Sydney's Fortune of War, Australia's oldest pub, listed after 25 years

The Fortune of War, which dates back to 1828, has been listed after 25 years in the same hands. By Jonathan Chancellor

A sale and a withdrawal make room for two new properties on SQM's most discounted properties list

Two new hinterland properties have appeared on SQM Research's top 10 most discounted properties list.  By Cassidy Knowlton

Melbourne's top-end property market starts the year quietly: Mal James

By any previous year’s measurement, 2012 has been pretty quiet out of the blocks for properties in the million-dollar-plus price bracket. By Mal James

Streetside first impressions count in property: Jo Chivers

You'll never get a second chance to make a great first impression, so make sure your facade is neat and appeals instantly. By Jo Chivers

Celebrity chefs Matt Moran and Peter Sullivan have a taste for design with restaurant and kitchen garden in Woollahra

Restaurateurs Matt Moran and Peter Sullivan are close to completing the renovations of the old Prunier’s building. By Andrea Dixon


Auction tipping

Guess what this renovated four-bedroom Ashburton house will sell for when it goes to auction this weekend.
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Guess what this three-bedroom Erskineville property will sell for when it goes to auction this weekend.
Guess what this five-bedroom Brisbane property will sell for at its weekend auction.

Hotspots

Everyone knows that coastal areas are great investment hotspots, but everyone is wrong.
Chatswood vendors sold 308 apartments during 2011, and the Sydney suburb is experiencing a commercial property revival as well.

Trophy homes

Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon has listed the long-time Bellevue Hill home of his mother, the late Lady Sonia McMahon.

Title Tattle

Woodlands, the 6,130-square-metre Brighton estate, has returned to the market after being listed in 2009 and 2010.
Rene Rivkin’s former Wiseman’s Ferry log cabin on the Hawkesbury River has been sold.
The infamous Snowtown bank - whose vaults were used to store bodies by John Justin Bunting and Robert Joe Wagner - has been listed for sale.
J. P.Morgan bigwig Tim Throsby is selling his apartment in 1915 Babworth House, radio personality Barry Bissell lists in Prahran, and Marilynne Paspaley has listed Rillworth in Darling Point.

Commercial

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Property Observer reviews the latest commercial leasing deals by the numbers, including the amount a local investor has paid an office and warehouse property at Bayswater in Melbourne’s outer-eastern suburbs.

Affordability

Whichever way you cut it, home buyers in 1962 had a significant advantage over home buyers in 2012.

Retail

Mobile phone stores were the top-performing speciality tenants in the 29 shopping centres that form part of Colonial First State’s retail trust.
Investor interest is likely to be high for the latest group of 7-Eleven service stations, which will go to auction on March 22.

Residential

The most expensive properties are not necessarily going to be the most lucrative, with demand for housing strongest at price points below $500,000.
Mirvac exchanged pre-sale contracts of just over $1 billion in its residential projects during the second half of 2011.

Economy

By the end of 2012, Australia’s house price decline profile should be apparent.

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News

Larry Schlesinger Administrators of collapsed mortgage broker Refund Home Loans are expected to sign a contract in the next few days to sell the business to State Home Loans.
Larry Schlesinger Luci Ellis, head of the financial stability department at the RBA, says home mortgage markets with prudent lending standards do not generally pose risks to financial stability.
Jonathan Chancellor Peter Bond, the new owner of a cyclone-damaged resort on Dunk Island, off far north Queensland, says it could be many months before construction begins on his proposed new resort.
Jonathan Chancellor The historic Olderfleet building in Collins Street has been sold for about $67 million by the Australian Unity Property managed office trust.
Patrick Stafford The Alderley Square development in Queensland has fallen into receivership, the latest victim of the state’s lacklustre property sales.
Larry Schlesinger Hotel giant Accor plans to open 9,000 hotel rooms in the Asia-Pacific region in 2012, mostly in Australia, following its acquisition of the Mirvac hotel portfolio.
Larry Schlesinger The premises that house well-known Sydney eateries Otto Ristorante and Kingsleys Steak and Crabhouse have been acquired by global fund manager Aviva Investors Asia.
Larry Schlesinger The REA Group needs to embrace glossy magazines and other print media, says former senior Telstra executive and RP Data board member Ted Pretty.
Alistair Walsh Melburnians will be protesting tomorrow against the slated demolition of the 1928-built Scots Church Hall and associated buildings on the corner of Collins Street and Russell Street.
Larry Schlesinger Real estate group Colliers is urging Australians to take part in its eight-day global giving campaign, which launched yesterday in Australia and more than 60 countries around the world.
Patrick Stafford A Victorian Supreme Court justice has ruled business partners of DFO's two former owners David Goldberger and David Wieland will be allowed to launch a legal case against them.
Larry Schlesinger Strong population growth, interest rates remaining at historically low level, “fierce competition between lenders” and low unemployment could help mortgage lending in 2012, says Mortgage Choice.
Jonathan Chancellor The Snowtown bank listing has been pulled by eBay from its online auction on grounds that its breaches eBay’s community content standards.
Larry Schlesinger The Reserve Bank has acknowledged that Australian banks are paying a higher price for covered bonds.
Jonathan Chancellor The highest-ever residential sale in New York City closed last week for US$88 million.
Patrick Stafford Hotel giant Hyatt Hotels Corporation has blocked an attempt by billionaire Clive Palmer to remove it as the manager of the Coolum resort on the Sunshine Coast.

Observers

Maximise your relationship with your mortgage broker Mortgages
Charles Tarbey It can be incredibly valuable for borrowers to establish an ongoing, working relationship with a mortgage broker to keep abreast of changes in the industry and new products that are available.
Why investors are essential for our property markets Residential
Catherine Cashmore Demand for rental accommodation is growing as people decide to enter the property market later - and as a consequence, investors are more needed now than ever before.
How Australian property markets will benefit from China’s industrial revolution China watch
Michael Yardney China offers markets of enormous proportions for all the modern services that a developed economy like Australia has to offer.
Property valuation 101 Residential
Michael Matusik Valuers should make their decisions based on a careful analysis of a property's attributes, along with comparable nearby sales.
Consumers expect no change in interest rates: Christopher Joye Economy
Christopher Joye Unless we get some new data, there is a persuasive argument in favour of the RBA not interfering further with the economy.
Rich pickings: A wealth of change Trends
James Thomson It’s time to dust off the crystal ball and ask a big question: What will the rich list look like in five years' time?
The three types of commercial property investor: Which type are you? Commercial
Chris Lang There are three broad categories of commercial property investors, and your success may depend on which type you are.

Big change in bank vs non-bank home loan market share since 1975: Christopher Joye Christopher Joye
We have today an unprecedented concentration in major bank power, but that wasn't always the case.
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