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The Brisbane forest retreat at 115 Gold Creek Road, Brookfield, was the most viewed listing in Queensland on Realestate.com.au last week.

NEWS

1

Chalmers contradicts Bullock over inflation

Jim Chalmers has claimed Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock is focused on the headline inflation rate, despite the central bank looking past this measure when considering interest rates because it has been temporarily lowered by state and federal electricity rebates.

2

Finance squeeze on unit buyers amid rental market surge

Harry Triguboff says he is providing more finance to his buyers as his latest accounts show that his massive property portfolio is spinning high returns.

3

Domain ‘a great place to work’ despite woes at parent Nine

Nine-controlled digital property listing company Domain Holdings has denied it is afflicted with the same cultural issues that have hit its parent company.

4

Industrial boom on its way as online sales soar

Demand for logistics space is forecast to rise, while the stock of new sites in major cities is tipped to again struggle to keep up.

MARKET MOVERS

Westfields ring up record sales as malls come back into vogue

Scentre boss Elliott Rusanow says the focus is on attracting more people to its 42 Westfield properties and that shopping centres have re-emerged from difficult economic conditions.

Charter Hall bets on capitals with $315m play

The property funds company has launched a $315m office partnership which will hold half interests in two Brisbane and Adelaide towers.

Data centre boom lifts Goodman Group

The company is using its valuable land bank to get the jump on rivals and expand in the hot data centre industry.

Brookfield goes the last mile to expand logistics

The company has ambitions to double its portfolio with a focus on Sydney and Melboune.

Park Hyatt Melbourne to hit the block as Chinese check out

Fu Wah International Group is expected to offload one of the country’s best-known luxury hotels as the Victorian capital faces a tough outlook.

✣ PRESTIGE PROPERTY

The sleepy island where house prices are waking up

This south pacific hideaway is hardly the place you’d expect to make big money from house flipping. But in the past five years values have more than doubled.

A river runs through it in a Putney paradise

The marketing agents for Sydney’s $300m Putney Wharf Residences have been inundated with inquiries with hundreds of buyers looking to purchase a million-dollar-plus apartment or townhouse on the Parramatta River project.

With a location like this, imagine what you could do

On the market for the first time in 50 years, this 1970s home at Port Fairy on the Great Ocean Road has private beach access, expansive water views – and a 763sqm vacant lot next door.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

$450m upscale West End project slashes dwelling numbers

Clues about who wants what from properties of future

Perron Group offloading shopping centres to expanding GPT

Sydney investor beats Cromwell in medical centre buy