This Month
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com to buy $240m Brisbane logistics hub
The conglomerate’s proposed acquisition is the latest example of how foreign investors are jostling for position in Australia’s tight industrial market.
March
Administrators, developers comb through Roberts Co wreckage
The Victorian builder put into administration late on Friday had eight live projects and as many as 16 still in the warranty period, early indications show.
Builder Roberts Co puts Victorian business into administration
The NSW builder, which expanded to Victoria to take up work after Probuild failed, has come unstuck on two of those projects. It is now quitting the state.
Land rush at Sydney’s Aerotropolis with $450m government site on offer
The large tract of land can fit data centres or an industrial estate that would have an end value of about $1.5 billion.
Aldi’s struggles show Sydney’s dire industrial land shortage
Retailers are struggling to secure the warehousing and distribution facilities they need to serve a growing population.
February
Brookfield sells $330m logistics estate 3 months after it was built
Local player Gateway Capital has partnered with two global funds in the race for position in one of the world’s tightest markets for logistics properties.
Goodman Group’s monster raising dials data centres strategy up to 100
Investors and analysts have lapped up the company’s pivot into data centres, one of the hottest subsectors in the world, and now it is finally time to help fund it.
At least 50 basis point cut needed to boost housing demand: Stockland
The diversified developer says new home buyer appetite picked up before Tuesday’s rate cut, but further monetary policy easing is crucial.
Goodman flags $4b raising for data centres, warehouses
The industrial property giant’s focus is turning increasingly to data centres, which now represent 46 per cent of its $13 billion workbook.
Mirvac says middle ring housing demand is booming
The diversified developer, builder and landlord claimed a ‘solid’ result in a market that is still recovering.
CSR land sale to fuel Sydney’s Aerotropolis dream
Up for grabs is one of the largest tracts left in the fast emerging precinct that will be home to Sydney’s new airport.
‘Follow the Bunnings’: Top tips for SMSF property investors
Industrial and retail properties are paying rental yields of anywhere between 5 per cent and 8 per cent.
This fund manager wants to spend billions on outdoor storage
Global investment manager Realterm is betting on a niche logistics property type to grow in demand as e-commerce expands.
January
Private empire behind property developer Bob Ell suffers profit slide
Leda Holdings has reported a near-halving in annual profit due to a higher cost of sales, according to newly filed accounts.
Why a 1.4pc return is great news for the office market
Mirvac Wholesale Office Fund, which owns Quay Quarter Tower and the former AMP building, delivered positive returns for the final quarter of 2024.
AustralianSuper takes half stake in $1.4b European logistics portfolio
The industry giant and co-owner Oxford Properties Group aim to grow the venture to $7.5 billion in three to five years.
Goodman, Scentre among REITs set to bounce higher in 2025
A lack of new supply is expected to put more pricing power in the hands of landlords, meaning stronger earnings growth in 2025, say global investment managers.
December 2024
5 opportunities for commercial property investing in 2025
Sydney hotels, data centres and regional shopping centres are among the segments tipped to grow next year.
David Di Pilla says US a ‘huge’ opportunity for data centre REIT
Speaking ahead of the float today of data centre trust DigiCo Infrastructure REIT, David Di Pilla says the much bigger US market is a natural extension of his ambitions.
‘It’s a bit of a golden age of private credit’
Fund manager Nuveen, which has done a $400 million deal with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, says high returns are possible – and the risks aren’t bad, either.