Accommodation
Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms
Neither the AFL nor NRL grand final will surpass the pulling power of Taylor Swift and her legion of followers earlier this year.
- by Simon Johanson
Latest
The Hollywood Hills-style Airbnb that out-earns WA’s premier
Hollywood Hills? Nope, this luxury house is in the Perth Hills. And it has the potential to draw an eye-watering annual revenue.
- by Sarah Brookes
Brisbane’s Hilton hotel quietly stops taking bookings
Travellers and holidaymakers have been unable to book rooms at the CBD hotel for dates beyond September, leaving employees and potential guests uncertain about its future.
- by William Davis
The Melbourne luxury hotel that needs just one thing
Tall enough to cast a shadow over Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens, the 61-level luxury hotel is vacant despite a strong recovery in Australia’s hotel market.
- by Simon Johanson
Sizeable slice of old Fitzroyalty up for grabs
The Fitzroy estate belonging to notorious slum landlord Frank Cassar has hit the market, 13 years after his death and a bitter family feud involving a fake will.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Chanel lands trophy store in $75m luxury deal
In a thumping vote of confidence in Melbourne’s CBD, luxury retailer Chanel has paid $75 million to buy its 10-year-old boutique on the corner of Russell Street and Flinders Lane.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Canadian funds giant shifts Queen Victoria Market focus to student housing
A build-to-rent project near the Queen Victoria Market has been quietly canned, with the new owner of the site proposing a change to student accommodation.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Opinion
Domestic violence
Anniversary shows that housing an enduring problem
The 50th anniversary of the opening of Sydney’s first women’s domestic violence refuge underscores that crisis housing remains a key issue.
- by The Herald's View
Super fund buys again to protect views at 101 Collins Street
The landlord of the blue-chip office building is back in the market buying up its neighbours to protect the tower’s views.
- by Nicole Lindsay
The long list of Perth postcodes where renting is unaffordable
Even on the average rental household income of $103,805 a year, more and more people are struggling to find an affordable rental in the current market.
- by Sarah Brookes
Editorial
For subscribers
The salad days of Airbnb look to be over
Short-term accommodation platforms have had it all pretty much their own way since 2012 when Airbnb launched in Australia, but governments are now coming for their piece of the action.
- The Herald's View
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