Avoiding Murphy’s law when managing development loans
In this article we discuss development loans. They are often the riskiest commercial property loans, but can produce attractive returns.
Residential build quality and the impact on buyers, developers and builders
High rise residential construction has become the norm for many cities in the world, but for Australia this is somewhat new. With anything new there are normally teething issues.
Residential pre-sales – Part 4
This is the final article in our series on pre-sales risk mitigation in the residential property development sector. We share our observations and outlook and offer our key takeaway: market conditions in the short to medium term will be challenging for developers, financiers and valuers.
Residential pre-sales – Part 3
This is the third in our series of articles on pre-sales risk mitigation in the residential property development sector, where we detail the process lenders undertake, or at least should always undertake, to analyse and mitigate the risks of pre-sales.
Residential pre-sales – Part 2
This is the second in our four part series of articles on residential pre-sales where we provide a discussion on some of the pitfalls and risks inherent in pre-sales. We also share some key tips on how lenders can mitigate risk.