This Month
How a year-long wait worsens the housing crisis
A near 12-month wait for a Thai property developer for approvals to buy housing estates could deter other foreign developers, warns adviser Joseph Gersh.
- John Kehoe
Construction workers should be 10pc of migration, big developers urge
That was one of the key messages from a housing roundtable that focused on how to remove roadblocks to increasing the supply of affordable houses
- James Eyers and Campbell Kwan
October
Welcome to New York’s next hot neighbourhood
Google and Disney have moved in to Hudson Square. Now developers luring residents with green spaces and a pedestrian-friendly plan for the once gritty industrial area.
- Arielle Paul
King and Queen greet royal fans at Sydney Opera House
King Charles and Queen Camilla enjoyed a barbeque in Parramatta before heading towards the CBD; Hero Bondi stabbing police officer to meet visiting royals. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade
- Exclusive
- Property development
Six weeks for a housing approval? This council guarantees it
There are many reasons housing projects can be delayed, but one Melbourne municipality is doing what it can to prevent them.
- Michael Bleby
Put rezoning in hands of home builders, BCA says
Unlocking more land for development is one way to lower hurdles to new housing at a time when high costs render many new projects unviable.
- Michael Bleby
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Lendlease investors backed Vik Bansal for chairman’s role
The property giant’s share registry remains polarised, and the appointment of chairman John Gillam has become a new flashpoint.
- James Thomson
A 62ha development site in Tweed Shire hits market with $182m hopes
The family-owned former fruit farm in part of northern NSW that has been rezoned for development is just a 13-minute drive from the Gold Coast.
- Michael Bleby
September
Does anyone want a park in the middle of Park Avenue?
More green space is generally welcomed in New York – but not everyone is convinced a park in the middle of a busy street is a good idea.
- Dodai Stewart
August
Build-to-rent plan risks ‘repelling investors’
Labor has been warned to redesign key elements of its plan to boost affordable rental stock around Australia.
- Tom McIlroy and Campbell Kwan
July
- Analysis
- Commercial real estate
Tourism gimmicks won’t save the office wastelands of Canary Wharf
The landlords who own the old business districts need to be far bolder, and come up with some genuinely radical solutions as major firms head for the exits.
- Matthew Lynn
June
- Exclusive
- Architecture
‘Huge demand’: Australia’s largest design firm expands worldwide
Architecture practice Woods Bagot is focusing on growing demands for luxury and non-traditional consultancy services for design firms.
- Michael Bleby and Patrick Duffy
- Exclusive
- Property development
Developers rush to snap up $350m Qld fund to boost housing density
The industry has called for new tax incentives to increase housing supply following the mad rush to snap-up a development fund.
- James Hall
New York-style High Line is coming to Tokyo
The planned Tokyo walkway is also part of a global trend of major cities taking a leaf out of the High Line’s playbook to build similar structures of their own.
- Mia Glass
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Pay dispute delays construction of 1600 homes
Industrial action by workers at poles and wires company Endeavour Energy is stalling the delivery of 1600 homes and $1.2 billion worth of warehouses in Sydney.
- Campbell Kwan and David Marin-Guzman
April
Why Melbourne’s housing crisis will get worse before its gets better
Victoria’s population is growing faster than any other state but as housing demand outpaces supply and wage growth, its economic prosperity is at risk.
- Gus McCubbing
Heritage lovers or NIMBYs? Meet the council saying no to new homes
Sydney councils in wealthy areas are using heritage protection orders to skirt new home targets. The planning minister is now putting them on notice.
- Campbell Kwan and Samantha Hutchinson
How do you fix a massive lack of housing? Canada knows a few things
Toronto’s former chief planner says it took “cold hard cash” to get some cities to accept they would have to clear away restrictions to more development.
- Campbell Kwan
How living in an office could solve the housing crisis
Converting offices into homes can be an effective way of using underutilised space and creating more places to live. Not every building is suitable, though.
- Rosa Silverman
Six Sydney suburbs haven’t built a major project in years
Some of the suburbs earmarked for aggressive development haven’t had a single major unit project in five years. The NSW government wants to change that.
- Campbell Kwan