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Instead of sitting empty before redevelopment, the old Myer building is home to an eclectic pop-up mix of designers, retailers and artists.

A year ago, Perth had the country’s tightest office market, but figures from the Property Council of Australia show its CBD vacancy rate rose to 9.0% in January, up from 6.9% in July 2013. That …

A description for “creative industries” has been done to death but it really means a move away from the generic, CBD-style office with false ceilings and grey carpet to warehouse-style buildings with exposed building “bones”. …

How should building owners prepare for a severe weather event? That’s the question many will be asking themselves this week courtesy of a record-setting week in the northern hemisphere.

Privatisation and automation are reshaping Australia’s container port market. Once the home of a cosy duopoly, Australia’s ports are set for a fight for market share for the first time in decades, with real ramifications for the freight industry and investors in transport properties.

More land for future development is on the Christmas wish-list for Australia’s industrial property market. Market experts believe logistics companies on the hunt for locations close to road, rail and port hubs will help drive the market in 2014.

An exponential rise in the number of older Australians and the gradual privatisation of the health sector is attracting investors to this property sector, Paul Thornhill finds. That old cliché has never been truer – …

A $4.2billion mega resort and casino – with more than 4000 rooms, a 25,000-seat stadium and a 20ha reef lagoon – is earmarked for the Cairns suburb of Yorkey’s Knob.