Property

REDCAPE AND IRIS’ STRATEGIC SWAP

Posted on July 8th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
MA Financial’s Redcape Hotel Group has executed a major portfolio swap deal with Iris Capital, seeing Sydney assets exchanged for a clutch of pubs to the north and a cash settlement. Iris is offloading six established Hunter Region hotels, comprising

DIMATTINA PASSES YARCK TO LOCAL OPERATORS

Posted on July 6th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Former Western Bulldogs player Paul Dimattina has sold his popular Yarck Hotel in Victoria’s popular north-east tourism corridor to a local and operator. Located on the Maroondah Highway in the state’s north-east, the Yarck Hotel is enroute to the renowned

SIGNATURE SIGNS FOR GREENSBOROUGH

Posted on July 3rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Changing hands for the first time in over three decades, the Thomas family have sold the imposing Greensborough Hotel in Melbourne to nationally acclaimed Signature Hospitality Group. The large-format two-storey pub resides on a substantial 1,360sqm high-profile corner around 17

SWIFT SALE FOR ICONIC MALPASS HOTEL

Posted on July 1st, 2026 by Jane Louise
An iconic North Queensland pub has changed hands just two weeks after hitting the market, with the Malpass Hotel snapped up by the owner-operators of Townsville Brewing Co, the Bredhauer family. Located on a prominent 4,292sqm corner site along the

MERIVALE MAKES MOVES ON THE BARRACKS

Posted on June 26th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
After a period of consolidation, trailblazing Merivale has won bidding for a former RSL site in the Sydney CBD set to complement existing ambitious plans. The multi-level property formerly known as The Barracks at 5-7 Barrack St, previously home to

REDCAPE COLLECTS THE ARTHOUSE

Posted on June 24th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Ben McBeath’s colourful Arthouse Hotel operation in the Sydney CBD has been sold to MA Financial Group’s Redcape Hospitality. The handsome two-storey sandstone former gallery, set prominently in The Galleries retail precinct on Pitt Street, was redeveloped as a hospitality

MORRIS PASSES REVIVED JULATTEN TO LOCALS

Posted on June 17th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Billionaire Chris Morris has handed the freehold going concern of his Julatten Hotel to local private investors in a sweetheart deal to see it continue to serve its community. Julatten is a northern Queensland town of 1,100 residents, approximately 25

SHORT AND WELCOME HIT STEEL CITY

Posted on June 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Marty Short and Welcome Hospitality have invested in Newcastle landmark the Albion Hotel, in Wickham, looking to capitalise on growth and opportunities in town. The Albion was established in 1870, with the current building constructed by Tooths in 1922. It

RECYCLED PUBLIC PUBS RESOLD

Posted on June 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The unwinding of Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality group has further unfurled, with Annandale’s Empire and the South Bondi Hotel sold out of receivership again, along with Balmain’s shuttered Exchange. Mid-2025 Millinium Capital, led by Tom Wallace – a long-time friend

SONNEL TAKES THE PEAKHURST FROM JDA

Posted on June 12th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
In the latest sector-bumping transaction, the Feros’ JDA Collective has sold the large-format The Peakhurst to Simon Meers’ resurgent Sonnel Hospitality. JDA Collective is siblings John and Dean Feros and Alexandra Henderson, nee Feros, who hail from the Hurstville area.