Australian developer Mirvac Group has made a profit of over $A1 billion for the fourth consecutive year.
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Propbd – world property W7Aug19 – Canadian reit buys over 900 Dutch apartments
Canadian reit buys over 900 Dutch apartments
Read more →Propbd – world property Sun4Aug19 – Cardiff regeneration scheme set for completion
Cardiff regeneration scheme set for completion
Read more →Propbd – world property W8May19 – Accor plans WOJO coworking rollout through hotel network
International hotel company Accor announced its intention on Monday to take coworking into a new dimension – inside its hotels.
Read more →World property: Introduction; inclusive capitalism; room sharing; affordable Australia; blanket view; Brexit waves; Russia expands
Introduction – Fund manager writes about inclusive capitalism – Will room sharing become more common? – Research on delivering affordable housing – Hotspotter on how many in media get Australian residential wrong – What’s Brexit got to do with us? The waves are spreading – Russia expands influence in all directions
Read more →Regional conflicts intensify in battles for international ascendancy
2 story links below, both from the Asia Times, present alternatives to the most common view expressed in New Zealand on international affairs – solid anti-Trumpism.
Read more →World property W12Sept18 – zero emissions, student accommodation portfolio
GPT brings Australian office zero emissions target closer – Singaporean media-based company buys UK student accommodation portfolio
Read more →World property M26Feb18 – The next property-linked trade, Fighting the rising tide
Foreigners’ impact on house prices nothing compared to passport trade – Fighting the rising tide
Read more →World property F8Dec17 – Hammerson buys Intu, Ping An lifts stake in HSBC
Hammerson buys Intu, Ping An lifts stake in HSBC – Hammerson buys Intu
Read more →UK residential leasehold ban considered because of abuses
The UK Government’s Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid, unveiled proposals on Tuesday to end leasehold housing abuses, starting with an 8-week consultation.
Read more →World property W14June17 – Blackstone Europe, Perth slowdown, Frasers lifts Australian portfolio, Nordstrom looks at privatisation
Blackstone raises €7.8 billion for European fund – Zone Q puts hold on Perth apartment project – Frasers Logistics lifts Australian portfolio – Privatising Nordstrom a $US10 billion option
Read more →World property W3 May17 – Australia moves to tax vacant foreign-owned homes
Australia moves to tax vacant foreign-owned homes
Read more →World property W26Apr17 – GIC buys more student housing, Ascendas revaluation
GIC expands its international student housing portfolio – Ascendas portfolio close to $S10 billion
Read more →World property F13Jan17 – Laing O’Rourke works out of trouble, Bovis performance drops
Laing O’Rourke chief sees turnaround after big loss – Bovis UK chief quits after profit warning
Read more →Hainan conglomerate adds Hilton stake to its international expansion
The HNA Group, based on Hainan Island off the south coast of China, expanded its hospitality arm internationally this week with an agreement to buy 25% of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc from asset manager the Blackstone Group LP for $US6.5 billion.
Read more →World property W19Oct16 – Senator quits after housing company liquidated, spruiker McIntyre banned
Senator quits Parliament after liquidators take over his building company – Spruiker Jamie McIntyre banned for a decade
Read more →World property M17Oct16 – Senator fights to save his housing business
Australian senator’s housing business teeters
Read more →World property W5Oct16 – Henderson & Janus form $US6 billion asset manager
Henderson & Janus agree merger terms
Read more →World property M1Aug16 – Aqualand grows Sydney portfolio, Saudis buy US farmland
Chinese developer Aqualand buys 9th Sydney site & touted for $A1.5 billion Barangaroo project – Saudis buy US farmland for animal feed
Read more →World property M11July16 – Chinese in project round LA station, Shanghai land price spirals, Post-Brexit bargains
Chinese giant plans 1500-home Los Angeles station project – $NZ8790/m² for suburban Shanghai residential site – Asians shop for Brexit bargains
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