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Lifestyle wins stay of VCAT orders finding exit fees unenforceable
Real Estate 2025-07-28 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Retirement village operator Lifestyle Communities has secured a reprieve from a ruling that found its exit fee policy was unenforceable, but has said it won’t spend the funds it collects while the stay is in place.

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iProsperity liquidators pursue Crown for $55M in gambling losses
Real Estate 2025-07-28 11:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

The liquidators of iProsperity Group want Crown to repay $55 million in company funds they say were gambled away by the real estate funds manager’s directors.

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Charter Hall launches $147M office trust with Brisbane, Canberra properties
Real Estate 2025-07-28 11:45 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Reflecting renewed interest in office assets, property investment company Charter Hall has launched a $147 million unlisted trust for investors to buy into two fully-tenanted office buildings in the ACT and Queensland.

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Cromwell sells remaining stake in Chatswood office complex for $87M
Real Estate 2025-07-24 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cromwell Property Group has sold its remaining 50 per cent stake in an office building in Sydney’s Chatswood at the discount price of $87 million.

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Russell Kennedy snags partner from Mills Oakley for disputes team
Business of Law 2025-07-23 11:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Russell Kennedy has lured a partner from Mills Oakley to join its Sydney commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice.

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Dexus drops $683M for stake in Westfield Chermside shopping centre
Real Estate 2025-07-23 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Property giant Dexus has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Australia’s second-largest regional shopping centre from Scentre for $683 million.

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Carlton site sold to SP Setia for $114M in off-market deal
Real Estate 2025-07-23 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Malaysian property developer SP Setia is strengthening its presence in inner-city Melbourne, acquiring the largest development site in Carlton for $114 million.

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Gold Coast land’s oceanfront views doom bid for $28M valuation cut
Real Estate 2025-07-22 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

The body corporates for beachfront blocks on the Gold Coast have failed in their bid to knock back two land valuations by a combined $28 million, with a Land Court member finding oceanfront land fetches a higher premium.

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Office sector bounces back, led by Sydney CBD: Dexus report
Real Estate 2025-07-22 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Real estate returns are rebounding across all sectors, with the office sector entering a recovery cycle, led by the Sydney CBD, according to a new report from Dexus. 

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United Petroleum property manager had no authority to negotiate lease: court
Real Estate 2025-07-21 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found that United Petroleum is not bound by the terms of a signed lease offer sent to a neighbouring Gold Coast pharmacy operator, ruling the company’s property consultant had no authority to negotiate or enter into a new lease on its behalf. 

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