Tag Archives: construction
CBD Office Shortage Looming for Melbourne
Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Chris Lang.
And Rentals are Set to Rise …
The recent boom period saw prime Office rentals in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth hit the $1,000 per sq metre mark. However, they have fallen dramatically from that peak, since mid-2008
Meanwhile, Melbourne has remained steady at around $750 per sq metre — mainly because most of its new […]
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You May be a Doubter … But I say: “Yes, we can!”
Posted on 23. Feb, 2009 by Chris Lang.
The Weekend Financial Review ran several articles, which seemed to echo many of the sentiments contained in my last blog about the Capital City Markets — but perhaps putting things a little more bluntly.
Brisbane
Mark Ludlow (on page 2) referred to Queensland as having moved from “boom state to gloom state” — because of its heavy […]
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Which Australian Office Markets are in Trouble?
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by Chris Lang.
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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How to Live with a Labor Government!
Posted on 26. Nov, 2007 by Chris Lang.
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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Retail Construction Continues
Posted on 24. Oct, 2007 by Chris Lang.
Australia wide, the level of Retail construction was up by some 17% for the 12-month period to June 2007.
In the main, this involved extensions to existing suburban Shopping Centres; plus some new construction in many of the growth corridors.
