offshore assault.
- Larry Schlesinger
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Challenger sells Tasmanian mall for record price
The wealth giant has sold Channel Court, which is the largest sub-regional mall south of the Hobart CBD, for $82.5 million.
- Campbell Kwan
The city that is still relatively affordable to buy a house
Rapid house price increases in the past year has sparked a sharp decline in the proportion of affordable house markets across Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
- Nila Sweeney
Office funds post their worst performance since GFC
ISPT 50 Lonsdale Street Property Trust and the Mirvac Wholesale Office Fund were the worst performers, posting declines in total return of more than 20 per cent.
- Campbell Kwan
‘We can’t even dictate contractors’: NSW builders eye EBA changes
Contractors in Australia’s largest state say they have lost influence to the main construction union.
- Michael Bleby
Build-to-rent starts tumble as high costs take a toll
But by the end of the decade, build-to-rent housing could hit its next growth spurt, accounting for nearly 20 per cent of apartment starts.
- Nick Lenaghan
‘Off the market’: The $175m pub sale that never happened
The Thomas family will retain ownership of The Oaks Hotel in Neutral Bay after a local family was unable to stump up the money to settle the circa $175 million deal.
- Larry Schlesinger
Rich Americans flex-working on French Riviera fuel property boom
International buyers want long-term investments in sunny wealth hubs such as the French Riviera, Dubai and Miami, where they can live for long periods each year.
- Damian Shepherd
First home buy costs $1.28 million – and 858km
Affordability is pushing rookie property purchasers to look more widely than before. But they’re often also older, and have more money to spend.
- Michael Bleby
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High costs choke supply of new homes: property experts
The cost of construction in capital cities has risen at a faster clip than house price growth, making it less economical to build new dwellings.
- Nick Lenaghan
Downsizers pay $130,000 above reserve for villa as auctions slow
SQM research director Louis Christopher said the low auction volumes indicated housing prices could to dip up to 4 per cent during the second half of this year.
- Campbell Kwan
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High-profile pair’s luxury farmhouse hits Southern Highlands market
Eastern suburbs couple Sanchia Brahimi and Paul Smith have listed their Berrima weekender, while the Golman family are selling a trophy estate in Bowral.
- Bonnie Campbell
Why this segment of the housing market is struggling
Despite the overall increase in Sydney’s home values, pockets of weakness are emerging in higher-end markets and starting to spread.
- Nila Sweeney
Did King Charles really buy a $9m New York condo?
It wouldn’t be the first time that a suggestive name on a deed led to unfounded reports that a royal had bought a piece of Manhattan real estate.
- Rukmini Callimachi and Vivian Marino
