REAL ESTATE

The Ivy owner, Justin Hemmes, was allowed to convert a performance bond in order to pay for numerous defects in his $66 million investment in Sydney.

Admin System Sep 22, 2010

Landowners and a housing developer have sent the Queensland government a copy of the deal they have recently signed to develop Palmview.

Admin System Sep 21, 2010

Single pensioners living in public housing in New South Wales take a temporary relief from paying more rent as the federal government intervenes in their case.

Admin System Sep 20, 2010

The Insurance Council of Australia estimates the total amount of the claims from flood-affected residents in north-east Victoria at $20 million.

Admin System Sep 14, 2010

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports a very slight increase in the financing activities for the month of July.

Admin System Sep 13, 2010

Equity broker and financial services group CLSA accused the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) of keeping details of a housing bubble away from the public eye.

Admin System Sep 13, 2010

Multinational property management Lend Lease Group (ASX: LLC) will have a helping hand in its planned community projects and apartment developments in Australia.

Admin System Sep 10, 2010

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) housing finance data released before noon indicates a relatively weak demand for housing.

Admin System Sep 08, 2010

The largest mortgage broking group in Australia revealed a significant rise in first home buyers who secured their services for the past two months.

Admin System Sep 08, 2010

A new survey to measure borrower and would-be borrower sentiment for housing loans shows a decrease in the confidence level among home buyers.

Admin System Sep 07, 2010

Construction activities in August remained weak sending the number of new houses to plunge after 16 months.

Admin System Sep 07, 2010

The property market gains of 12.5 percent for new housing in the June quarter could take a slow down over the medium term.

Admin System Sep 02, 2010

No one else would take a critical stance against closing a tourist spot such as Fraser Island but tourism operators.

Admin System Sep 02, 2010

Queensland may not be seeing new houses due to very high development levies and rising uncertainty in the Queensland planning system.

Admin System Sep 01, 2010

Shopping strips may be lined up with empty shops due to the staggering increase in rental prices.

Admin System Sep 01, 2010

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) considers the 2.3 percent increase in building approvals in July a modest figure.

Admin System Aug 31, 2010

A lift in dwelling approvals in July provides a cause for cautious optimism that the wavering residential building upturn can regain momentum, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry.

Sharon Olalia Aug 31, 2010

The number of dwelling units approved rose in July, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Sharon Olalia Aug 31, 2010

The number of new houses sold from May to July is 2 percent lower than the figures for the same period last year.

Admin System Aug 30, 2010

Commercial and residential projects could go back to the planning table due to the uncertainty in the proposed National Broadband Network (NBN).

Admin System Aug 30, 2010

The Abacus Property Group (ASX: ABP) is offering new debt facilities amounting to $536 million.

Admin System Aug 30, 2010

Based on the Master Builders State housing industry report, the introduction of six-star energy requirements for new homes caused the increase. Master Builders' director of housing policy Paul Bidwell said seventy percent of the cost increase can be attributed to the one-off impact of six-star energy requirements rather than significant increases in labour and/or material costs.

Admin System Aug 27, 2010

The number of available rental properties in Sydney was 1.6 percent in July. The figure is close to the 1.7 percent vacancy rate in January 2010.

Admin System Aug 27, 2010

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed on Wednesday that overall construction work completed in the second quarter of 2010 soared to a record high $41.7 billion as residential building activities surged during the past three months leading to end of June.

Erik Pineda Aug 25, 2010

Property investors should consider the possibility that retail banks may raise rates independently.

Admin System Aug 25, 2010

The simple shipping port town of Port Hedland begins makeover projects that will mark its transformation into a regional city.

Admin System Aug 25, 2010

It is not just the uncertainty in the political climate that keeps business players from making moves. The drop in investment housing loans this year could also be taken as a sign of property investors saving up for the spring selling season.

Admin System Aug 25, 2010

Private property investors account for 1.5 residential investment properties in Australia today. The figure represents a quarter of the housing industry nationwide.

Admin System Aug 24, 2010

The Diploma Group will develop the first stage of Fort Knox in Fremantle, Western Australia. The stage 1 development has an allocation of $11 billion.

Admin System Aug 24, 2010