Today
These days, building a granny flat could pay off big time
As Australia’s housing affordability challenge worsens, the term granny flat is taking on a very different meaning.
The top super funds made double-digit returns. Is yours among them?
Strong performance across assets boosted retirement savings in the last financial year. Providers say active management may play a bigger role in the next 12 months.
This Month
Neighbours selling together make a $1.7b prize, but it may be too late
Real estate agents say there has been an influx of home owners banding together and selling to developers making use of new planning rules in Sydney.
Too many boats, not enough berths. Why marinas are hot property
Yachting might be a luxury for some, but marinas are proving a defensive investment for others as demand for berths outstrips supply.
Standing up to Trump is the true test
Readers’ letters on dealing with China and the US, the productivity summit, the road to renewables and shaking up superannuation.
‘There’s definitely profit’ for buyer of $2.4m home
Lower borrowing costs and expectations that purchasers will pay more are spurring developers into action once again. They’re chasing areas with opportunity.
Industry wants faster mid-rise development after 10-day house approvals
The housing industry has challenged the Minns government: if Queensland can approve apartments in three months, why can’t NSW?
Woollahra station revival rankles well-heeled residents
Fifty years after residents fought off the station, NSW Premier Chris Minns is considering shaking up the same wealthy and lawyered-up hornet’s nest.
Alceon follows wealthy downsizers to Coolangatta with $142m retail buy
The investment manager plans to reposition the 32,000-square-metre shopping centre to match the southern Gold Coast’s changing demographic.
Why buying residential property in an SMSF is a million-dollar mistake
This financial adviser ran the numbers to show that using your SMSF to invest in residential property isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Turnaround story for motels, hospitality’s Cinderella asset
The industry is booming off the back of a resurgence in domestic travel during the pandemic, with institutions and small investors pouring into the space.
Everyone wants to be a fund manager. But can they?
Lendlease boss Tony Lombardo must rescue a business he dearly wants to keep.
Forget uni hovels, students want a hotel-style ice bath and sauna
A $132 million high-end student housing development in Sydney is tapping global demand with yoga facilities and a rooftop infinity pool.
Renovators’ return: How to maximise property value in 2025
Home renovations are starting to make a comeback as building costs stabilise and economists tip the return of property fever.
This $215b Asian investor just went private. Two Aussies are in charge
Australia is one of the biggest markets for ESR, which has just been delisted in Hong Kong. Its new president and chairman are well-known names here.
Chinese investors spun by fugitive Michael Gu now stuck in Salter fund
The $4 billion property and asset management empire was seeded by a vehicle co-founded by the alleged fraudster to attract wealthy immigrants, documents show.
June
Rates down, demand up: sun shines on property stocks
The “setup for real estate” hasn’t been more positive since the start of COVID-19, UBS says.
How to spend $10m retrofitting a D-grade office building
Australia’s commercial property industry lacks the skills to upgrade its existing building stock for changing times, one office tower owner says.
What investors can learn from 20 years of property data
Farm values have experienced once-in-a-century growth, but future opportunities lie in urban-fringe warehouses, forestry and Brisbane ahead of the 2032 Olympics.
How to join the top 10pc of property investors
Many people aspire to owning a portfolio of properties, but most give up after one.