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Keystone receivers settle case over Venice Marriott Hotel sale
Real Estate 2025-06-23 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A dispute over a scuppered transaction between the director of collapsed Keystone and the owner of the Marriott Hotel in Venice has been settled.

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Parkhurst Tavern picked up by Queensland pub group
Hospitality 2025-06-23 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Pub owner O’Hara Hotel Group has sold the Parkurst Tavern in Rockhampton to a privately owned Queensland pub group for a reported price of $24 million.

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Russell Kennedy adds two lawyers to property group
Construction 2025-06-20 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

Russell Kennedy has bolstered its property practice, luring lawyers from Johnson Winter Slattery and Colin Biggers Paisley. 

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Off-the-plan buyer of $10.3M Newstead high-rise penthouses wins suit
Construction 2025-06-19 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The purported purchaser of two off-the-plan penthouses in a Newstead high-rise has won his suit against the developer, who sold the apartments to someone else for more than double the contract price.

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Vic Bar sells Douglas Menzies Chambers for $23M
Real Estate 2025-06-18 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

The 12-storey corner office block overlooking the Victorian Supreme Court, which has housed Douglas Menzies Chambers since 1992, has been sold for a reported $23 million, with its barristers moving down the street. 

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$70M agreement for rezoned Mudgee greenfield site enforceable: court
Real Estate 2025-06-16 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Western Sydney developer must make good on an agreement to buy a rezoned greenfield site in regional NSW for $70 million and pay $2.2 million in interest, a judge has found. 

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Hamilton Locke hires McCullough Robertson real estate pro
People In The News 2025-06-16 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Specialist property and finance lawyer Emile McPhee has joined Hamilton Locke’s national real estate markets team.

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Non-bank lenders may soon play $90B role in real estate funding
Real Estate 2025-06-13 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Private credit supporting Australian real estate could grow by 80 per cent over the next five years, largely fueled by increased residential development lending, according to forecasting by CBRE.

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Court dismisses ‘exaggerated’ height concerns on 5Point’s Gold Coast development
Construction 2025-06-12 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has confirmed that 5Point, the developer of a beach-front apartment complex in Palm Beach, can add an additional two storeys to the tower, finding that the region is becoming a medium density area which can visually accommodate high rise buildings.  Luxury developer 5Point was approved in October 2023 to begin construction on the…

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MinterEllison advises Johns Lyng on Pacific Equity Partners’ buyout offer
M&A 2025-06-11 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Johns Lyng Group confirmed Wednesday it had received a takeover offer from Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum and has granted the private equity firm an exclusivity period to undergo due diligence.

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