Industrial Property Is Clearly Holding Its Own

Posted on 24. Apr, 2012 by Chris Lang.

Vacancy rates for Industrial property have fallen dramatically over the past year — declined by 39% on average, across the country. And that means you should see rentals improve and selling yields start to firm.

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National Office Market Shows Steady Improvement

Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 by Chris Lang.

Across the 26 markets depicted in the graph, demand was up 20% up and supply 30% down, on the 20-year average for the six-monthly period.

Total vacancies fell from 9.0% to 7.9% ? the lowest since January 2009.

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Office Activity: CBD vs Suburban

Posted on 13. Apr, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Fundamentally, all the signs are there for continued growth in Commercial rentals and capital values over the next 5 to 7 years — despite the global backdrop creating hesitation for some investors not ?in the know?!

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Space Shortage Looming?

Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Office Vacancy rates around Australia are falling — albeit faster in some capital cities, than others. The chart below shows you where things currently stand.

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Interest Rates Looking Forward

Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by Chris Lang.

... and Commercial Property This week's decision by the RBA to leave the cash rate on hold was an easy one — mainly because the major banks had basically helped it out, by increasing their rates earlier by a greater margin. The RBA's view was that the current rate of 4.5% was "appropriate for the [...]

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What about the Baby-Boomer Effect?

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Yesterday, the Federal government released Australia's third Intergenerational Report. And about five years ago, I came out with a somewhat startling statement: "If you haven't sold your traditional family home by 2010 ... you had better be prepared to hold it until 2025 — because there simply won't be a market for it!"

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