Property
Pretty vacant
| Daniel Hall
A small rise in office vacancy rates across Australia’s CBDs isn’t worrying the industry.
Variable rates remain popular
| Dan Hall
Australians are continuing to turn their back on fixed rate mortgages, and Sydney extends Light Rail.
Regional gems shine again
| Dan Hall
Renewed optimism in the industry is certain to lure smart investors back to mining towns.
Features great – yet small
| Dan Hall
Apartments no bigger than 50 square metres are a popular investment, but there are risks.
Affordability crisis eases
| Daniel Hall
Stable interest rates should boost consumer confidence as empty-nesters lead investor demand for new homes.
New life for old brewery
| Dan Hall
Sydney’s ‘Central Park’ development approved on old Carlton United Brewery site while credit woes continue.
Office demand on the rebound
| Dan Hall
Employment growth leads analysts to predict vacancy rates will be lower than expected.
Pieces of the action
| Dan Hall
Developers are turning to selling co-ownership in luxury property to beat the slow market.
Median house price growth slows
| Dan Hall
Increased interest rates and the cessation of the first-home owners grant are taking hold.
Sun sets on spring sales myth
| Dan Hall
Autumn has pipped spring at the post as the best season to attract the highest volumes of property sales.
Towers of strength
| Dan Hall
In risk-averse times, the Australian commercial property market ranks as one of the world’s best.
Melbourne has rent advantage
| Dan Hall
While Melbourne office rents are on the rise as new building slows, Sydney is still far more costly.
Private housing flattens out
Lend Lease resizes Barangaroo, pub sales pick up and private housing starts down.
Still downhill on snowfields
| Dan Hall
Demand for properties in the mountains is picking up but mostly in the lower brackets.
The cold facts on hot spots
| Dan Hall
Popular lifestyle destinations hold plenty of pitfalls for property investors.
Plenty to worry about
| Dan Hall
New figures show foreign investment in the office sector has reached a record high amid concerns over the impact that proposed Rudd government tax reforms will have on overseas investment.
Get a buyers’ agent on side
| Kath Walters
In a competitive real estate market, home buyers and investors are seeking an edge by engaging a buyers’ agent.
Investors move into new digs
| Dan Hall
The national plan to build affordable homes hopes to attract big investors.
Office block make over
| Dan Hall
Office buildings in the heart of Sydney are being refurbished and turned into high-end apartments as a result of a critical housing shortage.
Asia-Pacific revival
| Dan Hall
Australia is the third-largest commercial property market in a region that’s bucking the global trend of declining value.
Bowral blues
| Lisa Allen
The Southern Highlands is a little down at heel as a new mall strains the local economy.
Weekender woes
| Lisa Allen and Fiona Carruthers
Rich 200 members’ grand designs for their seaside shacks are falling foul of the locals in many coastal communities.
Luxury bargains
| John Stensholt
The wealthy have snapped up some property bargains in the past year.
Australian dream a fantasy
| Dan Hall
A dearth of new housing is driving up property prices and threatens to destabilise the economy.
Approvals spike provides hope
| Dan Hall
There’s optimism in building industry, but interest rate rises may increase the demand-supply gap.
Opportunities missed
| Dan Hall
Property’s tangled taxes will be around for a while, as the federal government ignores Henry’s recommendations.
Buyers’ market for property
| Judith Tydd
With buyers returning to engage with distressed investors, lawyers see more work coming.
Interest in homes rates a surprise
| Dan Hall
Rising interest rates have failed to stymie buyers’ enthusiasm as home values increase.
The bottleneck in building
| Dan Hall
Demand for housing is red hot, but strong fundamentals in the recovering property market have failed to inspire action from frustrated developers.