REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS – AUSTRALIA

$1.5bn loss as Lendlease transforms

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Original article by Ben Wilmot
The Australian – Page: 13 & 17 : 20-Aug-24

Property developer Lendlease has reported its latest annual results, with the company posting a headline $1.5 billion loss, which includes $1.38 billion of impairments and charges on businesses it is selling off. LendLease had announced in May that it was abandoning its global ambitions after pressure from a number of activist shareholders that included Tanarra Capital and HMC Capital, and that it would be returning around $4.5 billion in capital to Australia, where it hopes to secure projects with high returns.

CORPORATES
LENDLEASE GROUP – ASX LLC, TANARRA GROUP PTY LTD, HMC CAPITAL

HomeBuilder scheme prompts oversupply fears

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Original article by Nila Sweeney
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 31 : 9-Jul-20

Some residential property developers have reported a sharp rise in sales since the federal government announced its six-month HomeBuilder scheme in June. Cedar Woods’ chief financial officer Leon Hanrahan has warned that some developers could overbuild in response to the scheme, resulting in an oversupply of new housing. Jeremy Sheppard of Select Residential Property says the risk of an oversupply is particularly high at housing estates in the outer suburbs of capital cities.

CORPORATES
CEDAR WOODS PROPERTIES LIMITED – ASX CWP, SELECT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

Builders and developers struggle with supply shortages

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Original article by Nila Sweeney, Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 3-Mar-20

Australian builders and property developers are having to deal with disruptions to projects as a result of not being able to get supplies from China due to the coronavirus. A lack of elevator parts and components is of particular concern to builders, with WT Partnership Australia executive director David Stewart noting that any delays in having a building’s lift installed has a knock-on effect in terms of the rest of the building schedule. Supply-chain problems can cause delays of up to $200,000 a day on the biggest building sites.

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WT PARTNERSHIP AUSTRALIA

First-home buyers surge back for a foothold as market rises

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Original article by Nila Sweeney, Larry Schlesinger
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 7-Nov-19

Real estate developers note that their recent land releases in new housing estates have attracted strong demand among people who are buying their first home. Nigel Edgar of Frasers Property says first-home buyers now account for 35-45 per cent of its sales, compared with just 15 per cent when the residential market was at its peak in 2017. Likewise, Luke Fryer of Metricon says sales to first-home buyers increased by 25 per cent in the three months to September. Off-the-plan apartments are also attracting interest among first-home buyers.

CORPORATES
FRASERS PROPERTY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, METRICON HOMES, HIGHLAND PROPERTY GROUP, VIRGATE, WOLFDENE, BIS OXFORD ECONOMICS PTY LTD, JINDING DEVELOPMENTS

Sector in race to zero emissions by 2050

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Original article by Liz Main
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 40 : 25-Sep-19

New research has examined how committed Australian property groups are to becoming carbon neutral. The report, which was produced by Monash University and ClimateWorks Australia, shows that 47.5 per cent of property groups are taking measures to achieve the 2050 target of net zero emissions. However, the report notes that some companies are excluding indirect emissions, such as those generated by tenants of their buildings. Meanwhile, several listed groups have set a net zero emissions target of 2030.

CORPORATES
MONASH UNIVERSITY, CLIMATEWORKS PTY LTD, DEXUS – ASX DXS, MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, GPT GROUP – ASX GPT, VIVA ENERGY REIT – ASX VVR, TOGA PTY LTD

Plea to RBA, APRA: Let banks lend

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Original article by Ben Wilmot
The Australian – Page: 17 & 26 : 16-May-19

Mirvac, Stockland and Dexus are among the property developers that have called for banks’ lending rules to be relaxed in the wake of a downturn in the residential construction sector. Representatives of major property group have held talks with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Reserve Bank, with some developers being forced to shelve apartment projects. UBS recently forecast that growth in housing credit will fall to just two per cent year-on-year by 2020.

CORPORATES
MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, STOCKLAND – ASX SGP, DEXUS – ASX DXS, CHARTER HALL GROUP – ASX CHC, PROPERTY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, apra use AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Lendlease slashes dividend as revenue falls

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 26-Feb-19

Lendlease has posted a 2018-19 interim net profit of $15.7m, compared with $425.7m previously. The result was marred by a $500m writedown in the value of its engineering and services division in late 2018. Lendlease’s revenue for the half-year was $7.7bn, down from $8.7bn previously. Its Australian arm has reported an EBITDA loss of $139.5m, while construction and development revenue also fell. Lendlease’s interim dividend has been reduced from $0.34 per share to just $0.12.

CORPORATES
LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, TRANSURBAN GROUP LIMITED – ASX TCL

Stockland, Mirvac and Lendlease face settlement risk

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Original article by Ben Wilmot, Samantha Bailey
The Australian – Page: 17 & 23 : 31-Jan-19

UBS says settlement risk could be a problem for Mirvac, Lendlease and Stockland in coming years as a result of the downturn in Australia’s apartment market. US believes that Mirvac is most vulnerable to settlement risk; however, such concerns have been downplayed by the head of Mirvac’s residential division, Stuart Penklis. Meanwhile, Dominic Lambrinos of Chifley Securities says some developers could be forced to sell development sites at a discount.

CORPORATES
UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, MIRVAC GROUP – ASX MGR, LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC, STOCKLAND – ASX SGP, CHIFLEY SECURITIES, CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED

RBA in housing market warning

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Original article by Michael Roddan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 16-Nov-18

Apartment developers are increasingly having to seek funds from non-bank lenders as the major banks cut back on lending to the sector. The Reserve Bank’s deputy governor Guy Debelle says it is a trend that the central bank is keeping an eye on, warning that if it is overdone it could lead to a downturn in the housing market. Urbis recently reported that only 46 units were sold in new Sydney projects during the September quarter, compared to 381 sales of units in the previous corresponding period.

CORPORATES
RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA, URBIS PTY LTD

Housing builder Tamawood warns first-half sales will fall 15pc

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Original article by Su-Lin Tan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 9-Nov-18

Tamawood chairman Robert Lynch told shareholders at the housing builder’s AGM on 8 November that it expected that home sales for the first half would be done by 15 per cent. He noted the housing market was facing a number of challenges at the moment, including the tightening of lending criteria by banks as the result of the banking royal commission. Lynch said the biggest fall in current sales was being seen in Sydney and Melbourne, while he told shareholders that Tamawood was well placed to increase its market share in what was a "tightening market"

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TAMAWOOD LIMITED – ASX TWD, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA