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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ISS report puts ASX on alert for pay strike

Influential group Institutional Shareholder Services has broken ranks with its peers and urged investors to vote against the ASX’s remuneration report, citing a number of issues.

David Ross, Joyce Moullakis and Ben Wilmot

PropertyProperty

An artist's impression of Mirvac's redevelopment of Harbourside, Darling Harbour, Sydney.

Mirvac sees housing comeback as govt stimulus drives market

The property developer says the Victorian government’s stamp duty relief could spark activity in the laggard state.

Ben Wilmot

TakeoversProperty

Pub group rebuffs takeover sweetener

Funds house Charter Hall’s improved takeover offer for pub landlord Hotel Property Investments has been rejected by its target, meaning the REIT’s future is now up to investors.

Ben Wilmot

LendingProperty

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: NewsWire Photos: APRIL 02 2024: A general stock view of a construction site for an apartment complex in Willoughby in Sydney, as Australian house prices hit record high for fifth consecutive month, making it increasingly difficult for new home buyers to get into the property market with the added cost of inflation. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

$500m deal: Warburg Pincus stakes claim in private credit

Warburg Pincus has committed $490m to MA Financial Group’s real estate credit vehicle that will back developers around the country.

Ben Wilmot

RetailBusiness

Centuria Capital has bought Manning Mall in Taree from an unlisted Elanor Investors Group-run fund for $34.85m

Centuria buys NSW central coast mall in $34.85m deal

Property funds group Centuria Capital has bought the Manning Mall from an unlisted Elanor Investors Group-run fund at a steep discount compared with the last time it changed hands.

Ben Wilmot

BEACH HOUSE SPLASHProperty

The property at 189 Del Monte Place, Copacabana, NSW. Anthony Albanese and his fiance Jodi Haydon have bought the $4.3m luxury beach home.

PM grabs clifftop paradise at a steep discount

The vendors of Anthony Albanese’s new holiday house sold as average prices in Copacabana dipped from a high of $2m three years ago — but they didn’t sell for financial reasons.

Lisa Allen and Ben Wilmot

Commercial propertyProperty

Cosgrove Group, co-founded by Banjo Bond, has bought a large format retail centre in Warners Bay, NSW, for $56.5m

Cosgrove buys shopping hub as property legacy shines

The developer grandson of late tycoon Alan Bond shows he has an eye for a commercial property bargain by adding a Newcastle shopping centre to his fund house’s portfolio.

Ben Wilmot

InvestmentProperty

Brookfield will offer its stake in 388 George St, Sydney, for sale

Tower trades: Gateway office deals signal comeback

The run of big-ticket office sales shows that the best buildings are trading, and bargains may be drying up in the country’s largest market.

Ben Wilmot

commercial propertyProperty

Top-Down View: In Warehouse People Working, Forklift Truck Operator Lifts Pallet with Cardboard Box. Logistics, Distribution Center with Products Ready for Global Shipment, Customer Delivery

Logistics rents hit by e-commerce slowdown

After a surge during the pandemic, the warehouse market is now getting back to more normal levels of activity as consumers head back to the shops.

Ben Wilmot

Boardroom shuffleProperty

14/10/2024 Lendlease chairman Michael Ullmer with chair-elect John Gillam at their offices in Melbourne. Photo: Aaron Francis Photography

Lendlease taps ex-Bunnings boss John Gillam as chairman

The property developer has signalled it wants to refocus on Australia with the appointment of the man who drove the growth of the popular hardware chain.

Ben Wilmot

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