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News and analysis from the commercial property sector – office, retail, industrial, and investment markets.
Four predictions about the future of commercial real estate
Don't you wish you had a crystal ball that could tell you, with clarity, what the future holds for the commercial real estate market?
Rising costs to see students look to student accommodation
Higher rents and rising living costs could see students turn back to specialist student accommodation according to an…
Luxury retailers expand their Australian presence
Luxury retailers are expanding their bricks and mortar footprint in Australia, with demand for luxury goods well ahead…
Perth industrial and logistics demand on the rise
Demand for industrial and logistics commercial property is rising as Western Australia's economy bounces back from the Covid…
“Tax grab” could see investors leave the Queensland market
The Queensland government’s “tax grab” could see residential property investors exit the market and put pressure on small…
Tech occupiers drive rapid growth in city fringe office market
Commercial investor activity on Sydney’s city fringe is tipped to hit record levels before the end of the…
Australia’s largest landowners buy NT cattle station for $70 million
Australia’s largest private landowners, pastoralists Donny and Colleen Costello, have expanded their cattle station empire to more than…
Overseas investors vying for Sydney’s Tech Central
Overseas investors are among the front runners vying for a slice of Sydney’s new big-ticket technology precincts.
Demand for hotel assets increase as travel returns and occupancy levels rise
A rapid increase in domestic and international travel has pushed hotel occupancy rates up sharply and increased demand…
Lendlease is making a $350 million play for a famous Perth skyscraper
Lendlease is targeting a famous Perth skyscraper developed in the 1980s by infamous WA entrepreneur Alan Bond.
Industrial assets could be a good inflation hedge
Industrial assets could be a good hedge against ongoing inflation pressures but not all commercial assets will be…
Office demand improving for high migration states
Locations with strong population growth have also started to see improvement in office demand.
Demand for CBD office space slowly returns
Demand for office space remains solid as tenants slowly return to CBDs across the country.
Sub-$2 million commercial market to remain strong
Commercial property valued under $2 million is likely to remain in demand, despite rising interest rates reducing the…
Adaptive reuse of old buildings on the rise across Australia
The redevelopment of old buildings across Victoria is starting to gather steam as developers look to find creative…
Office market leads the way as commercial sales break new ground
Commercial property transactions set a record pace last financial year, with buyers taking advantage of the low interest…
HTW: rising costs slowing industrial development
Rising construction costs and higher land values has slowed the initiation of new development across the industrial sector…
Growing crane count suggests construction activity is on the rise
Construction activity across Australia continues to ramp up, with the latest Rider Levett Bucknall's Crane Index showing the…
Retail customers ‘flock back’ to in-person shopping
After a surge in online retail sales, customers have begun to “flock back” to in-person shopping, with experts…
Australian cities top the list for green commercial real estate
Sydney, Perth, and Melbourne have been named in the top five green-rated cities for commercial real estate.
Interest rate hikes quell commercial property FOMO
The sense of urgency appears to be leaving the commercial property market as first-time buyers exit in the…
Investor interest in unit blocks on the rise
Despite some weakness in property markets, unit blocks continue to see a strong level of competition from investors…
National office markets bounce back faster than expected: HTW
The national office market is continuing to bounce back from the pandemic faster than anticipated according to the…
Suburban centres and satellite office locations on the rise
Workers who have become comfortable working from home are leading businesses to adopt more flexible working arrangements on…
Commercial service station sector still growing despite EV push
Growth in investment in commercial service stations was elevated in 2021, despite Government attempts to encourage electronic vehicles…
Foreign buyers behind half of 2022 commercial property investment
More than half of all commercial property sales in 2022 have been to overseas buyers according to new…
Demand for industrial space sees vacancy rate hit 10-year low
Industrial and logistics properties across the east coast of Australia are seeing record demand with vacancy rates now…
Is TikTok moving into Circular Quay?
Popular video-sharing social media network, TikTok is in talks to take up a large portion of Sydney’s soon-to-be…
Set and forget commercial assets in high demand
The appeal of "set and forget" commercial assets remains incredibly high with a leading expert suggesting investors should…
Darren Krakowiak: The four things that matter if you want to do more deals
There are just four things that matter if you want to win more work in commercial real estate.
Australian office investment set to surge in 2022
Investment in the Australian office market is set to surge this year, according to the latest research from…
‘Uncertainty’ remains in national office markets: HTW
Despite Covid restrictions slowly easing around the country, it will take some time before businesses and employees return…
Office occupancy rates start to bounce back post-Omicron peak
After nearly two years of working from home, Australians are finally starting to head back to the office.
Demand for WA industrial assets set to continue
The WA industrial and logistics sector was the strongest performer in 2021 across all commercial asset classes, with…
Demand for CBD office space defies pandemic predictions
Demand for CBD office space is continuing to defy expert predictions of a pandemic-induced office market collapse, according…