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Retail property is the bright spot that investors are eyeing
With Australian commercial property paying higher returns than the US or Europe, no wonder investors want to increase allocations.
NIMBYs on notice: 12 Mosman neighbours sell for mega apartment site
A huge chunk of land has been sold as an amalgamated site in Sydney’s wealthy suburb of Mosman, as governments push hard to boost housing supply.
Brickies on $500,000? No wonder even CEOs are now angry about housing
The policy solutions required for Australia’s supply crisis are starting to be put in place, but industry leaders all agree a key ingredient is still missing.
‘The Qantas Club is very busy’: Property fundies tap Japanese capital
Investa has secured backing from Japan for a studio apartment development in Sydney in the latest example of the country’s appetite for Australian real estate.
This publican says a world with $22 pints is just around the corner
The price of beer has gone up and up. How about changing the menu? Almost impossible to keep up with costs, says Tom Francis, who runs almost a dozen pubs.
September 2025
Supply and demand struggles to add up to affordable housing
Labor’s housing policy including its lender’s mortgage insurance scheme now risks adding to the cyclical pick-up in the housing market by encouraging overheating.
Clare O’Neil lashes ‘toxic double standard’ of Sydney’s wealthy NIMBYs
The housing minister’s comments come amid an acrimonious debate over significant development plans and with a target of 1.2 million new homes by 2029 slipping.
Tradies’ wages jump to $250k in Perth amid skills shortage
A scarcity of blue-collar workers has pushed up incomes and construction costs for housing. Builders say more skilled immigrants are needed to ease the pain.
This major developer says Woollahra plans are too risky, pricey
Cbus Property chief executive Adrian Pozzo said it was easier to build in Brisbane and Melbourne, as he waded into a major debate over Sydney’s development.
Housing pain looms this spring as first-home buyers fight investors
Rate cuts, strong demand and a lack of supply will turn the traditional spring selling season into a pitched battle for the same homes. It will end in tears.
Queensland building sites get 2½ days of productivity a week: Dexus
Ross Du Vernet says builders are “paying premium wages for part-time productivity”, creating serious concerns as preparations for the Brisbane Olympics began.
The next property crisis is coming. And it’s not just about housing
The supply shortages across retail, office and industrial property are good for investors, but will ultimately cost the economy.
Hopes of 1.2m new homes to help real estate affordability fade
Forecasts show the government’s ambitious housing targets are at risk as NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully says opponents of development want “housing segregation”.
Chalmers urges states to adopt artificial intelligence in planning
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says AI can help fight the housing crisis by speeding up planning approvals.
Property players are emerging from the deep freeze. Time to cash in?
The sector really sings when outsiders get interested. That’s happening. And now the window’s open for any group that wants to jump through it.
Game for fund managers is now global, says Mirvac CEO
Campbell Hanan, who won a major fund mandate stoush three years ago says “disgruntled” investors are no longer accepting poor performance from their manager.
Want your staff back at their desks? Maybe make the office less boring
Cushman & Wakefield’s Despina Katsikakis has spent years thinking about the perfect workplace. She says mandating a return to the office will just not work.
From 3D maps to the end of price hikes, Domain has a plan to beat REA
Andy Florance, CEO of the real estate listings group’s new owner, CoStar, outlined how he intends to beat its much larger rival to staff last week.
This $85b property veteran has three ‘high conviction’ bets this year
Falling interest rates are tempting investors back into property. But they’ll need to be picky this time around, as Charter Hall’s David Harrison explains.
NSW planning minister says NIMBYs ‘vying to create childless suburbs’
Paul Scully has been pushing for higher densities in Sydney, creating a backlash from residents. He says resistance to housing has become “institutionalised”.
AI to assess major projects, cut approval times in NSW
Major residential developments will benefit from artificial intelligence as soon as the end of 2025, promises planning minister Paul Scully.
August 2025
‘I am willing to eat nails’: Meet the fierce CEO taking over Domain
Andy Florance started with $US10,000 and built a $US40 billion company. As he takes over at Domain, the property market and News Corp’s REA should prepare for a showdown.
June 2025
AFR Property Summit 2025
The Summit uncovers the prospects for the property sector’s traditional asset types – offices, retail spaces and warehouses, and explores the appeal in fast-growing alternatives such as data centres, rental housing, and healthcare facilities.
April 2025
Apartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metre
Australian housing is locked in a battle between affordability and viability of new projects and that means price tags have further to rise.
Build-to-rent developers eye fewer amenities but cheaper rents
Projects without all the “bells and whistles” can achieve higher retention rates for landlords.
