Commercial and residential property news
Developer Stephen Roche has been left with a swag of property in the village of Penguin, Tasmania, after failing to sell a package of development sites – effectively the whole central business district of the picturesque but sleepy town.
Read moreLend Lease Corporation Limited (“Lend Lease”) today announced that its subsidiary, Bovis Lend Lease Limited (“Bovis Lend Lease”), has been appointed Managing Contractor by the Department of Finance and Deregulation for the design and construction of a new central office building for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.
Read moreTHE FEDERAL Government will spend almost $8.5 billion on certain infrastructure projects, but has left the future of other infrastructure projects on ice.
Read moreAs previously advised Lend Lease Corporation (“Lend Lease”) is not a forced seller of assets and has no intention of selling assets at sub optimal values. Given current market conditions Lend Lease does not believe it is appropriate to sell certain assets, including some equity investments in Public to Private Partnership projects in the UK this financial year. Revised guidance after the removal of these items and other adjustments for the year ending 30 June 2009 is Net Operating Profit after Tax of circa A$300 million.
Read moreMany Australians are unaware that the vast majority of lenders now require loan applicants to provide evidence of regular, genuine savings and at least a 5% deposit outside of any grants or other incentives*.
Read moreMacquarie Leisure Trust Group (ASX:MLE) today announced unaudited total revenue and earnings results by division for the nine month period ended 31 March 2009.
Read moreMacquarie CountryWide Trust (ASX:MCW) today announced it has signed unconditional contracts for two disposals in Australia totalling A$14.7 million. A further settlement has also occurred on the US portfolio sale to an affiliate of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc (Inland), with the completion of the sale of eight assets for US$144.1 million (A$198.9 million), bringing the total value of this transaction to US$264.1 million (A$380.8 million).
Read moreThe Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced today that the Official Cash Rate will remain unchanged this month. Therefore the Official Cash Rate continues at 3.00%.
Read moreAustraland has secured approvals from three domestic banks for a total of $350 million which, subject to documentation and together with existing undrawn facilities, will provide the Group with sufficient capacity to repay the $563 million CMBS facility maturing on 25 June 2009. Existing undrawn facilities and cash at bank as at 31 March 2009 was in excess of $560 million. Commitments have also been secured to renew $100 million of the existing $150 million of unsecured facilities expiring in 2009.
Read moreONE OF the world’s biggest companies – and land owners – General Electric, has called for the Rudd Government to fix a loophole in the proposed $30 billion taxpayer-funded Australian Business Investment Partnership, otherwise known as the “Rudd Bank”.
Read moreLEND LEASE managed Australian Prime Property Fund has sold a half share of Melbourne’s 1 Spring Street office building in the Melbourne CBD for about $65 million, reportedly to a high net worth private investor.
Read moreFederal Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government, Scott Morrison, said today’s official housing finance figures for February show the banks have increased their market share of new housing loans to the highest level on record, creating a new low point for competition in our home mortgage market.
Read moreTHE RESERVE Bank of Australia has decreased Australia’s official interest rate by 25 basis points, to 3 per cent, its lowest rate since March 1960.
Read moreBORROWERS who have loans with Australia’s "Top 4" banks, are eligible for a repayment relief, Prime Minsiter Rudd said today.
Read moreThe beleagured General Property Trust has sold three assets for $47 million.
Read moreSYDNEY-based home builder Wincrest Homes has resumed construction of almost 200 homes, after going into voluntary administration on January 2 this year.
Read moreRECORD FUNDS Management Limited, manager of the Record Realty Trust, has gone into receivership with debts of around $1.8 billion.
Read moreLend Lease Corporation Limited (“Lend Lease”) has today announced the execution of a new contract with BP International Ltd (“BP”). The new contract continues Bovis Lend Lease’s 12 year alliance with BP to provide project management services for the construction and maintenance of BP’s retail network across 10 European countries.
Read moreThe Urban Development Institute of Australia has called for all new home buyers to receive the $14,000 government grant, in an attempt is hoped will revive the sector, and create jobs.
Read moreTHE RESERVE Bank of Australia said strict lending conditions by Australian Banks, will prevent Australia’s housing market following the same southward direction of major countries overseas.
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