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Which Australian Office Markets are in Trouble?

Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by .

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Queensland seems to have been hardest hit. And in particular the Gold Coast, where vacancy levels have soared to around 18%. But the difficulties confronting Queensland (and fellow mining State WA) are not necessarily reflected Australia-wide.

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Taking Stock of Commercial Property

Posted on 03. Feb, 2009 by .

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As I mentioned in a recent mail to some Clients, it's been surprising how few quality properties have been forced onto the market — given the difficulties caused by current global turmoil. You've heard so much lately as to how bad things are. But let's undertake a quick comparison for Australia — between 1990 and [...]

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This is Not Quite the Stuff of Fairytales ...

Posted on 03. Dec, 2008 by .

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But for the most of 2008, Australia has basically experienced what you might term a Goldilocks market for Commercial property ... "not too hot, and not too cold!" Despite Office, Retail and Industrial being near the top of their cycles ... the global turmoil has prevented the usual runaway activity occurring — in most capital [...]

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Recognise the Investment Opportunities ...

Posted on 12. Nov, 2008 by .

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Anecdotal evidence suggests that consumers are cutting back on their spending around Australia. And it's likely that luxury items and overseas travel will be the most affected. A recent article in The Age expounded "The Flight to Value" — where Australian Property Monitors reported a 24% drop in the median price for Toorak Homes, in [...]

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How to Live with a Labor Government!

Posted on 26. Nov, 2007 by .

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Will things really change all that much, now that Australia has wall-to-wall Labor governments across the country? You'd better believe it!

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East Coast Industrial Forecast

Posted on 09. Oct, 2007 by .

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LandMark White Research have recently released their 5-year forecast for Industrial property, along the eastern seaboard. Here are some of the highlights from their forecast.

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