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November 17, 2025
House prices jump in first home buyer suburbs as deposit scheme kicks in
House prices are rising faster at the bottom end of the market after the expansion of the federal government’s 5 per cent deposit scheme.
November 16, 2025
This home was a tough sell. And not because of the $8.9m price
A former test cricketer and a Wallabies captain had lived in this Sydney property. But a different part of history was a hurdle for buyers this year.
November 13, 2025
Occupiers trade $18m strata office
The four level strata office was offered vacant. CareSuper has banked $17.8 million for the bulk of a five storey inner-city Melbourne building. The Carlton office has Lincoln Square views. The vendor…
November 12, 2025
‘Definitely a risk’: Investor home loans surge in September
Economists and investors know the leap in investor loan growth could prompt credit curbs. But there are key differences from the last time it happened.
November 11, 2025
Australia’s new tallest tower eyes foreign buyers for $45m penthouse
At almost 60 metres higher than Q1 Tower, the country’s existing tallest building, One Park Lane on the Gold Coast is an ambitious project.
November 10, 2025
Goldman Sachs dealmaker lists $22m Brighton mansion with two pools
One of the most recognisable homes in the prestigious Melbourne seaside suburb of Brighton is up for grabs. It was originally developed by billionaire Max Beck.
November 9, 2025
Spring auction levels swell despite rates pause
The auction clearance rate was nearly 72 per cent, even as listings hit the second-highest volume this year. It’s a sellers’ market even with rates on hold.
November 6, 2025
Underquoting Victoria: New rules force real estate agents to justify property price guides
Real estate agents who “cherry-pick” comparable sales prices to low-ball their property price guides will face penalties as the government announces stricter guidelines.
November 5, 2025
Green light for towers beside Crown Casino car park
The permitted Clarendon Street tower will rise 52 levels. Les Smith has won approval to develop two apartment towers – of 52 and 25 storeys – on a collection of low-rise offices and warehouses…
November 4, 2025
Housing market tipped to cool as rate cut hopes diminish
Home prices grew 1.1 per cent in October, the fastest monthly pace in two years but some of the heat may come out soon as borrowing costs stay on hold.
November 2, 2025
Home prices jump 6pc and Melbourne outstrips Sydney
While capital city values are up across the board, Melbourne growth is now outstripping its harbourside rival.
October 30, 2025
Occupier buys Flinders Lane shop
The Flinders Lane shop sold for $1.9 million. Cha Cheng Group has bought the ground floor retail space within a historic building, in the prime section of Flinders Lane, between Elizabeth and Queen…
October 29, 2025
A Chadstone-sized problem in supply of new retail space
The development of new space is projected to plunge by 72 per cent over the next five years even as top global brands compete for prime CBD positions.
October 28, 2025
The unethical trend catching out first home buyers
A first home buyer fell victim to ‘gazumping’ after he thought he’d finally secured an apartment in Brisbane’s “super cycle” housing market.
October 27, 2025
Andrew Roberts slams ‘ruthless’ clients for building company collapse
In his first on-record interview since Roberts Co failed, the former Rich Lister says unfair allocation of risk led to the end of his contracting business.
October 26, 2025
Melbourne records biggest auction weekend in four years
The auction bonanza comes ahead of the Spring Racing Carnival and as the nation’s clearance rate slumped to its lowest in nearly five months.
October 23, 2025
Lifters and leaners: How each state is going on its housing target
Australia has fallen 66,000 homes short of the 240,000 required to keep pace with Labor’s goal of 1.2 million new homes by 2029.
October 22, 2025
Turning point arrives for big property funds
Office funds have borne the brunt of the market correction, with capital values still more than 30 per cent below their previous peak.
October 21, 2025
Desire for luxury travel is growing, even if it costs $3000 a night
Upmarket accommodation is the fastest-growing segment in the market, part of a global wealth trend of spending more on experiences than goods.
October 20, 2025
The $1.7b pubs boom that shows no sign of slowing
Family pub groups and fund managers are scrambling for venues amid limited choice. Prices are rising, pushing investment so far this year higher than average.
October 19, 2025
First home buyer urgency fuels auction action
Buyers are rushing to get in before prices rise, and more sellers are putting their homes up for sale, making for a competitive property market.
October 16, 2025
Dementia Australia, MS list major Melbourne sites
The Hawthorn properties occupy 3443 square metres. Two not for profits listed major Melbourne assets this week. The MS site - dissected by Solwood Lane - is zoned Commercial 1. In Hawthorn, Dementia…
October 15, 2025
First year of Australia’s 1.2m housing target falls 66,000 homes short
While economists, industry and even the government say the aspirational target is unlikely to be met, this country has to up the pace in delivering new housing.
October 14, 2025
NextGen sells enormous suburban ‘country club’
The Doncaster site spreads 1.1 hectares. EXCLUSIVE The asset contains 3610 square metres. NextGen has sold a sprawling suburban Melbourne ‘country club’ on its second attempt. The 1.1 hectare…
October 13, 2025
Toorak mansion up for grabs with $50m price tag
The seven-bedroom property on one of the best-known streets in the prestige Melbourne suburb has been in the same hands for more than 50 years.
October 12, 2025
Is this Melbourne’s unluckiest office building?
Developer Golden Age has finally completed a 28-level tower, two years later than expected and after suffering the collapse of two contractors building it.
October 9, 2025
Surging demand ‘will quadruple’ real estate private credit in 5 years
More regulation is coming to the fast-growing sector, which should give investors more confidence, industry figures say.
October 8, 2025
Melbourne rents at record highs
Landlords are asking record high rents for the city’s typical unit, at $25 a week more than this time last year.
October 7, 2025
Australians expect property boom as sentiment hits 15-year high
The last time this property market indicator reached a peak, house prices around Australia rocketed 16 per cent in just a year.
October 6, 2025
Australia housing crisis: Home buyer help fuels competition
Fearing a spike in demand and price when the 5 per cent deposit scheme kicks in, hopefuls have been pulling the trigger early.
October 5, 2025
Rino Grollo: Buys Catholic archdiocese East Melbourne property for ski resorts business
Property titan and snow enthusiast Rino Grollo has snared one of the Catholic archdiocese’s recently listed East Melbourne properties for his ski resorts business.
October 3, 2025
$100k per unit: taxes force developers out of Sydney’s west
Infrastructure costs are killing the feasibility for apartment builds in western Sydney. Developers are heading into the inner-city instead.
October 2, 2025
The suburbs poised for a first home buyer price boost
Economists and mortgage brokers expect property prices in suburbs popular with first home buyers to jump more than 0.5 per cent.
September 30, 2025
House prices to rise as wave of first home buyers expected
Home values have had their biggest monthly gain in two years and are expected to keep rising thanks to a “spring trifecta” pushing the market higher.
September 29, 2025
Australia housing crisis: suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
Borrowers are starting to get the benefit of three cuts to the cash rate so far this year, but not everyone is keeping up.
September 29, 2025
Buying or selling? Six charts explain why sellers have an advantage
The data is pointing to a win for sellers this spring as buyers have more cash and their options are limited but agents in the premium market disagree.
September 24, 2025
ISPT lists Midtown Melbourne shopping mall for $165m
The industry super fund investor is offloading this Melbourne CBD shopping centre at a time the retail property sector is buzzing since the pandemic.
September 23, 2025
QIC wants to triple $500m convenience retail fund
The state-owned body is widening its pool of retail investment opportunities in response to the changing demand of super funds, its head of real estate says.
September 22, 2025
Solomon Lew buys major office from landlord
The office occupies a double block abutting Fawkner Park. Solomon Lew has snapped up a St Kilda Road office with development upside on a double block abutting Fawkner Park, for a speculated $90…
September 22, 2025
Rich lister Solomon Lew buys St Kilda Road office building for $90 million
Rich lister Solomon Lew, the biggest shareholder in department store Myer, has snapped up a cheap St Kilda Road office building, nabbing it for $90 million.
September 18, 2025
The co-ops that are helping to plug the housing gap
Could a housing type that’s common in Denmark and Sweden do more to ease the squeeze in Australia’s housing markets?
September 17, 2025
Lendlease holds off Mirvac’s raid on $2b fund
A vote on replacing Lendlease as manager for a $2 billion fund has been adjourned. It’s a first-round win as the property giant fights for its funds empire.
September 16, 2025
Vic government strips councils of rezoning rights to unlock housing
The Victorian government is stripping planning power from councils to fast-track the rezoning of land across the state to speed up housing delivery.
September 15, 2025
Grandparents driving up luxury unit prices in their favourite suburbs
Overall, while apartment values are tracking steady in Sydney and Melbourne, some suburban units are racking up strong growth. It’s all about the grandparents.
September 15, 2025
Worley chairman lists $20m city penthouse; Barangaroo clocks $48m sale
Founder of engineering behemoth Worley John Grill has offered his designer penthouse while a mining magnate has splashed $48.15m in Barangaroo.
September 11, 2025
Armadale supersite sells between owners
The Armadale site spreads 1916 square metres. EXCLUSIVE Strata owners recently united to sell 1111 High Street. An enormous retail complex and gym in Armadale – one of the exclusive precinct's largest…
September 10, 2025
‘Grossly unaffordable’ homes push Millennials out of Sydney
Young people are leaving Sydney at higher rates than ever before, citing too many hurdles to home ownership.
September 9, 2025
Too costly to build, too pricey to buy: new apartment pipeline shrinks
In the middle of an affordability crisis, supply and demand are failing to stimulate more housing development.
September 8, 2025
Macquarie’s $2.9b fund launches into land lease development
The silver doughnut’s funds management arm has a 2000-home pipeline that it wants to expand to 5000 lots in less than a decade.
September 8, 2025
Eager home buyers keep up with spring auction surge
It’s the fourth straight week that the preliminary clearance rate across the nation’s capitals has hit 75 per cent or more, even as auction listings rise.