Yesterday
‘Like Sydney without an Opera House’: Why people whinge about stadiums
People love to complain about new stadiums. The cost, the noise, the politics. Until kick-off, when all is forgiven.
This architect is building for himself – at a quarter of the cost
Luigi Rosselli is the designer of one of Sydney’s most controversial homes, but for his own investment, he’s using a novel material to build on the cheap.
This Month
When sustainability costs $14,400 per square metre
We check in to an innovative, carbon-neutral apartment in the Ferrars & York building in South Melbourne.
Salesforce tower deal struck as Japanese rush for real estate
Corporate Japanese investment in property, which retreated after the 1980s, is back – but it has a new form as investors take a long-term view.
Metrics, Odus pair to develop $290m Gold Coast tower
Lower borrowing costs and more confidence about building costs is creating opportunities to tap the greater demand for housing, financier says.
Builder Watpac warns of supply chain risk from new US steel tariffs
The increased uncertainty from a choppier global environment comes at a tough time for Australian contractors, just as conditions are slowing at home.
May
This Sydney traffic junction sums up our city housing problem
Edgecliff, just east of Sydney’s CBD, shows the difficulty of councils and state governments trying to balance the demands of residents and growing populations.
Buyers will pay $118,000 more for energy-efficient homes
New figures show the importance of sustainability and long-term costs, not just up-front affordability, in the housing market.
12 houses, $165m: Rose Bay home owners join forces to sell mega block
New NSW policy prompts the 12 property owners in the affluent harbourside Sydney suburb to put their collective site up for sale to developers.
‘Unbelievable’: $410k sale shows investors are back in this rural town
The demand is as strong as it was during the lockdown period. But unlike then, it’s focused on one key price range.
The property tax surcharge creating an opportunity for local investors
Two states, Victoria and Queensland, levy an extra tax on offshore buyers that is pushing them out of a key asset class, to the benefit of locals.
$5.3m Mosman unit sold after talks as rate cut delivers patchy results
Property buyers are weighing up the benefit of lower borrowing costs versus global economic uncertainty – and reaching different answers.
Why the kitchen in this Mosman home has a sofa
With no children at their Sydney home, an empty nest couple did not need to rush in their cooking and dining room. So they set out to make it leisurely.
Agent sells her own $21.5m home for a record
Real estate agents can be surprised when they get an unexpected offer – even on their family property, as just happened in Perth.
The 262,000-home shortage Australia needs to fix
Lower interest rates and stable costs have improved the housing outlook, but reforms are needed to fix the undersupply.
Ratings agencies pan Victorian budget’s lack of restraint
A $2.3 billion cost-of-living package including household energy rebates in Jaclyn Symes’ first budget will send debt to a record within four years.
Almost half Victoria’s tax take comes from property
The rise to 47 per cent of a total tax take is a distorting feature in a sector that is crucial to the state’s overall economy.
There’s another feasibility hurdle to new housing projects
Carbon content is going to become an increasing consideration for housing projects. In some countries, it’s already enough to prevent a building permit.
$300m deal: Lendlease to sell stake in UK assets to royal family’s Crown Estate
The joint venture will lift the ASX-listed company’s divestment total to $2.5 billion of its $2.8 billion target for this year.
‘A wow result’: The $1.4m ‘gamble’ on a rising market
Developers are usually cold bidders, basing their limit on what they can get for a site. But this buyer showed more hope than almost 40 rivals who bowed out.