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Apartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metre
Australian housing is locked in a battle between affordability and viability of new projects and that means price tags have further to rise.
Build-to-rent developers eye fewer amenities but cheaper rents
Projects without all the “bells and whistles” can achieve higher retention rates for landlords.
Home builder AVJennings accepts $365m takeover bid
A takeover battle for the builder erupted between a US bidder and a Singaporean player. Local builders face tough conditions, but their land banks are appealing.
Largest builder in NSW seeks land-banking clarity
Newcastle-based NEX Building Group is concerned about a ‘sting in the tail’ of this week’s budget announcement.
Apartments will boost housing numbers – if they’re viable
Conditions are improving and developers are dusting off plans and preparing new projects. But it’s not yet clear if they will all go ahead.
September 2024
Australian farmland an ‘unbelievable’ opportunity for super funds
Proterra’s Becs Willson says it’s not too late for super funds to invest in the agricultural sector, where land scarcity and food shortages are driving strong returns.
Housing is eating the economy in countless ways
Australia’s housing woes are causing policymakers, investors and households to make decisions they might not ordinarily make. But to fix it, we need to escape a vicious cycle.
Build-to-rent sector faces wave of consolidation
Rising costs and limited capital could force some operators in the sector to exit the market.
Offices are back – except if they’re out in the suburbs
The country’s most experienced real estate executives and investors warn that low-grade towers are unlikely to ever recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘End of WFH nonsense’ not the only factor in office property fightback
The office property market is deeply divided between the assets no one wants and the jewels that are in short supply.
Morgan Stanley’s Tim Church awaits real estate M&A’s ‘big thaw’
The investment bank’s veteran real estate operator says expectations of impending interest rate cuts and a desire to deploy capital is getting deals going.
AirTrunk’s Robin Khuda reveals his luxury apartment side-hustle
The businessman has said plenty about the prospects of his data centre company, but has not spoken before about his high-end real estate development.
Di Pilla prepares to break IPO drought with mystery fourth float
The rise of private capital is one of the big forces in markets globally. That doesn’t mean listed markets have to be left behind, says the HMC Capital boss.
Property investors lash Labor’s plan to cut international students
The federal government intends to reduce the number of overseas admissions by 30 per cent, which the real estate sector says is short-sighted.
The key to diversity is company culture: Khuda
Robin Khuda says AirTrunk is succeeding in diversity because it's embedded in its culture.
Power crisis is as big as Australia’s housing crisis: Charter Hall
The lack of reliable energy is already hitting industrial property assets and will hit harder as investment ramps up in data centres, the industry warns.
Density must go up to address housing supply challenges: economist
Barrenjoey chief economist Jo Masters tells the Financial Review Property Summit that an important part of the housing supply fix is increasing household size.
What we missed in the AirTrunk frenzy
AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda is thinking bigger than his own company. He says the staggering growth prospects for data centres can change the Australian economy.
Labor has targeted the right housing supply side solutions
The key now is execution and accountability across all levels of government to give more young Australians the opportunity to share in the dream of home ownership
Substantial rate cuts needed before buyers will return: experts
Even a 0.25 percentage point reduction in the cash rate would have little impact on affordability for most middle and lower income buyers.
The $6 trillion time bomb hanging over the housing crisis
Surging construction costs and house values have priced too many younger buyers out of the market. And changing demographics mean time for action is running out.
Everybody knows someone impacted by unaffordable rent
Housing Trust managing director Michele Adair says the rental crisis is no longer the exclusive concern of "bleeding heart" lefties. We are all impacted.
Lendlease chief says critics ‘got it 80 per cent right’
Under pressure from major investors like John Wylie and David Di Pilla, the country’s largest property group is selling more than $4.5 billion in assets
Developers warn creeping costs making all but luxury homes difficult
Some of the country’s largest builders say they are pivoting towards properties for older downsizers and wealthy baby boomers to make the margins they need.
Why Chris Lucas’ new top-end Melbourne venue won’t be a private club
The city’s restaurant king reveals his $45 million plan for a four-level venue known as Batard at the top end of Bourke Street.