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Slender Tower to Replace Carpark as Dandenong Evolution Continues
Victorian planners have approved an 18-storey apartment tower on a Dandenong car park site with an estimated development value of A$27.4 million.
Victorian planners have approved an 18-storey apartment tower on a Dandenong car park site with an estimated development value of A$27.4 million.
Source: The Urban Developer · Originally published: 2026-10-26T15:15+10:00
Australia’s hotel values poised to rise as supply tighten – Savills
Savills says constrained Australian hotel-room supply and growing visitor demand could support higher room rates and asset values, with room supply rising only 0.5 per cent in the year to June 2026.
Savills says constrained Australian hotel-room supply and growing visitor demand could support higher room rates and asset values, with room supply rising only 0.5 per cent in the year to June 2026.
Source: The Hotel Conversation · Originally published: 2026-10-26
Australia’s ghost towns hiding in plain sight
Ray White analysis of ABS data identified 136,278 inactive Australian dwellings, with Sydney and Melbourne together accounting for roughly a third of the total.
Ray White analysis of ABS data identified 136,278 inactive Australian dwellings, with Sydney and Melbourne together accounting for roughly a third of the total.
Source: realestate.com.au News · Originally published: 2026-10-26T09:48:00+11:00
Falling home prices leave low-deposit buyers owing thousands if forced to sell
FoundIt research warns that some low-deposit first-home buyers in Sydney and Melbourne face negative-equity risks if forced to sell after local property-price falls.
FoundIt research warns that some low-deposit first-home buyers in Sydney and Melbourne face negative-equity risks if forced to sell after local property-price falls.
Source: realestate.com.au News · Originally published: 2026-10-26T00:13:00Z
Queensland tenants face brutal shortage as 48 of 50 rental markets remain tight
REIQ’s September-quarter report classified 48 of Queensland’s 50 monitored rental markets as tight, with 34 recording vacancy rates of 1 per cent or less.
REIQ’s September-quarter report classified 48 of Queensland’s 50 monitored rental markets as tight, with 34 recording vacancy rates of 1 per cent or less.
Source: realestate.com.au News · Originally published: 2026-10-26T02:37:00Z
Property sector urges seniors living overhaul to free up family homes for buyers
Australian property-industry groups are urging reforms to encourage seniors housing development, arguing that more retirement-living options could help older residents downsize and release family homes.
Australian property-industry groups are urging reforms to encourage seniors housing development, arguing that more retirement-living options could help older residents downsize and release family homes.
Source: realestate.com.au News · Originally published: 2026-10-26T05:00:00+11:00