City Office Markets Starting To Reclaim Their Pre-GFC Values

Posted on 15. May, 2012 by Chris Lang.

OFFICES in Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide should return to pre-GFC capital values during 2012. However, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra will be doing the same for some time yet.

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Where To Now, For Interest Rates?

Posted on 08. May, 2012 by Chris Lang.

THE RBA Board's big 0.5% cut in the cash rate surprised many people. While others were wondering ... what took them so long? You could certainly be forgiven for thinking that the trigger for this latest cut lay in the underlying inflation (at 2.2% pa) now being "under control". And also, that the RBA was [...]

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Current Opportunities Within The Commercial Property Market

Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by Chris Lang.

Australians are now poised ready to come off the bottom of the "Emotional Cycle" — armed with a level of savings seldom seen in previous upturns.

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Commercial Property and The Current Economy

Posted on 27. Mar, 2012 by Chris Lang.

LAST WEEK, we explored just how the misuse of statistics by some commentators was distorting of the truth about Australia's economic well-being, on a state-by-state basis.

So it is with several other indicators, as David Bassanese pointed out in a recent article (AFR: 22 March, page 36).

Many commentators are pushing for interest rates reductions, because the "economy is soft".

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Is The Mining Boom Masking a Major Problem for Commercial Property in Queensland and WA?

Posted on 20. Mar, 2012 by Chris Lang.

This rather pressing issue has received little or no coverage whatsoever.

But if you listen to the insolvency firms, Western Australia is about to become the "hot spot" for distressed property.

And as you can see from the chart, Queensland well and truly holds the the crown at the moment.

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Commercial Property: The Suburban Office Market

Posted on 13. Mar, 2012 by Chris Lang.

With little new construction looming, now would be perfect timing to secure a well-let Office suite — ready to ride the upswing, over the next 4 or 5 years.

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Commercial Property Snapshot: Retail Within The Melbourne CBD

Posted on 06. Mar, 2012 by Chris Lang.

The tenancy mix is also changing within the Laneways and Arcades — to the point where food has overtaken fashion, now occupying more than 32% of total floor space.

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Commercial Property to Benefit From Structural Changes Within the Economy

Posted on 21. Feb, 2012 by Chris Lang.

The reality is there are more people currently employed within the health and welfare services industry, than in any other segment of the economy. To the point where the total services sector accounts for around 80% of the Australian employment scene.

And this is good news for Commercial investors, because these growing numbers all need to be accommodated.

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Commercial Property: What Makes for a Balanced Office Market?

Posted on 19. Jan, 2012 by Chris Lang.

EVERY capital city has both a CBD and suburban Office market. And as you can appreciate, keeping tabs on all the various suburban markets is almost an impossible task for most investors. As a rule of thumb, Office markets are said to the "in balance", when their Vacancy Rate lies between 5% and 7%.

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Is There a Credit Squeeze Looming?

Posted on 17. Jan, 2012 by Chris Lang.

The banks seemed to be protesting about the increased cost of offshore borrowing. And using that as their excuse for not wanting to pass on any future RBA rate reductions in full.

But are they really telling you the whole truth?

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Success in Commercial Property Comes with Consistent Economic Growth

Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Melbourne's GDP has grown consistently over the past two decades. Perhaps that's the reason why the shrewd investors are now gravitating towards Commercial property in Melbourne.

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