Property
Instant cities and the aerotropolis
| Kath Walters
In a globalised world, will we live in cities built around airports?
New space invaders
| Ruth Liew
Industrial property is not sexy but sheds and service stations are offering some of the best yields available at present..
Boost the bottom line
| Jessica Gardner
Harmonized payroll tax, simplified awards, and a public-owned bank are good ideas.
REITS face struggle
| Zoë FieldingListed property trusts are facing hurdles that make it hard for them to close the gap between market cap and net tangible asset backing.
Property should please
| Kath Walters
Getting advice on property values and returns is on the rise and it’s not a minute too late.
Information is power
| Ben Hurley
Real estate agents won’t be giving away their information as easily as they have in the past.
Rental as anything
| David Chaplin
Currency and price may create opportunities for savvy investors in overseas property but the risks are high and many.
What to do before you give US houses the nod
| David Chaplin•Research, research, research – don’t purchase without thorough due diligence on any property specifics, economic prospects of region, agents, managers and any third-party involved in the deal;
How the Rich 200 invest: Stan Perron
| ANdrew Heathcote
How the Rich 200 Invest | Timing is everything when it comes to investing in real estate.
Station rage
| Kath Walters
The exasperating approach taken by local councils to train station parking is driving commuters in circles.
Designing productivity
| Kath Walters
Smart companies are keeping the top talent, by using excellent office design.
All abroad
| Georgina Dent
Partial ownership can give investors access to a portfolio of international holiday properties for just a fraction of the unit price.
Let’s build communities, not houses
| Kath Walters
My dream home is a village within the city. But the banks don’t understand.
Smooth operators
| Andrew HeathcoteThe rich are getting richer and for the first time the richest is a woman, Gina Rinehart.
End of the property dream
| Kath Walters
Property is not the solid investment it once was, but success can be yours if you are prepared to do your homework.
Cleaning up helps ride out times of instability
| Kath WaltersDecontamination work provides a stable source of income for a firm faced with wild revenue fluctuations.
Meet Clive Palmer: Busy one day, frantic the next.
| Nassim Khadem
Winners of BRW’s Bond With a Billionaire competition lived two days in the fast lane with Clive Palmer.
Going national: Peta Mantzarapis
| Leo D'Angelo Fisher
Peta Mantzarapis has guided the Maloney Field Services from South Australia to being a national enterprise.
Vital statistics
|The Brisbane tower will include a ballroom, restaurants, bars, a 1000-space carpark across eight levels and a public link from Mary Street to Margaret Street.
Brisbane’s 90-storey phoenix a test for investors
| Michelle SingerBrisbane is giving the Gold Coast a run for its (big) money when it comes to residential towers.
Condominium conundrum
| Michael BaileyInvesting in Harold Park would once have been a no-brainer, but purchasing off-the-plan has become too risky for many.
Venture forth unto the web
| Jeanne-Vida Douglas
The 2011 BRW Entrepreneur of the Year, Matt Barrie, is passing his skills on to the next generation.
Stockland (SGP)
|Merrill Lynch rates listed property trust Stockland as “buy” as it is showing “positive momentum in a tough market”.
Allen keys at the ready!
| Georgina Dent
IKEA is ready to move its furniture and fast-growing range of homewares onto more new sites.
Death of the zone
| Michael bailey
Low yields in inner-city areas means property specialists are pointing investors towards “grey fields”.
River views in vogue
| Kath WaltersMelbourne’s rivers are attracting apartment dwellers snapping up new developments.
The ins and outs of investing
| Nassim KhademWhat to advise clients investing in property via self managed super funds.
Pitfalls of property
| Nassim KhademATO rule changes have seen a rush of SMSFs getting into property, but the same cautions need to be in place as for any investment.
Going places in Victoria
| Kath Walters
The renamed urban renewal authority in Melbourne, Places Victoria, is expecting a change from developersmuniciple council.
Building our wealth
| Phil Ruthven
Phil Ruthven | The average household wealth is $714,320, but its constituent parts are changing.
The value of home
| Kath Walters
Falling house prices have a good side, even though it is painful to acknowledge.
Gold Coast lacks lustre
| Michelle Singer
Property values in this popular hub could take years to recover.
No deposit enquiries build
| Emily Chantiri
First time home owners continue to seek no deposit home loans.
Room rates on the rise
| Samantha Hutchinson
Room rates are set to rise five per cent in the next 12 months which is boon to the hotel property sector.
Two-way traffic
| Kath Walters
The global financial crisis is driving European architects into overseas markets, including Australia.
Vertical Forest
| Kath WaltersThe Bosco Verticale is a reforestation project that introduces 20,000 square metres of forest into Milan
Y is for yield
| Jessica Gardner
The days of colossal capital gains are a distant memory and Gen Y investors now need to know about yield.
One good thing about the GFC
| Kath Walters
Ding Dong, the McMansion is shrinking! Which old McMansion? The wicked McMansion.
Too many student digs
| Nassim Khadem
Is there a place where housing supply may actually be exceeding demand?