ASX Announcements
July
Tim Gurner, Qualitas take control of Jam Factory after $180m raising
The acquisition of the remaining 50 per cent interest in the Chapel Street site by Gurner/Qualitas sees Chris Langford’s Newmark Capital exit the landmark project.
- Larry Schlesinger
February
Australia needs $115b to fund new housing, Qualitas says
The pick-up in private funding puts pressure on the federal government to clarify rules around inclusion of affordable rental housing in new developments.
- Michael Bleby
December 2023
Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund raising $50m; six brokers mandated
Qualitas Real Estate Income Fund had a big broker lineup a $50 million capital raising on Wednesday morning to expand its loan book.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
August 2023
‘We’re at the start of the next cycle’ for housing investment
Australia’s chronic housing shortage is drawing the attention of global investors, with non-bank lender Qualitas securing $1.45b in new mandates in the past week alone.
- Michael Bleby
May 2023
Build-to-rent alone won’t fix housing crisis: Tim Gurner
Tim Gurner’s Qualitas-backed platform will deliver over 3500 build-to-rent apartments, but the developer says the sector’s growth has been overplayed.
- Larry Schlesinger
February 2023
- Exclusive
- Build-to-rent
Rich Lister Tim Gurner raises $2b for Sydney build-to-rent push
Tim Gurner says the focus will be on growing the build-to-rent platform in Sydney, where it has just one project to date.
- Larry Schlesinger
November 2022
Qualitas ‘very comfortable’ with exposure to Caydon
Qualitas boss Andrew Schwartz says the sale of apartments built by Caydon is going well and a residual stock loan facility is being paid down.
- Larry Schlesinger
August 2022
‘I bet more builders go broke’
The chairman of one of Australia’s largest builders says the country’s system of contracting risk will send more construction companies to the wall.
- Michael Bleby
July 2022
Builders push construction risks back to developers
Not all of the current changes will be permanent, but the system that emerges from three years of pandemic will have a deep bearing on the industry.
- Michael Bleby
February 2022
Next apartment development cycle has already begun: Qualitas
Qualitas CEO Andrew Schwartz said falling vacancy rates, rising rents and low stock levels are paving the way for the next wave of apartment development.
- Updated
- Larry Schlesinger