Retail

Something has to give with retail tenancy. The way they’re going there will be a catastrophe, with receivership on both sides.

Iconic Byron Bay property The Farm has been sold, more than six months after hitting the market.

With Melbourne still in lockdown, city dwellers may be plotting their country escape, with a popular regional pub catching the eye of operators.

Retail and industrial are dominating interest in NSW’s commercial property market, with the two asset classes making up nine of the top 10 most-viewed properties over the past week.

The country’s largest student accommodation provider Scape is backing a long-term recovery in the international market and has proposed a series of futuristic buildings in Sydney to accommodate the wave of returnees once the coronavirus pandemic has passed.

Mosaic Brands chief executive Scott Evans, who plans to close hundreds of stores, has a simple message for shopping centre landlords who refuse to give ground on rent: “This is not a bluff.”

Sydney’s north shore suburb of Greenwich is a pint-sized residential location highly sought-after for its exclusive harbourside homes and apartments.

Some commercial properties stand out from the rest for all the right reasons.

The battle between shopping centre landlords and retailers is entering a new and potentially more dangerous phase as the country’s largest listed retail property company signals it will take a tough line on larger chains refusing to pay rent.