Commercial Property
Heritage Motel up for sale
A NATIONWIDE marketing campaign has begun to sell the inner city Heritage Motel Cairns.
Motel sellers look to resurgent market
REAL estate agents hope a resurgence in Cairns tourism will generate interest in this James St motel.
Position to boost bottom line
THIS building at 341 Mulgrave Rd was built as a showroom for John O'Brien not long before the Cairns businessman's empire collapsed.
Cairns upmarket property leads recovery
THE Cairns property market is already showing signs of recovery, a visiting national industry leader says.
Fine dining comes to plaza
AN Italian cafe, a deli and a restaurant are set to join the existing IVF clinic at Cairns Central Plaza.
Wow property up for sale
THE freehold property at the corner of Mulgrave Rd and McCoombe St, occupied by electronics business Wow Sight & Sound, is up for sale.
South Africa leads Cairns residential investment
BUYERS from South Africa and the United Kingdom dominated foreign investment in Cairns residential property in 2008-09.
Warehouses up for grabs
AGENTS are chasing buyers for two adjoining corner properties and four large warehouses which previously housed Port Douglas Timber and Hardware.
Royal Hotel to be auctioned
MOSSMAN'S famous old pub, the Royal Hotel, is about to go under the hammer.
Cairns brothel lease arouses interest
SEX sells - and Bernard Lee Long is hopeful it's attracting a premium price.
Guesthouse up for grabs
RYAN'S Rest Guesthouse at 18 Terminus St, Cairns, is a two-storey Queenslander built in the 1930s.
Barra farm to lure buyers
NEWCASTLE developer Jeff McCloy has announced he is selling his Far Northern fish farm, Daintree Saltwater Barramundi.
Cooktown properties up for grabs
THE hammer is about to fall on two quite different Cooktown properties.
Hotel owner calls it a day
AFTER 15 years running the Tropical Queenslander Hotel, Mike Spaulding has decided it is time to move on.
Quaid Real Estate moves house
AFTER 37 years at the one spot, Quaid Real Estate is leaving its home at the Adelaide Steamship Company building at the corner of Lake and Spence streets.
Biggest Loser island for sale
A luxury Great Barrier Reef resort which featured on the hit TV series The Biggest Loser is for sale.
Postie sells office
REX Gardner says it is with a tinge of sadness that he is selling the Cooktown Post Office.
Have your own police academy
IF buying this "luxurious mansion" at Stream Ave, Kewarra Beach, inspires you to make a silly movie, there's a good reason.
Wraps off Cairns Square
AFTER months of demolition and reconstruction, Tropical Arcade at the corner of Shield and Abbott streets looks close to reopening.
Big interest in historic hotel
RENEWED demand for pubs and hotels has helped trigger a rush of enquiry for Yungaburra`s Lake Eacham Hotel, a real estate agent says.
Cooya on developer's radar
A $100 million housing estate could be built at Cooya Beach, north of Port Douglas, if a land owning consortium gets its way.
Family sells Hollywood star
A DAINTREE cattle property that starred in Oscar-nominated movie, The Thin Red Line, will be sold, after being in the same family for 61 years.
Historic pub seeks buyer
ONE of the grand old ladies of the Tablelands is on the market and there are expected to be more than a handful of suitors to show their interest.
Space for All Seasons
TENANTS are sought for the leasing of a commercial space within the All Seasons Gateway Resort on the corner of the Bruce Highway and Anderson Rd.
Keep the cash in Cairns
MILLIONS of dollars a year are going out of Cairns to southern investors who own the majority of the city`s resort and holiday units.
Payless boss began new era
IN 1978 Chris Boyle introduced a new era in pharmacy retailing in Australia with the development of a supermarket style business.
Development charges will put hold on key projects
A NEW infrastructure headworks charges regime likely to be adopted by Cairns Regional Council could delay two of the city`s key future developments by years.
Vision project wins public acclaim
WINNING industry awards is nothing new for high-profile Cairns development and construction company H&S Vision, but to have the public add its acclaim is something special.
Verdi's directors biggest creditors
THE directors of failed restaurant Verdi`s have been revealed as the company`s two biggest creditors.
Boulevarde backers want new builder
THE financial shackling of construction company CMC has forced the developers of the $125 million residential resort The Boulevarde to look for a new builder.
Unit sellers told to meet the market
SELLERS have to be more realistic in what they are asking for units in the city`s northern beach suburbs according to the latest survey of waterfront property sales arodund the nation.
Events firm has a ball in Darwin
A PORT Douglas events management company has recently completed a major contract in Darwin creating a trio of events for an corporate conference.
Historic hotel links severed
FOR more than 90 years the Rienecker family have been an integral part of the Innot Hot Springs community.
Port hotels change hands and brands
WHILE Port Douglas maintains its position as one of the state`s most desired holiday destinations, there`s a bit of deck shuffling in the holiday village`s hotels as they ride out the tourism downturn.
Hope in housing market
A LEADING Cairns real estate agent says she does not expect the housing market to take any major downturn when the First Home Owners Grant scheme drops at the end of the year.
Interest returns in Cairns high-rise living
THE city`s high-rise residential market is starting to show the first glimmer of a recovery with high demand and low interest rates.
Fast track Cairns projects, council urged
CAIRNS Regional Council has been urged to consider fast-tracking major construction projects and warned of a crippling impact of increasing infrastructure in a bid to protect the city`s construction industry.
Cairns commercial sales strong
INVESTORS looking for better returns than what banks are offering in term deposits are driving strong sales and enquiry rates in the Cairns commercial property market.
Pacific Toyota sale imminent
A HAWAIIAN motor distributor is understood to be buying Pacific Toyota in Cairns.
Landmark Cairns home on the market
A LANDMARK beachfront home in what is known as "millionaires' row" at Kewarra Beach is on the market with a $3.5 million price tage.
Bolands Centre reborn
SIXTEEN months after work began, landmark Cairns CBD building the Bolands Centre is ready to open its doors to tenants.
Hilton refit goes on
LEADING hotel Hilton Cairns is challenging the economic downturn by pushing ahead with a $4 million refurbishment.
Tougher lending rules hit home
THE operators of a Cairns real estate agency believe tighter home lending requirements and longer time frames to obtain finance approval are making it harder for first home buyers to reach their goal.
Mayor's confidence in resort development
CASSOWARY Coast Mayor Bill Shannon is confident a proposed $347 million resort and marina development will eventually be permitted to be built near Innisfail.
No resolution on Homemaker appeal
MEDIATION has failed to resolve issues holding up a start on construction of the $75 million Cairns Homemaker Centre on the fring of the CBD.
Plaza almost complete
THE company behind the development of the Cairns Central Plaza Apartment Hotel says it is confident the city centre project will be finished in the next few weeks and a complicated series of claims by two contarctors will be resolved.
Home sales boosted by grants
THE likelihood of a cut in the size of the First Home Owners Grant has injected a sense of urgency into the Cairns real estate market.
