The Urban Developer

A common June 2028 lease expiry and 20,000sq m of potential will give buyers a redevelopment runway in the city’s tightly held precinct…

Brisbane Airport-Fringe Industrial Site Tipped to Fetch $55m

The developer has shaved its 54-storey build-to-rent scheme into a part affordable, mostly market shoptop on Sydney’s Lower North Shore... Read all about it here: https://ebx.sh/b5XjmD

It is being touted as the biggest large format retail deal in Australia this year. The funds management group shares its recipe for success… Read all about it here: https://ebx.sh/2MyMbc

Edge Visionary Living has held the site overlooking the majestic Swan River for more than a decade, and its 29-storey tower is finally rising... Read all about it here: https://ebx.sh/8bqqoh

Tradies are quitting, capacity has stalled, and only 23 per cent of new builds finish on time. Equifax reveals the red flags… Read all about it here: https://ebx.sh/gEek55

"Certainty is the new competitive advantage," writes WT (Australia) national director James Ford, in The Construction Cost Crunch white paper produced alongside WT.

The report and paper draws on The Urban Developer Industry Sentiment Survey 2026, features the numbers you need to know, plus WT's on-the-ground insights and Ford's op-ed on what separates the projects still moving from those on hold.

Sydney’s office market is moving in two directions at once.

Over the 12 months to June, prime grade stock in the Sydney C*D recorded net absorption of 105,500sq m while secondary grade contracted by 9500sq m, according to JLL Research. Headline vacancy compressed to 13.9 per cent, the lowest level since the first quarter of 2023.

Nationally the C*D vacancy rate held at 15.3 per cent across the financial year, but the cities underneath that number look nothing alike. Brisbane tightened to 10.6 per cent. Melbourne rose to 20.5 per cent.

The Office Leaders Forum brings the people reading those numbers into one room on Thursday 22 October at the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney.

JLL managing director NSW and head of research Australasia Andrew Ballantyne opens with The Great Reset: stabilising occupier demand, premium assets outperforming, secondary stock being recycled and what it means for owners, developers and investors.

Investa head of developments Mark Tait, IFM Investors head of portfolio, office Nicole Ward, Centuria Office REIT fund manager Belinda Cheung and Concept head of workplace strategy Ivy Li then take on The New Office Playbook, balancing commercial returns, tenant experience and long-term resilience.

The GPT Group head of office Matthew Brown closes with Inside GPT: The Office Advantage, on how the group secures the right assets and where the next opportunities lie.

Three hours. Lunch included. Tickets limited.

Register via the link in comments.