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GURNER sets Collingwood record with $7.5m and $6.75m penthouse sales in two weeks

Luxury developer GURNERTM has set another Melbourne price record, this time at its New York-inspired Victoria and Vine project where the developer has achieved Collingwood’s highest ever property sale twice within a two week period, transacting a 4-bedroom, 375sqm penthouse with a large terrace for…

Jul 22, 2019

Ticking time bomb: fear of potential deaths in infrastructure roll-out

Dial Before You Dig fear potential deaths and injuries as the massive slate of state and national infrastructure projects worth 100s of billions of dollars are rolled out, and is running a national and state-by-state crusade to make underground checking mandatory.

Jul 16, 2019

Housing lending stronger than anticipated

“Home lending figures released by the ABS today (July 11 2019) show the number of loans to households building new homes grew modestly in May (2019),” said HIA’s Senior Economist, Geordan Murray.

Jul 12, 2019

Housing lending stronger than anticipated

Jul 11, 2019

Dwelling approvals fall in May 2019

The number of dwellings approved in Australia fell by 0.5 per cent in May 2019, in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Jul 9, 2019

Tender for the first stage of works to Richardson Park released

The Territory Government has released a tender for the first stage of works on Richardson Park, which will rejuvenate the space and make it more attractive for the community to enjoy.

Jul 8, 2019

Build-to-rent policy faces uphill struggle without tax and regulatory reforms

A UNSW report says that governments need to equalise land taxes and GST treatment if build-to-rent (BtR) apartment blocks are to be feasible in Australia at scale.

Jul 8, 2019

New home sales bounce back

“New home sales in May (2019) bounced back to their highest monthly level in over a year,” stated HIA’s Chief Economist, Tim Reardon.

Jul 2, 2019

Federal leadership needed to resolve looming insurance crisis

The Property Council of Australia is calling for the Commonwealth, state and territory governments to immediately convene an industry roundtable on resolving the insurance crisis for the building and construction sectors.

Jun 28, 2019

Apartment disasters driving buyers to detached housing

The Opal Tower and Mascot Towers crises have had a significant impact on the purchasing decisions of home buyers and investors, who are now looking for alternatives to avoid the risk of buying into a strata development, according to Sydney builder, Thrive Homes.

Jun 25, 2019