Build-to-rent specialist Novus grows portfolio to over $1 billion

Build-to-rent specialist Novus grows portfolio to over $1 billion

National private developer Novus has expanded its footprint in the burgeoning build-to-rent sector with the purchase of site in Melbourne which will be the home to 212 apartments with an end value of $250 million.

  • byCarolyn Cummins

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Circular Quay tower’s luxury apartment sales hit $1b,and it’s not even built

Circular Quay tower’s luxury apartment sales hit $1b,and it’s not even built

The number of multimillionaire property owners in Sydney is swelling.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Lendlease warns of headwinds in housing estates

Lendlease warns of headwinds in housing estates

Global property giant Lendlease has warned the challenging market conditions in Australia will impact its local housing development earnings due to the higher interest rates and timing delays of sales.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Soft landing for Victoria’s first 2023 shopping centre deal

Soft landing for Victoria’s first 2023 shopping centre deal

A first-time buyer from mainland China has made their first foray into the Australian property market,buying Pakenham’s Village Lakeside shopping centre.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Commercial cannibals:The landlords eating themselves alive

Commercial cannibals:The landlords eating themselves alive

Around Australia more and more office buildings have large vacancies,but Australia’s landlords aren’t budging on pricing or their plans to build even more skyscrapers.

  • bySarah Danckert
An innovative solution to a devilishly hot problem facing Sydney’s newest city
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An innovative solution to a devilishly hot problem facing Sydney’s newest city

Scientists have discovered that a green roof can keep temperatures cool and improve the ability of solar to produce power on the hottest days. A bio-solar green roof will be showcased on the first building in Bradfield city centre,south of Penrith,where temperatures have hit nearly 50 degrees.

  • byJulie Power
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Builders counting the cost of a stimulus-fuelled boom that was too hot to handle

Builders counting the cost of a stimulus-fuelled boom that was too hot to handle

Federal and state pandemic-era housing stimulus has been partly blamed for the collapse of residential builders such as Porter Davis.

  • bySimon Johanson andSarah Danckert
McCann joins Scentre board as sales at Westfield malls jump

McCann joins Scentre board as sales at Westfield malls jump

Former Crown Resorts head Steve McCann has returned to more familiar stomping grounds,winning a seat on retail landlord Scentre’s board.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
‘Huge change’ to housing in Parramatta on the way

‘Huge change’ to housing in Parramatta on the way

The booming build-to-rent sector will be a player in Sydney’s west,with two major projects worth a combined $900 million in the planning stages.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Ashurst inks anchor lease at new Martin Place digs

Ashurst inks anchor lease at new Martin Place digs

The global law firm will occupy up to 10,000 square metres at the new 39 Martin place skyscraper owned by Investa and Manulife Investment Management.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Sydney boasts towers,hotels and rooftop bars in $100b building boom

Sydney boasts towers,hotels and rooftop bars in $100b building boom

Sydney’s city skyline is enjoying a $100 billion-plus building boom,which has sparked a battle for the best upmarket amenities,rooftop bars,including the usual office spaces and luxury hotel rooms.

  • byCarolyn Cummins