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Fundraising

Qualitas and Charter Hall in the mix for $500m Aldi warehouse stake

Ingham Property Group looking to recycle 50% capital from $1bn Sydney asset

Hotels & Leisure

Australian Venue Co. strikes three-asset swap with Queensland’s Helliwell Hospitality

The deal covers the leaseholds of Hervey Bay Hotel and “Stockies” in Brisbane, along with the whole of Surfair Beach Hotel

Healthcare

Barwon rules out mental health hospitals as it diversifies across healthcare property

The specialist fund manager says staffing shortages exclude the facilities from its investment universe
Senior living

“We have too many operators”: why $150bn senior living market is ripe for consolidation

Larger, cross-segment operators expected to emerge as sector consolidates
Industrial

Lindum Property Partners offloads Brisbane industrial asset for $15.5m

Firm racks up 59% gain in just 20 months
Policy & Regulation

‘A race to the bottom’: Kochie joins property sector backlash against migration cuts

David Koch has backed the Property Council in slamming plans across the political spectrum to slash migration to Australia
Office

Rent Roll: Office edition

A rundown of recent office-property leasing transactions across Australia
Industrial

Rent Roll: Industrial edition

A rundown of recent industrial property leasing transactions across Australia

Spotlight

Residential

Q+A: BNP Paribas AM Alts on Australian housing – and the European opportunity not to be missed

Global co-head John O’Driscoll discusses the advantages of coming into the market as an international…
Fund manager

Q+A: Leyton Funds’ Mittiga on the Sydney push, raising capital and dealing with volatility

Chief executive also discusses emerging opportunities, the Adelaide land and keeping it vanilla

Round-up

Redcape buys Caves Beach hotel in NSW Hunter region for $40m

The venue is around 30km from Newcastle
Firmus pulls the plug on $44bn IPO

It was supposed to be the second biggest listing in Australia
‘A race to the bottom’: Kochie joins property sector backlash against migration cuts

David Koch has backed the Property Council in slamming plans across the political spectrum to slash…
Australian Venue Co. strikes three-asset swap with Queensland’s Helliwell Hospitality

The deal covers the leaseholds of Hervey Bay Hotel and “Stockies” in Brisbane, along with the…
Qualitas and Charter Hall in the mix for $500m Aldi warehouse stake

Ingham Property Group looking to recycle 50% capital from $1bn Sydney asset
Lindum Property Partners offloads Brisbane industrial asset for $15.5m

Firm racks up 59% gain in just 20 months
Barwon rules out mental health hospitals as it diversifies across healthcare property

The specialist fund manager says staffing shortages exclude the facilities from its investment universe
“We have too many operators”: why $150bn senior living market is ripe for consolidation

Larger, cross-segment operators expected to emerge as sector consolidates

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Retail

Rich-lister Wes Maas lists new regional NSW shopping centre worth about $50m

The grocery-anchored property opened only about six weeks ago
Residential

Arada marks first Australian foray with approval for $220m Sydney apartment tower

The 156-apartment development is the first of five proposals in the suburb of Campsie
Distress

Receivers appointed to collapsed $30m resort scheme

Receivers take control of the Narracan Lake resort development in Victoria
Industrial

Melbourne industrial portfolio trades to private investor on 6% yield

The Dream Haven portfolio comprised almost an entire street of industrial buildings offered by the Kriaris family
Development

TMF Group scoops up $26m inner Sydney development site

Property has mixed-use zoning allowing for co-living or student accommodation developments up to 27m

Sydney

Residential

UAE developer BNW eyes Australian expansion with Sydney office launch

BNW wants to do more than sell UAE properties in Australia – it wants to…
Office

Sydney Chinatown landmark hits the market

HSBC Bank Building has only changed hands once in its 40-year history
Corporate

Workplace culture and insolvency concerns emerge in Charter Keck Cramer dispute

Aarti Raniga’s lawyers said she presented a risk report to the CEO in 2023, but…
Office

Martin Place office settlement cements Sydney prime benchmark at 5.75%

Mirvac’s Wholesale Office Fund settles on $394m half-stake acquisition of 5 Martin Place
Development

HB+B clinches approval for $172m Sydney warehouse

The 10.4ha site is within the Alspec Industrial Business Park, which HB+B is currently developing

Melbourne

Data centres

Warburg Pincus-backed data centre platform makes $300m+ Australian entry

Princeton Digital Group’s Melbourne purchase is the biggest industrial land deal so far this year
Distress

Coworking giant secures reprieve from wind-up

Banco Group’s Mario Lo Giudice wanted liquidator appointed to two CreativeCubes companies
Healthcare

ASA Real Estate Partners launches $250m social infrastructure fund

There is a major shortage of healthcare accommodation, with an estimated 15,000 beds required to…
Office

Administrator appointed to three of coworking giant’s companies

High-profile property developer Mario Lo Giudice is seeking to wind up the companies
Office

Rent Roll: Office edition

A rundown of recent office-property leasing transactions across Australia

Perth

Perth

Perth CBD office vacancy tipped to halve as development pipeline dries up

There are currently only two new office developments expected after 2030
Fund manager

Q+A: Leyton Funds’ Mittiga on the Sydney push, raising capital and dealing with volatility

Chief executive also discusses emerging opportunities, the Adelaide land and keeping it vanilla
Industrial

Flight to quality underpinning industrial demand, says Cushman

Gap widening between prime and secondary space
Investment

Rest Super cleared for take-off on $600m Perth airport stake purchase

Competition watchdog gives go-ahead for super fund to acquire 9% share in $6bn asset
Residential

Singapore’s Meadpoint replaces Perth co-living with new BTR tower

Multifamily specialist making moves in Australia

Brisbane

Development

Adpen offloads $22m Morayfield development site

6.1ha property snapped up by Adelaide-based developer
Alternative lenders

Woodbridge deploys $220m in construction loans to housing projects

Private lending remains critical element in Australian development lifecycle despite Bathla collapse
Investment

“A lot has to stack up”: why Nuveen prefers student housing to data centres

CIO Louise Kavanagh on why investment giant is looking to buy more student sites in…
Fund manager

Garda to offload $33.25m Brisbane industrial outdoor storage site

The agreed sale price is slightly lower than the latest valuation of $34m
Student Accommodation

Q+A: Scape’s Darling on the tech bet, sector challenges and why consolidation is coming

Chief executive reveals what it’s really like running a student housing behemoth

People

Ray White valuers quit Melbourne office

Three senior valuers have resigned and three junior valuers were made redundant
Phoenix Property Investors poaches MA Financial exec James Collins

He joins as investment director within the private credit team
Scape targets 50,000 beds through acquisitions amid growing offshore competition

Student housing giant also eyeing third-party management deals rather than ground-up developments
Office assets looking “so cheap”: Dan White

Ray White managing director says high construction costs are sparking a rise in office trades
JLL creates APAC operational real estate role in cross-regional push

Ross Petar, who already heads up EMEA, will initially focus on hotels and data centres
Greystar hires new head of Asia-Pacific

Former EQT head of living strategies moving to Sydney to take on new role

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Digital infrastructure

Data-center securitization spreads spike amid overall ABS, MBS dealflow surge

Investors are pushing for higher returns amid perceptions that risks are rising
ABS

Investors pushing for more yield in esoterics

With higher yields available in senior tranches, spreads are widening further down the capital stack
Credit cards

Investors get first taste of HELOC-backed credit card securities

Aven Financial is about to start shopping a first-of-its-kind deal
ABS

With the clock ticking, BofA opens gap in bookrunner league table

The institution has widened its lead over 2025 winner JPMorgan
First mortgage

UK mortgage lender eyes regular issuance to US investors

The company recently completed a securitization with a single U.S. dollar-denominated tranche