This Month
Developer plans $590m tower on site formerly owned by Bruce Mathieson
The national pick-up in housing development has boosted Sterling Global’s Collins Street project. But after one false start, it will have to reassure buyers.
Sydney’s 55-storey timber Halo tower back on track
The involvement of Cbus Property in the ambitious project secures the future for one of city’s most high-profile but challenged developments.
The next property crisis is coming. And it’s not just about housing
The supply shortages across retail, office and industrial property are good for investors, but will ultimately cost the economy.
Game for fund managers is now global, says Mirvac CEO
Campbell Hanan, who won a major fund mandate stoush three years ago says “disgruntled” investors are no longer accepting poor performance from their manager.
Want your staff back at their desks? Maybe make the office less boring
Cushman & Wakefield’s Despina Katsikakis has spent years thinking about the perfect workplace. She says mandating a return to the office will just not work.
This $85b property veteran has three ‘high conviction’ bets this year
Falling interest rates are tempting investors back into property. But they’ll need to be picky this time around, as Charter Hall’s David Harrison explains.
August
Mitsubishi Estate buys half of Mirvac’s $2.3b Harbourside project
The Tokyo-listed company is a leading source of capital as Australia’s big four banks step back from commercial real estate lending.
RBA’s troubled $1.2b renovation approved to gut asbestos-ridden HQ
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s governance board could still walk away from the project should further cost blowouts make it more economic to sell the site.
How AI will cut staff and reshape offices
Design firm Hassell’s latest global survey shows how the uptake of artificial intelligence will have a significant effect on workplace design and space needs.
The ‘pressure cooker’ set to push property values higher
The message from Australia’s listed property giants is clear: confidence is building thanks to falling rates, limited supply and a shift in investor thinking.
Stockland earnings more than double as residential sales jump
In a recovering property market, the ASX-listed developer’s purchase of 12 housing estates from rival Lendlease is proving well-timed.
Reno from hell: RBA’s $260m makeover blows out to $1.2b
The newly installed governance board met on Monday to consider selling the historic building in Martin Place and walking away from the troubled project.
Marquette bulks up in Brisbane CBD as Olympics move closer
Local investment house Marquette is expanding its portfolio of office blocks in the Brisbane CBD as the city prepares for the 2032 Olympics.
Lendlease’s Lombardo fights back against Mirvac’s funds raid
The once-venerable Australian company is in a fight to show investors its turnaround success, but also to retain management of key wholesale funds.
Stockland, Mirvac push for tax reform to boost new home building
The prime minister has ruled out tax changes before the next election, but large companies delivering much-needed housing projects say reform is crucial.
Showtime for investors wanting to kick out Lendlease at $2b fund
It’s the first leg of Mirvac’s three-part assault on the rivals lucrative management rights over a $10 billion fund that owns Sydney’s Salesforce Tower.
Mirvac promises improvement as residential earnings fall 16pc
The first of the large listed developers and landlords to report full-year earnings says conditions are already improving as housing picks up.
The 10-million-square-metre question hanging over the office market
Hopes of turning obsolete office buildings into new homes – solving two problems in one stroke – haven’t worked out so far. There are reasons for that.
AUKUS prompts data centre operator to plan $415m Perth project
The Canberra-based company plans to spend an initial $415 million to build its first facility in WA as defence and security needs increase.
‘Tenant’s playground’: office vacancy at 30-year high
The vacancy rate across the office market has edged higher in the past six months. That’s good news for tenants, although there’s a race for space at the top.