Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Taylor Swift outplays AFL and NRL grand finals to fill hotel rooms

Neither the AFL nor NRL grand final will surpass the pulling power of Taylor Swift and her legion of followers earlier this year.

  • bySimon Johanson

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The Hollywood Hills-style Airbnb that out-earns WA’s premier

The Hollywood Hills-style Airbnb that out-earns WA’s premier

Hollywood Hills? Nope,this luxury house is in the Perth Hills. And it has the potential to draw an eye-watering annual revenue.

  • bySarah Brookes
Brisbane’s Hilton hotel quietly stops taking bookings

Brisbane’s Hilton hotel quietly stops taking bookings

Travellers and holidaymakers have been unable to book rooms at the CBD hotel for dates beyond September,leaving employees and potential guests uncertain about its future.

  • byWilliam Davis
The Melbourne luxury hotel that needs just one thing

The Melbourne luxury hotel that needs just one thing

Tall enough to cast a shadow over Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens,the 61-level luxury hotel is vacant despite a strong recovery in Australia’s hotel market.

  • bySimon Johanson
Sizeable slice of old Fitzroyalty up for grabs

Sizeable slice of old Fitzroyalty up for grabs

The Fitzroy estate belonging to notorious slum landlord Frank Cassar has hit the market,13 years after his death and a bitter family feud involving a fake will.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Chanel lands trophy store in $75m luxury deal

Chanel lands trophy store in $75m luxury deal

In a thumping vote of confidence in Melbourne’s CBD,luxury retailer Chanel has paid $75 million to buy its 10-year-old boutique on the corner of Russell Street and Flinders Lane.

  • byNicole Lindsay
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Canadian funds giant shifts Queen Victoria Market focus to student housing

Canadian funds giant shifts Queen Victoria Market focus to student housing

A build-to-rent project near the Queen Victoria Market has been quietly canned,with the new owner of the site proposing a change to student accommodation.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Anniversary shows that housing an enduring problem

Anniversary shows that housing an enduring problem

The 50th anniversary of the opening of Sydney’s first women’s domestic violence refuge underscores that crisis housing remains a key issue.

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Super fund buys again to protect views at 101 Collins Street

Super fund buys again to protect views at 101 Collins Street

The landlord of the blue-chip office building is back in the market buying up its neighbours to protect the tower’s views.

  • byNicole Lindsay
The long list of Perth postcodes where renting is unaffordable

The long list of Perth postcodes where renting is unaffordable

Even on the average rental household income of $103,805 a year,more and more people are struggling to find an affordable rental in the current market.

  • bySarah Brookes
The salad days of Airbnb look to be over

The salad days of Airbnb look to be over

Short-term accommodation platforms have had it all pretty much their own way since 2012 when Airbnb launched in Australia,but governments are now coming for their piece of the action.

  • The Herald's View