Real Estate

CHANGING TIMES FOR THE CLOCKTOWER

Posted on April 17th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Clocktower Hotel in Grafton has been sold by the Dougherty family, who bought a shell, built a pub and operated it for 18 years. In 1860 the Commercial Hotel was established on the 1,221sqm site now held by

PARRAS TAKES THE KINGS HEAD

Posted on April 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne-based Francis Venues has divested Sydney’s Kings Head Tavern to local powerhouse Parras Hospitality, less than two years after purchasing the big corner pub. The two-level Kings Head Tavern (KHT) resides on a prominent 1,334sqm site on the major intersection

CROSS KEYS COURTS NEW OPERATOR

Posted on April 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Cross Keys Hotel in Essendon has been taken to market, offering a robust city-fringe gaming operation in Victoria’s tightly held market. The Cross Keys was established in 1859, after John Morgan purchased the block of land from the

PUBS CASHING IN ON RESIDENTIAL APPEAL

Posted on April 13th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Major NSW pubs and groups are increasingly looking to the state government’s Housing Delivery Authority, fast-tracking redevelopment projects under streamlined rules for new residential property. A deepening supply shortage prompted commitment by the NSW Government to address the housing shortage

LAUNDY SYNDICATE INTO SINGLETON’S IMPERIAL

Posted on April 10th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
A Laundy-backed syndicate has snapped up the large-format opportunity that is the Imperial Hotel in Singleton, in another significant regional transaction. The Imperial came to market in February on behalf of a private Sydney-based property investor, who had acquired it

HISTORIC STAR OF PORT FAIRY ON OFFER

Posted on April 10th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Star of the West Hotel in Port Fairy is being sold by long-time owners ready to retire, offering a blank slate opportunity for its next chapter. The Star is a vast two-storey bluestone structure built for West Indian-born

OSCARS TAKE REDCAPE’S SOUTH TERRACE IN BANKSTOWN

Posted on April 8th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape Hospitality has shuffled the portfolio again, selling the South Terrace Hotel in Bankstown to Oscars Group in another major NSW transaction. Redcape, under MA Financial’s MA Hotel Management, has been making moves in south-east Queensland, after recycling capital from

TREE CHANGE PAYS OFF FOR NEW SILVERTON PUBLICANS

Posted on March 30th, 2026 by Jane Louise
New owners have taken charge of the legendary Silverton Hotel in far, far west New South Wales. Silverton is iconic Australian red earth country, more than 12 hours’ drive west of Sydney. The town of just 48 residents welcomes around

IMG TAKE TPG IN BIG-TICKET GROUP SALE

Posted on March 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The family-owned IMG Hotels has nearly doubled its growing stable with the portfolio purchase of five venues from one of the multi-generational stalwarts of regional NSW, Tamworth Pub Group. Representing one of the largest regional NSW pub transactions in recent

SEN SERVES UP BEER DOYEN THE FLODGE

Posted on March 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Veteran Matthew Sen is stepping back from one of Sydney’s celebrated beer-driven pubs, offering up the Forest Lodge Hotel, aka ‘The Flodge’, in Sydney’s inner west. Originally built in 1866, on a prominent corner of Arundel Street – which was