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A render image of the 12 Cross Street luxury apartment development.

Adam Blumenthal incurs $2.6m loss in sale of Double Bay trophy site

The EverBlu Capital founder and his wife had owned the site – earmarked for whole-floor luxury apartments – for less than two years.

This Month

Scentre, owner of Westfield, CEO Elliott Rusanow.

Westfield owner’s next big play is apartment towers

Shopping mall giant Scentre wants to obtain as many rezoning approvals as possible at its shopping centres to allow for high-rise apartments.

Ingenia Communities' Latitude One development in Port Stephens, NSW.

Ingenia says its turnaround, not the market, is boosting earnings

The land lease developer has a new CEO who says his new strategy, which included cutting off a sub-scale funds management arm, is working.

Financed by Qualitas: A render of Devitt Property Group’s Muse luxury apartment project at 409 St Kilda Road in Melbourne.

Australia is entering a housing ‘super cycle’, Qualitas says

The real estate fund manager says it has no shortage of capital to deploy as demand for housing surges, but construction labour shortages remain a hurdle.

Directors of Bensons Property Group, which came out of administration just over a week ago, have paid over $20 million for a development site with permit at 194-204 Lorimer Street in Melbourne’s Docklands. 

Developer Bensons offers unpaid creditors chance to stump up again

A week after coming out of administration owing $813 million, the company has a new $20 million site to develop. And it needs money.

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Paul Oppenheim.

Plenary’s $1b Abu Dhabi deal boosts its housing firepower

After the sale of a 49pc stake to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, the developer wants to tap an expected upswing in residential development.

Richard White and wife Zena Nasser.

WiseTech founder exits private property deals as board in crisis talks

Richard White has pulled out of three controversial property developments as WiseTech directors mull governance issues following more allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

Sixty per cent of R3 zones across Sydney currently prohibit residential unit blocks of any scale.

The Sydney suburbs most affected by new higher-density housing rules

Council bans on apartments, terraces and townhouses to be overridden within 800 metres of 171 NSW suburbs.

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.

The NSW Housing Delivery Authority’s has recommended for 6400 homes worth of major developments be fast-tracked.

NSW fast-tracks 6500 homes with new authority

The state government backs its new housing authority’s recommendations for 11 big projects to go in the express lane for approval, bypassing council gridlock.

Stairway to amenity: A key feature authorities will be unwilling to see removed as Beulah tries to cut costs from the Sth Bnk development is the Sth Bnk Steps, which rise up to a public park between the two towers. 

Beulah to cut ‘hundreds of millions’ from tallest residential tower

The developer of Sth Bnk, to be the tallest apartment tower in Australia, aims to reduce its $2 billion construction bill, putting it in a tussle with authorities.

Antony Catalano isn’t giving up his development fight.

Catalano goes to the mat for Byron Bay McMansions

The media mogul won’t take no for an answer in his bid to build a 10-bedroom family home split across two houses in Byron Bay.

Lendlease flagged the $118 million EBITDA earnings boost from settlements at the Residences Two tower at its One Sydney Harbour development.

Lendlease counts on Baby Boomer demand for luxury apartments

CEO Tony Lombardo says the builder, developer and investor is looking firmly at downsizers, because interest rates don’t bother them.

There are some signs that housing supply issues may be improving.

Finally, there’s a bit of housing crisis hope

Interest rate cuts are stirring housing demand before they even arrive. But suddenly, there’s some good news on the supply front too.  

The PC says construction times have blown out over the past decade.

‘Deadening effect’ on home building: PC urges slashing red tape

Half as many houses are being built per hour worked today than 30 years ago, according to a report by the Productivity Commission.

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Still a long way off: Developer Beulah is alienating many of the consultants whose services it needs to deliver Melbourne’s Sth Bnk project.

Top engineers left unpaid on Australia’s tallest apartment project

Developer Beulah is alienating the consultants it needs to develop Melbourne’s mixed-use Sth Bnk project.

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.

QIC Real Estate managing director Deborah Coakley wants the sovereign wealth fund to go beyond being known as a shopping centre owner.

QIC’s big plan to fix the nation’s housing and healthcare shortages

Newly appointed real estate managing director Deborah Coakley says the sovereign wealth fund wants to be known for more than owning shopping centres.

Beulah Sth Bnk residential project in Melbourne.

Developer chases finance to get tallest apartment tower back on track

The developer that put one of its companies into administration wants to reassure buyers all is well with the country’s tallest residential project.

Development twist: Beulah has put its planned Sth Bank residential project into administration.

Australia’s tallest apartment project stops paying its bills

The developer says putting its project manager into administration gives it time to secure more financing for the $2.7 billion project.

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