Curreen, Author at Property & Build

Design

February 1, 2018 0

St Kilda-based firms Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists have won the design competition for Australia’s first Pride Centre

The architects’ design was selected as the best of 18 submissions, with the competition’s judging panel commenting that their concept would help to make the Pride Centre “iconic and uplifting”. Continue →

Property Trends

January 31, 2018 0

Focus on core space a key office trend for 2018

Mobile tech will continue to disrupt workspaces, say office experts Office occupiers will increasingly draw a distinction between their ‘core’ and ‘flexible’ space needs as mobile disruption continues to reshape workplaces in 2018, office experts say. Continue →

Training & Management

January 29, 2018 0

National first aid training partnership forged

The Electrical Training Company, New Zealand’s leading provider of electrical apprenticeships, has partnered with Life Care Consultants Ltd to deliver first aid and CPR training across its apprentice programme The Electrical Training Company has more than 600 apprentices across the country and Life Care Consultants will provide all training nationally, apart from the Auckland region, where First Aid NZ is the provider. Continue →

Redevelopment

January 27, 2018 0

For a final price of £1.6 billion, the UK’s Battersea Power Station has been sold to a Malaysian investment company in what is likely Britain’s largest ever single property sale

Battersea Project Holding Company Limited approved the commencement of an exclusive transaction to Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), one of Malaysia’s largest asset management companies. Continue →

Property Trends

January 26, 2018 0

Bounce in NZ commercial property market expected

Office, industrial and tourism growth predicted to continue in 2018 says Colliers International NZ CEO Mark Synnott. Continue →

Development

January 25, 2018 0

In the financial year 2016, Chinese investment in Australian real estate was $32 billion, 400% more than the next country on the list, the US.

That same year, Chinese developers bought 38 per cent of the residential property development sites sold, spending $2.4 billion, according to a Knight Frank report. Continue →

Property Trends

January 24, 2018 0

Strong end to 2017, with house prices up in December

Tauranga may have taken Auckland’s place as New Zealand’s most unaffordable city in the latest Demographia survey but house prices are creeping up across the country REINZ research indicates Median house prices across New Zealand rose by 5.8% year-on-year to $550,000 – up from $520,000 in December 2016 and median prices for New Zealand excluding Auckland increased by 6.6% to $450,000 (up from $422,000 in December 16) according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ). Continue →

Australia

January 23, 2018 0

Nine out of 10 properties flipped by investors in Australia last year sold for a gross profit

According to CoreLogic’s inaugural Property Flipping Report, almost 90 per cent of houses flipped within a year or two of purchasing made a profit in 2017. Continue →

cities

January 22, 2018 0

Queen City’s unaffordability crown passed to Bay of Plenty counterpart

Auckland has lost its place as New Zealand’s most unaffordable city to Tauranga according to a major global study. Continue →

Australia

January 16, 2018 0

Brisbane’s future mega-hub for international cruise ships now has a primary designer to help craft its future as a major tourist provider

With an expected construction commencement sometime in 2018, Brisbane’s future mega-hub for international cruise ships now has a primary designer to help craft its future as a major tourist provider. Continue →

Future Living

December 7, 2017 0

Architectural firm Penda, in collaboration with car manufacturer Mini, have unveiled a new small living concept, the Urban Nest

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Predictions

December 6, 2017 0

Offshore money to chase urban commercial property in 2018

Offshore attention turns to urban commercial property and off-the-plan residential investments as the government’s restrictions on foreign buyers take hold. Continue →

Australia

December 5, 2017 0

Densifying cities needs safeguards

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Property Trends

December 1, 2017 0

Short-term support for Auckland/Sydney commercial property

Commercial property market sentiment across Oceania has moderated significantly in both Australia and New Zealand but headline momentum still remains modestly positive, according to the RICS third quarter survey. Continue →

Australia

November 30, 2017 0

Developing without developers could shape the future

Unconventional methods of delivering housing are becoming more widespread across the Tasman. Continue →

Australia

November 28, 2017 0

Increasing supply is no panacea for housing affordability

Claims that the housing crisis is a dearth of supply has been challenged by new modelling that shows that boosting supply alone will not deliver affordable housing. Continue →

Property Trends

November 27, 2017 0

Christchurch Earthquake Restoration Scores UNESCO Recognition

The meticulous heritage restoration of two buildings receives recognition for cultural heritage conservation. Continue →

Compliance & Legal

November 24, 2017 0

Working in construction? Put safety first with digital risk and safety cards

The Construction Health and Safety Risk Cards which have been in circulation since last year have been digitised. Continue →

Property Trends

November 22, 2017 0

Drury centre stage with infrastructure support

The South Auckland settlement of Drury is quickly becoming the major centre of development activity in the Auckland region with over $2 billion of infrastructure and numerous developments planned. Continue →

Property Trends

November 21, 2017 0

Better yields for Investec in New Zealand property

The Investec Australia Property Fund has bought its first New Zealand property, paying $111 million for Wellington’s tallest building — The Majestic Centre in the New Zealand capital’s “Golden Mile”. Continue →

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