REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT – AUSTRALIA

Linfox still in hunt for Kidman

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian – Page: 4 : 23-Aug-16

Lindsay Fox’s logistics group Linfox is still interested in acquiring S Kidman & Company. The sale process has been complicated by the decision of the Foreign Investment Review Board to block the sale of the pastoral empire to Chinese buyers. Ray White rural agent Bruce Gunning says government interference has resulted in the politicisation of transactions in the rural property market.

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S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, LINFOX PTY LTD, SHANGHAI PENGXIN GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, GENIUS LINK ASSETS MANAGEMENT LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, RAY WHITE RURAL, VICTOR SMORGON GROUP, CAPITAL HILL ADVISORY PTY LTD

Negative gearing back on table

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian – Page: 6 : 7-Jul-16

Property industry experts are concerned that the Coalition may change its stance on the negative gearing regime in the wake of the federal election. There are indications that some crossbenchers may support the Australian Labor Party’s proposed negative gearing reforms, which could in turn force the Coalition to reconsider its commitment to the existing regime. However, at least two independents – Bob Katter and Cathy McGowan – support the existing rules on negative gearing.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, ONE NATION PARTY, CENTURY 21 REAL ESTATE, GRATTAN INSTITUTE, PROPERTY COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED

Kidman sale in doubt with election results

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 5-Jul-16

The post-election reconfiguration of the Australian parliament could affect the sale of S. Kidman & Company. Dakang Australia Holdings is expected to try again to buy Kidman, after its acquisition proposal was rejected by Treasurer Scott Morrison. Senators Adam Bandt, Pauline Hanson, Nick Xenophon and Bob Katter are likely to oppose the sale of Kidman to foreigners.

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S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, DAKANG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, SHANGHAI CRED REAL ESTATE STOCK COMPANY LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN GREENS, DOMACOM LIMITED

Gearing proposal won’t hit renters

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Original article by Michael Bleby
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 36 : 23-Jun-16

Research suggests that the Australian Labor Party’s proposal to impose restrictions on negative gearing would have limited impact on rents. A study conducted by SQM Research suggests that rents would remain largely unchanged for the next few years, due to extra supply. SQM Research MD Louis Christopher calculated that the proposed policy would result in a rise of 1.2 percentage points in average rental yields. An adjustment of either rents rising or prices falling would happen only after four years of the new rules being in operation.

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SQM RESEARCH PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Childcare sector on track for record investment year

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Original article by Larry Schlesinger
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 34 : 21-Jun-16

Colliers International has reported strong demand for investments in the childcare sector. The commercial real estate company states in its report, titled "Child Care: Australia’s Burgeoning Real Estate Investment Class", that 18 childcare centre were sold in the first half of 2016, at yields ranging between 3.9 per cent and 7.3 per cent. There were 33 childcare centre sales in 2015 and only two in 2008.

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COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, ARENA REIT – ASX ARF, FOLKESTONE EDUCATION TRUST – ASX FET, G8 EDUCATION LIMITED – ASX GEM, GOODSTART EARLY LEARNING LIMITED, MORGAN STANLEY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST INDEX, AUSTRALIAN CHILDCARE PROJECTS LIMITED

China investor calls for clarity in FIRB rules

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Original article by Sue Neales
The Australian – Page: 21 : 9-Jun-16

Chinese-backed Rifa Australia has acquired 14 farms in Australia in the last two years, and it is seeking approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board to acquire an additional six properties. However, Rifa’s David Goodfellow says the company has been advised that the FIRB will not resume processing applications until late July 2016. He says investors are concerned that there will be further changes to regulations governing offshore investment in the agricultural sector if the Coalition wins the federal election.

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RIFA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, SHANGHAI PENGXIN GROUP COMPANY LIMITED, DAKANG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, ELDERS LIMITED – ASX ELD, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, PARAWAY PASTORAL COMPANY LIMITED, CBRE PTY LTD, NORTH AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL COMPANY

DomaCom, Lloyds in frame for Kidman sale

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 23-May-16

Lloyds Business Brokers and property crowdfunding group DomaCom have joined forces to submit a joint bid for the cattle station portfolio of S. Kidman & Company. Their $A370m bid values Kidman’s land holdings at $A210m, while its operating businesses are valued at $A160m. The Kidman sale has been re-opened after Treasurer Scott Morrison issued a preliminary ruling that its sale to Chinese investors was not in the national interest.

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S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, LLOYDS BUSINESS BROKERS INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD, DOMACOM PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, DAKANG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, ERNST AND YOUNG, RIFA SALUTARY PTY LTD, ZHEJIANG RIFA HOLDING GROUP

Apartments market warning

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Original article by Lisa Allen
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 17-May-16

BPM CEO Jonathan Hallinan says the stricter lending requirements for apartment buyers has resulted in a downturn in off-the-plan sales in Melbourne. Matrix Property director Andrew Antonas adds that a crackdown on shifting money out of China and lending restrictions by Australian banks has reduced demand for apartments in Sydney among Chinese buyers. Some overseas developers are also seeking to offload their development sites due to the difficulty in obtaining financing.

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BPM PTY LTD, MATRIX PROPERTY GROUP PTY LTD, CORELOGIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RALAN PTY LTD

Foreign buyers and super push $1b beef boom

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Original article by Matthew Cranston
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 32 : 16-May-16

The growing demand for Australian cattle stations is being driven by superannuation funds and foreign investors. A number of local companies are also buying cattle farms in partnership with overseas pension funds, while the sector continues to attract interest from Chinese investors. It is estimated that almost $A500m worth of cattle stations have changed hands in recent weeks, and sales in the sector are on track to top $A1bn in 2016.

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MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, PARAWAY PASTORAL COMPANY LIMITED, WESTERN GRAZING COMPANY, QIC LIMITED, NORTH AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL COMPANY, STICHTING PENSIOENFONDS ABP, PENSION PROTECTION FUND, QUEENSLAND. LONG TERM ASSET ADVISORY BOARD, HEWITT CATTLE AUSTRALIA, CANADA. PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD, GUNN AGRI PARTNERS, ZHEJIANG RIFA HOLDING GROUP, RIFA SALUTARY PTY LTD, SHANGHAI CRED REAL ESTATE STOCK COMPANY LIMITED, CBRE PTY LTD, DAKANG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, THYNNE AND MACARTNEY

Housing risks rise as foreign approvals soar

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Original article by Samantha Hutchinson
The Australian – Page: 23 : 12-Apr-16

Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board processed 36,841 applications for offshore investments in the residential property sector during the last year. The FIRB approved a record $A61bn worth of foreign investments in the sector. A banking analyst has downplayed concerns that settlement risk will be heightened by any move by Chinese authorities to crack down on cash outflows, arguing that such measures have not been very effective to date.

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AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, UBS HOLDINGS PTY LTD, MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA LIMITED, LEND LEASE GROUP LIMITED – ASX LLC