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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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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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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"Where You Live Should NOT
Dictate Where You Actually Invest!"

Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.

For the past four or five years, Victoria has led the nation in economic growth; and it is one of the few enjoying a net growth in migration from other states.

Furthermore, the latest ABS figures now confirm Victoria's continued growth and job creation — leading all-comers over the past 12 months.

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CBD Offices in Demand

Posted on 19. Jan, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Within the CBDs around Australia, the number of whole Office floors available to tenants is falling rapidly.

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Office Leasing the Stand-out Performer

Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Office leasing activity picked up in most capital cities around Australia, over the past year. In some instances, quite significantly. And with the supply side basically "on hold", you should soon start to see this translate into some solid rental increases.

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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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The Office Market is Looking Good

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by Chris Lang.

While several capital cities still have a reasonably high Office vacancies, there is a general shortage of space looming. Twelve months ago, it was all doom and gloom for the CBD Office markets in Perth and Brisbane — with falls expected in both rents and values. New projects were being finished, as the resources boom [...]

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Australian Commercial Property
Is Runnning Its Own Race

Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Chris Lang.

Unlike the US and Europe, Australia has not suffered a banking crisis. Therefore, our banking system is still capable of providing credit for normal growth. With the US unemployment rate approaching 10%, this will delay any quick turnaround for the Commercial property sector. As you would expect, there is a strong correlation between high unemployment, [...]

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This is Not Quite the Stuff of Fairytales ...

Posted on 03. Dec, 2008 by Chris Lang.

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 Chris Lang.

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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