This Month
Why Melbourne could beat other cities in the next housing upturn
Melbourne’s prolonged downturn is priming the city for a strong rebound when interest rates fall, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
AustralianSuper, Hesta look to supercharge housing investment
The industry super fund giants have taken shared ownership of Assemble, which develops affordable rental and for-sale housing.
- Michael Bleby
In this city, some home owners want to sell to locals only
Interstate investors are being overlooked to give locals a chance to enter Western Australia’s booming property market.
- Tom Rabe
- Exclusive
- Property development
Japanese investors eye Australian residential real estate
Competition for Australian sites is heating up for Japanese companies such as Asahi Kasei Homes, Sumitomo Forestry Group and Daiwa House.
- Michael Bleby
Fight over Baby Boomer housing takes toll on developer
The Melbourne-based developer and landlord faces the twin battles of a slowing market and criticism of a fee structure that other companies do not use.
- Michael Bleby
The suburbs turning into buyers’ markets as listings pile up
The sharp increase in inventory levels is creating favourable conditions for buyers, experts say.
- Nila Sweeney
The city that is still relatively affordable to buy a house
Rapid house price increases in the past year has sparked a sharp decline in the proportion of affordable house markets across Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
- Nila Sweeney
Why this segment of the housing market is struggling
Despite the overall increase in Sydney’s home values, pockets of weakness are emerging in higher-end markets and starting to spread.
- Nila Sweeney
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
CFMEU conditions risk pushing up Queensland build costs by a third
Restrictive CFMEU conditions on Queensland sites risk dragging out work and making apartment buildings up to 33 per cent more expensive to build, a new analysis says.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
CFMEU deal helps add 10pc to apartment costs
The CFMEU’s latest wages deal for NSW will increase labour costs by up to 19 per cent in the first year alone, a new analysis finds.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Opinion
This fledgling asset class is generating double-digit returns
Investors are earning attractive returns from land lease communities, which can generate an annuity-style income.
- Sam Tamblyn
- Investigation
- Bill Shorten
NDIS housing scheme firm forced to refund fees for ‘lack of service’
ASR Wealth had aggressively marketed double-digit “government backed” returns and raised millions from retirees and other retail investors from NDIS properties.
- Max Mason and Jonathan Shapiro
One-bed unit, no car park – the price? Almost $1m
There were not many takers for this nice, but expensive, property. But one buyer valued it differently – and was prepared to pay for that.
- Michael Bleby
- Investigation
- Property development
Investors ‘hung out to dry’ as NDIS housing schemes fail
Investors had been pitched double-digit “government-backed” returns. But there are no signs of those and, without tenants, there is little choice but to liquidate.
- Jonathan Shapiro and Max Mason
Rents in Sydney, Melbourne are starting to come down
New figures show asking rents plateauing or even falling in some markets after several years of sustained increase.
- Michael Bleby
New home approvals rise to six-month high
As two project approvals in Brisbane and Melbourne show, soaring materials and financing costs have made new projects unviable for all but the priciest homes.
- Michael Bleby
Developer Intaj Khan to be examined over failed $30m property deal
Suspected Ponzi scheme Remi Capital raised money from investors to buy Mr Khan’s 24.6-hectare site but allegedly funnelled the money into a secret bank account.
- David Marin-Guzman
Priced out of housing, communities take over development
Easing of investment restrictions allows neighbourhood groups to finance unconventional projects that banks and institutional lenders won’t touch.
- Keith Schneider
Lendlease sells US military housing business for $480m
The divestment of its contract to maintain and manage 40,000 military housing units is the latest part in the $4.5 billion divestment and global retreat.
- Michael Bleby
Sydney home prices jumped 6pc, but one city achieved quadruple that
Residential property owners bagged the capital gains in the past 12 months despite higher interest rates.
- Nila Sweeney
