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Dennis loses wrongful dismissal fight

THE former managing director of property developer Dennis Family Corporation, Rob Carter has won a six year legal battle against the company after he was summarily dismissed.
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AGL & Bovis Lend Lease turn on green residential

ENERGY company AGL and Bovis Lend Lease have teamed up to deliver the First Solar thin film technology for residential use....
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Development projects remain limbo after GFC

OPINION: ONE of the biggest challenges developers face in today’s market is coming up with sufficient equity or capital to allow a debt facility to be secured....
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RBA keep rates stay on hold

THE Reserve Bank has left interest rates unchanged at 4.5% in August, in a move that has been welcomed by the property sector....
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Madden makes new planning laws reform group

VICTORIAN Planning Minister Justin Madden has appointed Ian Robins to lead a new working group to finalise reforms to the Planning and Environment Act 1987....
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Where to invest in a troubled world?

OPINION: THERE are still opportunities for investors to make decent returns by focussing on high yield assets or assets which don’t suffer from growth constraints. Commercial property, Asian, emerging market and Australia shares, infrastructure and corporate debt offer the best returns....
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New challenges for residential investment lenders

CHANGES in the National Credit Code will create new challenges to lenders who issue loans to individuals to purchase or refinance investment residential property, according to Gaden Lawyers....
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GC planning laws will stifle property investments

PROPOSED changes to planning laws on the Gold Coast will have a serious impact on the property investment market, according to industry experts....
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Singapore moves to maintain stable property market

THE Singaporean Government has made a raft of measures aimed at maintaining a stable property market....
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Greenlight for Eureka mini-me

A NEW 72 storey mixed use tower in Melbourne’s Southbank precinct has been given the greenlight after overcoming the City of Melbourne’s objections....
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Back to black for GEO

RESIDENTIAL developer GEO Property Group has returned to profit in the full year despite posting a lower operating profit....
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Leighton wins Dubai building project

THE Al Habtoor Leighton Group has been awarded an $220 million building project in Dubai by Daman Investments....
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Unitholders reject Balmain Trilogy proposal

UNITHOLDERS in the Pacific First Mortgage Fund have rejected Balmain Trilogy’s proposal....
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Aevum investors pressured by Stockland

SHAREHOLDERS in retirement and aged care group Aevum claim Stockland has called them seeking to pressure them into accepting its offer....
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GPT reorganises executive team

GPT Group has made restructured its senior executive team in the investment management, development and property and asset management divisions....
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