Yearly Archives: 2012
Success in going it alone
Watch it grow … self-managed super is becoming extremely popular. Illustration: John Shakespeare In an era when superannuation returns have been disappointing, John Collett examines the pros and cons of taking charge of your own fund. Savvy baby boomers …
Q1 property transactions above post-GFC average
CBRE says trading in the quarter was dominated by a few large deals. ISPT’s purchase of a 50 percent share in the Brisbane Myer Centre for $366 million from CFS Retail Property Trust was the largest recorded. Across the sectors, …
Brisbane CBD property market on the move again
by:Chris Herde From:The Courier-Mail March 29, 2012 4:39PM Watch CBD on the market PRIME VIEW: $500 Million worth of towers sold and more to come. w build-up, the Brisbane CBD property market is back in the fast lane. This week it …
Team Netrent Commercial – 3rd Place in Kathmandu Adventure Race
On Saturday 17th just gone, team Netrent Commercial comprising Sales & Leasing’s Thor Harrison & Tristan Taylor (former World’s triathlete) competed at Beerburrum’s White Horse Mountain in the Kathmandu Adventure Race Series QLD round. In deplorable conditions involving slushy mud, torrential rain, and swarms …
Big-ticket rail project ‘ready to proceed’
A conceptual image of the Albert Street station. Photo: Supplied Campbell Newman insists he would not turn down federal funds to deliver the multi-billion-dollar Brisbane cross-river rail project, but would still want to rework the plans to find savings. The Queensland …
Old Clarence corners new market
Owners of the Brisbane Brewhouse, Grant and Michelle Clark outside the venue. Photo: Katherine Feeney Transforming the old Clarence Corner Hotel in Woolloongabba into the southside’s own Regatta is a big dream, but new owners Grant and Michelle Clark are …
New council clean-up powers for Fortitude Valley
The area in Fortitude Valley where potential new laws giving council the power to force owners to clean up building would be enforced. Property owners who do not clean up rundown businesses in Fortitude Valley will be fined up to …
Self-Managed Super Fund Seminar
Westpac are providing the following seminar and you may be interested! When: Wednesday 15/02/2012 Where: 260 Queen Street, Brisbane Time: 12:30 to 3pm. Cost: Free Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF’s) are becoming more and more popular and with good reason as …
Strong demand tightens Brisbane office market
Published: 02 Feb 2012 Author: Property Council Source: Property Council of Australia Strong demand for Brisbane office space has driven vacancy rates in Brisbane’s CBD down from 7.4 percent to 6.2 percent in the six months to January 2012, according to the Property Council of …
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre – $450 million expansion
The project, worth an estimated $450 million, will be among the biggest redevelopment investments made in Brisbane’s retail sector over the past decade. Development approval has been granted; with plans for redevelopment including an additional 30,000 sqm of retail space, …
Real estate hot spots have inner-city beauty
BRISBANE’S inner-city suburbs are tipped to be the property hot spots this year, with predictions of increased sales activity and long-term growth in values. Property analyst Terry Ryder’s top-10 areas for above-average growth in the medium to long-term are heavily …
Emporium’s new Brisbane hotel revealed
Hip design, the latest in-room technology and personalised service will be the starring elements of the Emporium Hotels Group’s new 180-room Southpoint, Brisbane hotel, which is set to start construction this month. Luxurious addition: Emporium Hotel Southpoint Speaking exclusively to …
What the floods inquiry didn’t hear: Wivenhoe ‘breached the manual’
HEDLEY THOMAS From: The Australian January 23, 2012 12:00AM A RAFT of official internal documents produced by senior public servants during Brisbane’s devastating flood in January last year show the Wivenhoe Dam was mismanaged in a serious breach of its …
