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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How Commercial Property Investors Benefitted From The Past 7 Days?

Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 by Chris Lang.

LAST TUESDAY, the RBA left the cash rate unchanged — much to the surprise of most pundits. And yet, only the week before, that's exactly what I suggest would happened.

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What Will Happen to Interest Rates
When The RBA Meets Next Week?

Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by Chris Lang.

The general consensus seems to be that the RBA will further reduce rates by 25 basis points. But can this view be fully justified; and what does this mean for Commercial property investors?

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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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Commercial Property: The Impact of China

Posted on 06. Dec, 2011 by Chris Lang.

LAST week, The Australian newspaper invited three Commercial property experts to respond to the following question:

If China's growth story begins to peter out, what will be the impact on Australia's commercial property market?

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Commercial Property & The Economy

Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Try to keep your focus on the underlying strength of both the Australian economy and Commercial property market. Because, now is the time to you set yourself up for the next 5 to 6 years of growth.

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Why the Slow Economic Recovery?

Posted on 27. Sep, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Exactly why have industrial companies around the world been slow to recover? And why did everything look so promising ... and then suddenly, seem to grind to a halt?

Perhaps some insight into this dilemma was provided by the IMF's recent World Economic Outlook.

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Let's Stop The Doom & Gloom!
How About Some Good News?

Posted on 12. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

For the past few weeks, the world's media seems to have been dominated by two unfolding dramas:

1. The extraordinary and rather amateur performance in Washington, as the US government lurched towards potential default.
2. The concerning spike in euro-region yields, against the backdrop of their apparently insoluble sovereign debt issues.

However, as Amy Auster reported in Saturday's Financial Review, there was also a really positive development last week (certainly for Australia), which seems to have simply "snuck under the radar".

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The Australian Office Scene

Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Dr Frank Gelber (director of BIS Shrapnel) kindly provided is perspective on the Australian economy and the Melbourne Commercial property market — looking forward for the next 5 to 6 years.

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Is the End of the World Near?

Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by Chris Lang.

With Australia having weathered the global financial crisis, we are now having to cope with the potential after-effects of:

* The European sovereign debt crisis;
* The earthquake and tsunami in Japan and subsequent nuclear fallout;
* The Libyan crisis; and locally ...
* Extensive flooding in Queensland and Victoria.

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Retail Property Facing Challenges

Posted on 22. Dec, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Having weathered the recent rate increases, consumer confidence seems to have risen just a measly 0.3% during November — according to the latest Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index. Households still appear to prefer paying down debt, rather than spending — with Australia's saving level hovering around a record 10.5% of its disposable income.

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