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What you should Know before Buying Cranbourne House and Land

Cranbourne house and land is a buzzword in the Australian real estate market. Given that real estate is one of the largest industries in Cranbourne, there is no doubt why Cranbourne house and land deals were the first packages to be [...]

555 Hectare Truganina Site, Melbourne, Relisted For Sale

MELBOURNE’s biggest residential development site, measured by area, was quietly relisted for sale this week. After failing to sell last year, the private families that control a 555 hectare block of land at 65 – 453 Hopkins Street, in Truganina, are trying their luck in a more buoyant market. The land is near the new Western Freeway extension (known during construction as the Deer Park Bypass), which opened last year, and marries into the Western Highway at the suburb border of Caroline Springs, Ravenhall and Rockbank. [...]

Central Equity to Sell South Melbourne Hotel After Abandoning Redevelopment Plans

SKYSCRAPER developer Central Equity has abandoned plans to redevelop the former Kingsway Motel, in South Melbourne, and has instead listed the site for sale. The former ASX-listed developer can expect to make about $15 million for the 2092 square metre property, which includes two terrace houses, and the prominent, white, six level, 41 room motel at the north-east corner of Park Street and Eastern Road. Central Equity paid $6.25 million for the property just over three years ago, before obtaining a permit to more than double the number of apartments on the site, opposite the Latrobe Reserve. [...]

Kew’s Sholom Lodge Likely to be Melbourne’s Next Historic Home to be Demolished

ANOTHER historic home in Melbourne’s ritzy east is set to be replaced with apartments. The grand Kew home, currently known as Sholom Lodge and used as a 14-bed aged care facility, is being sold as a residential development site with a permit for 12 flats. Sholom Lodge is near the busy roundabut of Princes Street, and the entrance to the Kew Cottages redevelopment, being undertaken by Sydney-based private developer Walker Corporation. [...]