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Developer Courts Partner for Brisbane BtR Triple Towers

March 28, 2024

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A big slice of Brisbane’s inner-city Newstead is planned for redevelopment as a $1.5-billion triple tower mixed-use development topped with 1001 build-to-rent apartments. The ambitious proposal to be known as the Newstead Collective has been filed by Brisbane-based Panettiere Developments. It is earmarked for an amalgamated 7440sq m holding fronting Longland, Stratton and Kyabra streets, […]

[+] Just Do It: Gabba Gone as Govt Refocuses Olympic Plans

March 20, 2024

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Just do it. That is one of the world’s most recognisable sporting slogans but with the stopwatch ticking it also has become a fitting catch cry for Brisbane’s preparations for the 2032 Olympics. Or translated into more colloquial parlance: Just bloody get on with it. Two years and eight months since Brisbane officially won its […]

[+] Don’t Stuff it Up: Brisbane Games Review Hangs in Balance

March 15, 2024

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No pressure, Graham Quirk. That’s a sizeable understatement, of course. The well-respected former Brisbane lord mayor has just spent 60 days leading a review of the controversial venue masterplan for the city’s 2032 Olympics. On March 18, he will release his eagerly awaited report and the pressure is on big time to get it right. […]

Fortitude Valley Site Flagged for Large-Scale Housing

February 29, 2024

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Crown land on one of inner-city Brisbane’s most historic streets is being eyed for large-scale development to combat Queensland’s housing crisis. A detailed evaluation is being undertaken to determine the potential of the government-owned land at Ivory Street, Fortitude Valley. The site—bounded by McLachlan Lane, Ivory and Brunswick streets—spans 1518sq m and is partially occupied […]

Property Prices Tipped to Soften as Positives Fade

January 22, 2024

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Property prices will soften this year after bounce back of 2023 as the factors that supported price growth evaporate. Property industry analyst and economic forecaster Oxford Economics Australia said that the market had last year recouped the losses of 2022, with Australia’s median home price hitting an estimated new record of $939,000 in December, 2023. […]

Way Cleared for Albert Street Cross-River Rail Tower

November 24, 2023

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The Queensland Investment Corporation has been given the go-ahead for its landmark $750-million, 40-storey office tower in the Albert Street Cross River Rail precinct. Economic Development Queensland has approved the over-station development above the Cross River Rail project in the priority development area within the Brisbane CBD. The decision paves the way for construction of […]

Opportunity Beckons as Brisbane Reconsiders its River

November 17, 2023

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During the intervening years, the meandering muddy banks of the Brisbane River have been transformed into Australia’s fastest-growing capital city. Back in 1823, with his colonial clairvoyance, John Oxley envisioned it as much. As fate would have it, in December that year, the then Surveyor-General of NSW sailed into Moreton Bay looking for a place […]

[+] Sun’s Setting for Mum and Dad Investors in Residential Sector

October 5, 2023

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As far as whodunnits go, it is by no means a puzzling “Professor Plum in the library with the candlestick” kind of scenario. In fact, property industry sleuths say there is no mystery at all to the disappearance of so-called Ma and Pa investors from Australia’s residential rental markets. After doing the heavylifting for decades—supplying […]

The value of Australia’s housing market just hit $10 trillion again. How is this possible?

September 11, 2023

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  The combined value of Australian housing rebounded to $10 trillion at the end of August, the first time the total estimated value hit double digits since June 2022. The increase resulted from a combination of higher values, with the median home value in Australia reaching $732,886 at the end of the month, and the […]

More homeowners are selling quickly - should we be worried?

September 6, 2023

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A large share of properties hitting the market this year were owned for three years or less, but the reason why isn’t what it might initially seem. The share of short turnaround listings has picked up over the past couple years, after bottoming out during the pandemic, and is currently sitting around the highest it’s […]

Home Value Index shows housing recovery gains momentum in August as national home values rise 0.8%

September 4, 2023

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CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index (HVI) marked a sixth consecutive monthly rise, up 0.8% in August. The monthly gain was a slight acceleration from the 0.7% increase in July, interrupting a two-month trend of slowing capital gains.  Since bottoming out in February, the national HVI is up 4.9%, adding approximately $34,301 to the median dwelling value. […]

Plans Pile Up in Historic Brisbane Inner-City Suburb

August 10, 2023

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On the doorstep of Brisbane’s CBD as well as overlooking a future Olympic venue and entertainment precinct, a development rebound is under way in historic Spring Hill. A slender 15-storey hotel tower along one of Brisbane’s oldest streets is among the latest proposals lodged for the city-fringe suburb. It would comprise 92 short-term accommodation suites […]

Apartment Tower Pitched for Brisbane Olympics Hotspot

August 10, 2023

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Plans for a slender 20-storey apartment tower close to the heart of Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic Games have been submitted to the Brisbane City Council. Spinal Life Australia, a disability services provider that owns the 3297sq m site and commercial building, has put forward the plans for the 203-apartment tower on the site fronting 109 Logan […]

Wraps Come Off The Star Brisbane’s Luxe Hotel

August 10, 2023

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The Star Brisbane’s signature luxury hotel has been revealed. Part of the $3.6-billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane precinct, The Star Grand, Brisbane’s newest five-star hotel, will offer 340 luxury rooms across two arc-shaped towers overlooking the Brisbane River. A sports bar, Brisbane’s largest hotel ballroom and a reimagined Fat Noodle restaurant by celebrity chef Luke Nguyen […]

[+] Safe Harbour: Lenders Back JV Deals in Construction Chaos

August 2, 2023

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The construction sector continues to be rocked by the collapse of major and minor players alike, creating an atmosphere of caution among developers and funders. But a refocus on joint ventures for new developments is highlighting the more transparent way developers and builders are willing to approach doing business together. Managing director of project management […]

Foreign buyers to get a leg up with new ATO process

June 23, 2023

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From the end of June, the tax office is digitising their interactions with foreign investors and their representatives. Beginning on 26 June, foreign investors and their representatives will use “online services for foreign investors”, a service tailored to assist foreign investors and their domestic representative manage any obligations related to their Australian investments. According to […]

CoreLogic Home Value Index surges with strongest monthly growth since November 2021

June 1, 2023

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CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index (HVI) has recorded a third consecutive monthly rise, with the pace of growth accelerating sharply to 1.2% in May. After finding a floor in February, home values increased 0.6% and 0.5% through March and April respectively. Sydney continues to lead the recovery trend, posting a 1.8% lift in values over the […]

Good news for Brisbane property owners: Values rise again for 2nd consecutive month

May 24, 2023

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Brisbane has finally shown signs of passing the bottom of the market downturn, following a record-breaking streak of month-on-month median value declines. Since the start of 2023, the rate of price falls has rapidly recovered, with dwelling values experiencing slight increases for two consecutive months across the city. Despite potential headwinds in the coming months, […]

[+] Brisbane Hospitality Lifts Game Ahead of 2032 Olympics

May 19, 2023

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Investors are circling Brisbane hospitality assets as the city finally shakes off its “big country town” label ahead of the 2032 Olympics. Queensland’s capital has already experienced a wave of development focused around hospitality, including the $3.6-billion Queen’s Wharf, the $9-million renovation of the Fortitude Valley GPO and, announced last week, the redevelopment of Mt Coot-tha […]

Brisbane Housing Market Insights: April 2023

May 12, 2023

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The Urban Developer’s latest Brisbane housing market insights reveal home prices in the Queensland capital sit 10.7 per cent below their recent peak, which is the third largest decline among capital cities. This resource, updated periodically, will collate and examine the economic levers pushing and pulling Brisbane’s housing market. Combining market research, rolling indices and […]