‘Not really that great’:The ripple effect of booming rents in Byron Bay

‘Not really that great’:The ripple effect of booming rents in Byron Bay

Sea-changers priced out of hippie-turned-glamour hotspot Byron Bay are resorting to more affordable beach towns in northern NSW.

  • byElizabeth Redman

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A landlords’ market:Perth tops nation for rental yields as prices boom

A landlords’ market:Perth tops nation for rental yields as prices boom

Got a rental property gathering dust? Now might be the time to put it online,with new figures showing it costs more to rent in Perth than it does in Melbourne.

  • byEmma Young
Melbourne house rents the nation’s cheapest despite record high

Melbourne house rents the nation’s cheapest despite record high

Melbourne house rents rose to a record $445 per week over the December quarter,but despite the leap they’re still the cheapest of Australia’s capital cities.

  • byMelissa Heagney andElizabeth Redman
The city where house rents are growing fastest in Australia

The city where house rents are growing fastest in Australia

The second-best performing city was Canberra,where house rents rose by 12.5 per cent over the year to $675 per week.

  • bySarah Webb
‘A landlord’s market’:Big drop in rentals signals tough times for tenants

‘A landlord’s market’:Big drop in rentals signals tough times for tenants

Rental vacancy rates around Australia continue to be low and will probably tighten even further over 2022.

  • bySue Williams
How to end a fixed-term lease early

How to end a fixed-term lease early

Terminating a fixed-term lease before it expires is usually expensive for tenants,but there are certain circumstances where hefty costs can be avoided.

  • byLisa Calautti
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Blackstone swoops on $925m office as leases show signs of comeback

Blackstone swoops on $925m office as leases show signs of comeback

Private equity giant Blackstone has bought on a half share in the Sydney Grosvenor Place tower,giving heart to office property investors that the sector is coming back to life.

  • byCarolyn Cummins andSimon Johanson
Lendlease and Keppel REIT take $327m punt on North Sydney office growth

Lendlease and Keppel REIT take $327m punt on North Sydney office growth

Global property giant Lendlease and Singapore-based Keppel REIT are taking a large bet on the growth of the North Sydney office market with the purchase of a $327.7 million tower development.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Big investors chase stable childcare assets

Big investors chase stable childcare assets

The Agosta family is expecting to reap more than $30 million from the sale of three new Nino childcare centres in Melbourne,two of which are still under construction.

  • byNicole Lindsay
Investa inks lease deal of the year as office markets steady

Investa inks lease deal of the year as office markets steady

The major landlord has signed one of the significant deals of the year to retain insurance giant Aon in Sydney after markets were hard hit by the pandemic and lockdowns.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
New digs in Brunswick for old media

New digs in Brunswick for old media

The owners of Italian language newspaper Il Globo have spent $5 million on property in the little neighbourhood shopping strip on Melville Road,West Brunswick.

  • byNicole Lindsay