Workers’ three-day weeks fuel construction cost blowouts
Two cities have earned the unenviable title of most expensive to build in, with wildly unproductive construction workers aggravating the problem.
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$194m deal: Goodman set to buy Brisbane industrial island
ASX-listed property developer Goodman Group has signed off on a conditional contract to buy a 58ha island site on the Brisbane River.
`Captain’s calls needed’: builder questions 2032 tender process
The co-founder of one of Australia’s biggest construction companies has said the government may have to scrap the usual tendering process to get multi-billion dollar infrastructure needed for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics over the line.
Malaysian billionaire offloads upscale Coast shopping centre
A Malaysian-backed investment company has sold an award-winning Gold Coast shopping centre for a $20m profit after just three years of ownership.
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Renowned tropical Qld resort hits the market
A Queensland resort sandwiched between two World Heritage sites has hit the market, with sellers spruiking the property’s “immense development potential”.
CBD retail vacancy rates tighten
Office workers and international students returning to the city has sparked the third consecutive fall in retail vacancy across Australia’s major CBDs.
The red hot agents behind the Sunshine Coast’s top 50 property sales
From sprawling beachfront estates to serene hinterland retreats, extraordinary sales in the Sunshine Coast and Noosa have been recorded in the past year. See the 50 most expensive property sales and meet the agents who secured them.
$250m-plus: Explosives giant to offload huge Brisbane facility
Incitec Pivot Limited has put its mega Gibson Island property in the Brisbane River, touted as the largest industrial sale of its kind on the eastern seaboard, on the market.
Cyclone-ravaged Whitsunday resort’s $40m resurrection closer
Developers of a $40m eco-resort on cyclone-ravaged Hook Island in the Whitsundays say construction will start this year.
Birtinya set for major expansion as council backs height increase
Following a lengthy debate, the Sunshine Coast Council has approved plans to increase building heights in Birtinya.
Inside new mission to return dilapidated Qld resorts to glory days
A Queensland MP and mayor are Japan-bound for face-to-face talks with the Iwasaki boss over stalled plans for the once-grand Capricorn Resort with a stop also planned in China over the future of another Great Barrier Reef gem.
$700m boost for student accommodation giant Scape
A South Korean pension fund giant will inject $700m into the country’s largest student accommodation company.
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