November 2024
Doing it his way: How David Harrison built an $80b funds empire
In his two decades at the top, the Charter Hall chief executive has transformed the property funds group into a giant of the industry.
The next three property shortages have already started
Charter Hall boss David Harrison says the supply shortages and lack of developer confidence we’re seeing in the housing market are playing out across the property sector.
September 2024
Australia’s most powerful people in property for 2024
Interest rates and construction costs are wreaking havoc and creating new winners and losers. Perhaps the biggest power shift is the fading influence of the CFMEU.
‘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.
August 2023
Three ways the office property reckoning will play out
Charter Hall’s David Harrison says history provides a good guide to how the pressures in the office property market will be resolved.
September 2022
REIT share falls suggest $20b wiped off property values
A valuation gap between equity investors and landlords is stifling deal making, says real estate banker Angelo Scasserra.
Why property investors need to be stock pickers
Charter Hall CEO David Harrison says a ‘bifurcation’ in property markets – from retail, industrial and beyond – means investors need to be very discerning.
CEOs reveal Australia’s worst property market
The CEOs of Australia’s largest commercial property companies can’t agree on how bad things are, but they agree the North Sydney office market is in deep trouble.
December 2021
Why Charter Hall snared David Paradice
David Harrison and David Paradice’s $207 million deal gambles that bigger is better in a market where superannuation giants are changing Australian capital markets.
October 2021
COVID-19 has not killed off hot-desking, office bosses say
Don’t get too comfortable at your desk - one of Australia’s largest office landlords says activity-based working will come back after a few years of COVID-normality.
July 2021
Charter Hall’s funds model: still fresh after three decades
Charter Hall started out 30 years ago managing other people’s money. Its property funds management model has never been more in demand than it is today.
November 2020
Stamp duty choice is seductively simple – or is it?
Just as stamp duty distorts economic activity, so its removal will distort real estate behaviour and values.
Stamp duty fix may cause short-term hit to property demand
The pandemic is forcing policymakers to grapple with reforms they have not been able to tackle so far, says economist Shane Oliver.
September 2020
New kids on the block join 2020’s property power players
For sheer innovation alone, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar's plan for a $1 billion office tower wins them a placing as commercial real estate developers.
July 2020
Charter Hall takes over glass factories
The deal is the latest in a series of high-profile acquisitions by Charter Hall, as the investment pendulum swings firmly toward logistics and industrial assets.
October 2019
David Harrison Australia's most powerful property titan in 2019
It seems the property wheel spun faster than ever in 2019. Knowing how to keep your balance, spread your influence and create wealth amid the turmoil has become more testing.
June 2019
Why Charter Hall's chief was always going to be the boss
David Harrison may tick all the boxes as the archetypal CEO, but his story reveals there is no one clear path to the top.
May 2019
Charter Hall hitches trolley to supermarkets
Charter Hall chief David Harrison says grocery giants are at the heart of two of its key strategies.