Commercial Property: Global Influence?

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Chris Lang.

Last year saw $US400 billion in direct commercial property deals worldwide — which reflected an increase of 25% on 2010.

Australia's share of those deals was $6.5 billion in Office towers during last year — with 28% of those purchases being made by overseas buyers.

And this is expected to continue strongly during 2012.

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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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Commercial Property: Things You Need to Know

Posted on 03. Jan, 2012 by Chris Lang.

Once you understand that Commercial property and residential property completely different, you then begin to understand how the commercial market actually works.

That's why these articles are intended to give you the real information — to help you come an expert on the subject. So let's start with doing homework properly.

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Success in Commercial Property Comes with Consistent Economic Growth

Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Melbourne's GDP has grown consistently over the past two decades. Perhaps that's the reason why the shrewd investors are now gravitating towards Commercial property in Melbourne.

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Do Banks Use a Formula When Lending on Commercial Property?

Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by Chris Lang.

BANKS have a variety of ways of analysing a Commercial property; but there are a few guidelines they all tend to use.

For them, the most important number is the property's Net Operating Income — which is basically rental minus expenses. As simple as that may seem, the calculation can vary dramatically from lender to lender.

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Industrial Property Set to Surge

Posted on 15. Nov, 2011 by Chris Lang.

The boom in Queensland gas now has Brisbane with the lowest vacancy rate for industrial property. Next comes Melbourne — with Sydney well back in 3rd place, according to a recent survey by Knight Frank.

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Lack of Construction Underpins
Demand for Office Space

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by Chris Lang.

With falling vacancies, positive net absorption and few new projects in the pipeline ... this means a looming shortage of Office space around Australia — with rentals poised to rise sharply.

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Retailing Isn't Totally Dead ...
It Has Simply Changed

Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by Chris Lang.

In last week's article, you read a general overview of the Retail sector ... and some of the issues currently confronting traders.

Let's now take a quick look at three of the capital cities.

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Commercial Property: 5 Key Decisions To
Help Guarantee Your Investment Success

Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Investing in Commercial property is not "rocket science".

Nonetheless, there are certain key steps you do need to follow. And those involve you in making a number of simple (yet vital) decisions.

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Industrial Property
Stages a Strong Surge

Posted on 23. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

The market for Industrial property in Melbourne has remained strong over the past 12 months — enjoying a solid demand from both tenants and potential investors.

According to Savills Australia, leasing activity for the twelve months to 30 June this year was up by more than 7% on the five-year average for Melbourne.

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Commercial Property Looking Forward

Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

The last couple of articles have talked about all the misplaced doom and the gloom.

Plus, you also covered the various reasons why Australia overall is well placed to flourish (and not just survive) the current global distress.

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