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Jon Adgemis fails in bid to conceal bankruptcy pursuit over $26m debt
The former KPMG dealmaker turned publican had argued that revealing details of the dispute could cause the collapse of his troubled hospitality empire.
- Primrose Riordan and Max Mason
The buyers who saved money with a 5-day purchase
A downsizing couple was desperate to secure a new home and get simultaneous settlement. Then they found this apartment.
- Michael Bleby
Two-bedroom home jumps reserve by more than $1m as auctions pick up
The 2025 residential real estate market has kicked off stronger than expected, particularly in Sydney where buyers were out in numbers.
- Bonnie Campbell
Landlords pull out of Melbourne, Sydney apartment markets
Poor capital growth and falling rents trigger another wave of investor selling across Melbourne and Sydney apartment markets.
- Nila Sweeney
Home builders consolidate ahead of next bull run in housing demand
Big builders want to expand to shore up their position and boutique players will cater to wealthy buyers in a sector reeling after pandemic-era disruptions.
- Michael Bleby
Sydney auction clearances jump, defying slowdown expectations
There’s pent-up demand for housing, but even sales agents are cautious about the year to come.
- Michael Bleby
January
Second wind for regional housing markets as exodus resumes
High costs of living and soaring house prices are fuelling another wave of regional migration, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
NIMBY or YIMBY? Andrew Charlton’s identity crisis
The federal MP, who owns several properties, is petitioning to stop development of 2500 new homes.
- Hannah Wootton
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- Luxury property
David Droga’s ‘menacing’ Tamarama mansion gets court go-ahead
The Adman’s planning application triggered a battle for the 1101-square-metre site over what character housing should have in the prestigious area.
- Michael Bleby
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- Commercial property finance
Merricks’ flagship credit fund goes negative after Sydney CBD pain
Documents circulated to investors in the $1.2 billion vehicle noted there were four loans performing worse than expected amid a difficult office market.
- Primrose Riordan
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- Commercial real estate
$300m private credit fund blocks investor redemptions to preserve cash
Gemi Investments’ safest vehicle has lent about $300 million to commercial real estate projects, and backers say their money is stuck.
- Primrose Riordan
Victoria loses 20,000 rental properties in 18 months
Investors selling in the short term is not likely to impact rents, but a longer-term reduction in the state’s available stock could.
- Michael Bleby and Campbell Kwan
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- Luxury property
ResMed exec splashes $24m on Westfield heirs’ mansion
Justin Leong has taken the keys to the Bellevue Hill mansion sold by the daughters of late Westfield co-founder John Saunders.
- Bonnie Campbell
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- Luxury property
Music pioneer smashes Bangalow record with $15m luxury farm purchase
Industry entrepreneur Tom Misner has returned to the Byron Bay hinterland picking up the sprawling 12-hectare retreat, Rockpool Farm.
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- Bonnie Campbell
Sydney’s six-year high in listings points to weak autumn market
The tide has changed for choice and buyers in the country’s largest city have the upper hand – at least, until rates fall.
- Michael Bleby
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- Residential property
Metrics, Billbergia to develop $3b twin tower project in Sydney CBD
The non-bank lender has acquired 338 Pitt Street in a joint venture with developer Billbergia to build 600 luxury apartments.
- Campbell Kwan
Ingenia announces profit upgrade – as the market gets worse
Investors responded positively to the developer’s turnaround efforts, pushing the shares up 15 per cent.
- Michael Bleby
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- Luxury property
Goldman Sachs banker sells grand Point Piper apartment for $13m
Brian and Evelyn Topper, of the AI Topper leather goods family, have been revealed as the buyers of Zac Fletcher’s harbour-view luxury pad.
- Bonnie Campbell
Eight of the best luxury Australian holiday homes for sale
AFR Weekend rounds up the most luxurious holiday properties on the prestige market – and their high-profile owners.
- Bonnie Campbell
MaxCap investor groups face off over stalled Byron Bay project
The private credit firm is contemplating selling the development site in a move it has warned could mean one group of investors will end up losing its money.
- Primrose Riordan