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Ben Wilmot

Ben Wilmot

Commercial Property Editor at The Australian - Property

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    Recent Articles

    theaustralian.com.au

    Aware bets on retail’s resilience as rate hike talk stalks property sector

    Industry superannuation fund Aware and its global funds management partner Barings are betting on the resilience of Australian consumers to defeat the threat of higher interest rates, snapping up a shopping centre on Sydney’s North Shore for $180.1m.
    theaustralian.com.au

    From stalled site to one of the country’s tallest towers

    Private equity real estate company Conquest has proposed one of the country’s largest-ever build-to-rent towers with a $1.5bn scheme in the western Sydney hub of Parramatta.
    theaustralian.com.au

    HR boss claims she was ostracised at JLL before sacking

    Real estate agency JLL is facing a legal claim from former human resources head Julie Skinner alleging that she was sidelined from her job before being abruptly sacked as a review into the company’s culture was undertaken.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Private credit critical to fixing housing crisis

    Private credit has a crucial part to play in helping to solve the housing crisis, according to leading operator Metrics Credit Partners.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Charter Hall’s new $2.5bn fund joins key investment index

    Funds manager Charter Hall believes domestic and international capital will chase convenience ­retail assets as the sector enters an upswing.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Bayley Stuart eyes Melbourne tower in $170m move

    Melbourne’s much-maligned office market is showing firm signs of a recovery in investor demand, with funds manager Bayley Stuart in talks to purchase a tower in Queen Street in the central business district for more than $170m.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Barings eyes harbour block as office market swings upwards

    Global asset manager Barings is targeting the purchase of the Darling Square office development in Sydney for about $360m as the market for larger office assets firms.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Allan government sheds city space as public service stays home

    Even the Victorian government doesn’t want to be in the office.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Global players set to chase Sydney’s tallest office tower

    Global institutional investors are expected to lead the charge for a half interest in the Sydney Place development anchored by the Salesforce Tower, which is being sold off by China’s Ping An Real Estate for more than $900m.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Solomon Lew finds office bargain on St Kilda Road

    Retail billionaire Solomon Lew has capitalised on the weakness in Melbourne’s office market to snap up the building occupied by his Premier Investments on St Kilda Road.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Winten scores high grade with campus sale

    Developer Garry Rothwell’s Winten Property Group has reaped $65.5m from sale of the Charles Sturt University campus in North Sydney as education assets take centre stage.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Battlelines drawn as super giants prepare to boot Lendlease

    A fight over the future of one of Australia’s biggest property funds has been brewing for years between Lendlease and unhappy super funds, led by heavyweights Hostplus and UniSuper.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Commonwealth Bank branch sells for $31.3m in record deal

    A Melbourne-based investor with offshore support has picked up a Commonwealth Bank branch in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta for $31.3m.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Packer joins Mosman apartment boom

    Tycoon James Packer is looking to get into Mosman’s booming apartment development market, with a company he is backing now negotiating to buy a major site overlooking Sydney Harbour in the luxury enclave.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Investor to super-size its retail footprint with $700m Hyperdome play

    The listed MA Financial is looking to put a larger stamp on the property market and is making a near-$700m play for the famed Hyperdome complex to the south of Brisbane in rapidly growing Loganholme.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Billionaire battle heats up over $285m property fund takeover

    Paul Lederer is readying to fire back at troubled funds house Elanor as he attempts to wrench its main office fund from its grasp with a $285m takeover bid.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Boutique developer targets $5bn as new fund launched

    Fast-growing industrial and development business Cadence Property Group has unveiled plans to raise $500m from big institutions for a new fund looking to capitalise on demand for projects in tightly-held city precincts.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Investa secures Japanese backers for studio living project

    Investa has become the latest property company to turn to Japanese capital to back its expansion in the rising living sector.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Lederer offers fresh vision for Elanor office trust

    Billionaire Paul Lederer has laid out ambitions of turning around Elanor’s listed office fund as he tries to take it over and steer it away from the grip of its troubled manager.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Lendlease defends funds after vote derailed by super fund flip

    Listed property company Lendlease has vowed to defend its flagship local real estate funds, even as it called off a vote on modernising the lucrative $10bn trusts where rival group Mirvac wants to eat its lunch.
    theaustralian.com.au

    Landlords warn WFH will cost Victoria in global capital flight

    The legislating of work from home ‘rights’ risks driving global capital out of Victoria according to property executives who warn the industry is tiring of the state’s taxes and overreach.