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Down tools: building completion slows by a fifth
Property

Down tools: building completion slows by a fifth

Building activity slowed by more than a fifth for the June 2020 quarter as the covid response saw tools downed on site.

Brent Melville 04 Sep 2020
Commercial property deals drop $1.6b for first six months
Property

Commercial property deals drop $1.6b for first six months

Commercial property transactions were valued at $925 million during the first half of 2020, a $1.6 billion drop from the prior six months and the lowest level since 2011, said commercial broker and investment firm CBRE. Still, it could have been worse. CBRE said the shock of c...

Brent Melville 04 Sep 2020
JENNY RUTH: Playing hardball with Metlifecare valuations
Property

JENNY RUTH: Playing hardball with Metlifecare valuations

Value, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, or at least that's what it looks like when considering Sweden-based EQT's takeover offer for Metlifecare.

Jenny Ruth 04 Sep 2020
No change in Metlifecare's independent valuation
Property

No change in Metlifecare's independent valuation

Chair Kim Ellis voices disappointment in 'fait accompli', says scheme price not adequate.

Jenny Ruth 03 Sep 2020


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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