Ben Wilmot

Ben WilmotCommercial Property Editor

Ben Wilmot has been The Australian’s commercial property editor since 2013. He was previously a property journalist with the Australian Financial Review.

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Housing crisisProperty

HORNSBY ADVOCATE. Hornsby Westfields on the Pacific Highway, Hornsby. Photographed today 3rd December 2019. (AAP/Image Matthew Vasilescu)

Shopping centres to swing into housing crisis

The owner of the Westfield empire is planning to take a greater role in solving the country’s housing crisis by using airspace above its centres and on surrounding land for accommodation.

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SalesProperty

Assembly Funds Management and Wentworth Capital have bought 100-130 Harris Street, Pyrmont

Lowy-family backed group moves into office space

The famed shopping centre family is now fishing for bargains in offices alongside the savvy Wentworth operation.

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InvestmentProperty

Growthpoint fund buys Canberra asset for $90m

Growthpoint Properties Australia has launched an unlisted property fund to back its purchase of a Canberra building for just over $90m.

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TakeoversProperty

Foreign raider swoops on AVJennings in $377m play

High-profile home builder and developer AVJennings has received a hefty takeover bid as it deals with unhappy shareholders after a tough year.

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ExclusiveProperty

St Johns College, Sydney University. Photo: Supplied

Top funds to spend $585m on new health, life sciences hub

Life sciences real estate is taking off across the country, with long-term investors betting the area will pay dividends.

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real estateProperty

Greystar has opened its first build-to-rent project, The Gladstone, in South Melbourne

Global funds giant bets build-to-rent can help solve housing crisis

Build-to-rent pioneer Bob Faith is opening Greystar’s first local facility and has big ambitions to expand into more property sectors.

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InvestmentCompanies

Managing Director of HMC CapitalDavid Di Pilla. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Ambitious Di Pilla sets $50bn target for HMC

Funds management house HMC Capital is advancing on an empire spanning $50bn of assets and could become a global force as its digital infrastructure plays have already taken it offshore.

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investmentProperty

Tread alternative path for decent returns, says US fund manager

One time investment banker turned fund manager Al Rabil believes buying conditions in international property markets present the best opportunities he has seen in years.

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Board room stoushProperty

AVJennings has homes on the market at Riverton from $685,500 which is part of The Stellar Collection. Picture: Supplied.

AVJennings board issued shake-up challenge

The housing developer with a former Wallaby captain at the helm needs fresh blood on the board to turn it around, a prominent Queensland investor says.

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propertyProperty

Three girls have been charged after a 14-year-old was allegedly attacked in the bathroom of Figtree Grove shopping centre. Picture: Google

Fawkner strikes as sentiment shifts on shopping centres

Funds house Fawkner has swooped on a Wollongong shopping centre, picking it up from a Singaporean company for $192m.

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