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Burwood apartment developer can retain deposit after email repudiation by buyer
Construction 2025-12-11 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The developer of an apartment complex in Melbourne’s east can retain a $883,000 deposit from convicted fraudster Demetrios ‘James’ Charisiou’s real estate investment firm, which was found to have repudiated a contract over email.

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Approval granted for Annandale co-living development at former CBA site
Construction 2025-12-11 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has granted an application for a development that will demolish part of a former Commonwealth Bank building in Sydney’s inner west to construct a co-living building.

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Lifestyle to offer new fee model to existing owners after VCAT appeal
Real Estate 2025-12-10 11:17 am By Christine Caulfield

Retirement village operator Lifestyle Communities will offer a new fee model to existing homeowners following an appeal of a ruling in July that its exit fees were unenforceable.

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Far East Consortium sells stake in Ritz-Carlton Perth for $100M
Real Estate 2025-12-09 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hong Kong-based Far East Consortium has sold a 50 per cent stake in the Ritz-Carlton Perth to Cayman Islands-based Generation Essentials Group for $100 million. 

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JLL says CEO’s sacking over handling of harassment complaint warranted
Real Estate 2025-12-09 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Commercial real estate group JLL has hit back at former CEO Daniel Kernaghan’s unfair dismissal case, saying he was sacked for mishandling a harassment complaint against a manager.

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National Storage REIT agrees to $4B takeover by Brookfield consortium
Real Estate 2025-12-08 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

National Storage REIT has agreed to a takeover by a consortium of Brookfield Property and GIC Investments that values the self-storage investor at $4 billion.

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High Court to hear IGA spat with Victorian planning minister
Real Estate 2025-12-04 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has taken up an appeal by the Victorian planning minister in a row with IGA that seeks guidance on the jurisdictional reach of the state Supreme Court in planning disputes.

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No permit for ‘bulky’ development on East Melbourne vacant lot
Real Estate 2025-12-04 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

VCAT has upheld a local council’s refusal of a plan to build a three-storey luxury apartment building at a vacant lot in East Melbourne, saying it would “visually dominate” a neighbouring heritage-listed home.

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Lendlease loses appeal in $120M Campbelltown land case
Construction 2025-12-03 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family. 

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iProsperity exec owes $5.3M for misleading ZACD on funds for $300M hotel deal
Real Estate 2025-12-03 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An iProsperity director must pay $5.3 million to ZACD for his conduct in convincing the Singapore-based real estate investment firm to cough up $37.5 million for its $300 million purchase of the AccorInvest hotels portfolio.

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