It's Sunshine of your love as developers turn gaze to west

Simon Johanson Sunshine is a suburb that hasn't always lived up to its name.

Lease delivers bright spark for waning office market

Simon Johanson Business software provider MYOB will become the new tenant of Melbourne's largest suburban single-floor office, to be vacated by the restructured Centro group.

Apple falls far from our CBD

Simon Johanson Apple's long search for a location for a marquee Melbourne store is foundering.

Melbourne a tough market

Simon Johanson Landlords' incentives to tenants have climbed by 10 per cent to about 25 per cent.

New payment system cuts out nasty surprises

Simon Johanson A new payment management system claims to eliminate unforeseen cost variations.

Flat future for apartments in Melbourne

Simon Johanson Number of cranes dominating Melbourne's skyline looks set to dwindle as boom fades.

Country gems come at a cost

Simon Johanson A clutch of historic country properties may tempt city tree changers this spring - but they won't come cheap.

Retail sells above expectations

Simon Johanson Quality retail assets sell despite weakening demand and low levels of consumer confidence.

Building on modular approach

Simon Johanson In a Brooklyn factory a 240-room hotel is rolling off the production line.

Super Saturday suggests market rebound

Simon Johanson Another multimillion-dollar Toorak mansion is for sale as Melbourne's spring property market gears up for its biggest auction weekend of the year.

Building firm in $230m collapse

Simon Johanson A MAJOR construction company with four large projects in NSW has collapsed owing at least 600 creditors millions of dollars.

Footy's over so house sellers take a punt

Simon Johanson This weekend will be the most significant test of Melbourne's property market since the heady days of the property boom in 2010, industry insiders say.

Smart design a means to green esteem

Simon Johanson Owners and tenants are moving into one of Melbourne's first apartment buildings to achieve a four-star Green Star rating.

Stockland tips earnings slide

Simon Johanson Property company says profits may slump by 10 per cent this year as it struggles with sales.

Newsreader makes a killing as mansion's sale unearths spectre of terrible crime

Simon Johanson and Chris Vedelago The Caulfied North mansion that sold last week for $11 million has a tangled history of money, murder and canny property development.

Stability and high hopes lift sluggish market

Simon Johanson Two home sales for more than $11 million this week and stable house prices boost hopes Melbourne's sluggish property market may be on the mend.

Cape Schanck brewery plans draw protest despite tourism, job hopes

Simon Johanson Plans for a boutique brewery on the picturesque Mornington Peninsula have alarmed locals.

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High rise by assembly line

Simon Johanson Architecture firm Elenberg Fraser claims to have developed a new factory-based model for building everything from single houses to high-rise apartment blocks that will cut buyers' costs, increase...

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Developers attracted by 'different' inner-north

Simon Johanson There's strong demand for non-traditional retail sites in Melbourne's inner-north, agents say.