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Get to know Rick Impala, new project funding specialist with Kokoda Property
Rick Impala has been appointed director of capital and investment with Kokoda Property, a new role that has been created to navigate the complexities of the current funding climate and to manage the developer's rapidly expanding portfolio.
Lending restrictions mean fewer projects will proceed to construction: JLL
Australian building completions are likely to remain strong in 2017, but softer prices and tighter lending mean a slower 2018, though conditions vary from city to city, says JLL.
Other lenders fill the gap as big four clamp down on foreign borrowers
Though the big four banks have clamped down on lending to foreign nationals, other lenders have moved to fill the gap, and the share of properties bought by foreign nationals in the Australian market ticked higher at the end of 2016.