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Industrial Property Is Clearly Holding Its Own

Posted on 24. Apr, 2012 by .

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Vacancy rates for Industrial property have fallen dramatically over the past year — declined by 39% on average, across the country. And that means you should see rentals improve and selling yields start to firm.

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Is The Mining Boom Masking a Major Problem for Commercial Property in Queensland and WA?

Posted on 20. Mar, 2012 by .

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This rather pressing issue has received little or no coverage whatsoever.

But if you listen to the insolvency firms, Western Australia is about to become the "hot spot" for distressed property.

And as you can see from the chart, Queensland well and truly holds the the crown at the moment.

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National Office Market Shows Steady Improvement

Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 by .

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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 .

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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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Lack of Construction Underpins
Demand for Office Space

Posted on 08. Nov, 2011 by .

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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 .

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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 Looking Forward

Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by .

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

Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by .

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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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Making Sense of
The Mining Boom

Posted on 31. May, 2011 by .

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Size-wise, as a proportion of Australia's economy ... Manufacturing and Mining contribute more or less the same output.

However, Mining's investment spend is currently more than three times that being spent by the Manufacturing sector.

All the media attention has mainly been focused upon this disparity. But that doesn't really tell you the complete story.

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CBD Offices Can Expect Solid Growth

Posted on 13. Jan, 2011 by .

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What a difference a year can make to Office markets around Australia. Twelve months ago, the rest of the world was anticipating double-dip recession. And white-collar employment was looking rather fragile here in Australia — particularly for Sydney, with its high exposure to the finance industry. Even so, Melbourne's office leasing market remained strong throughout [...]

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Office Leasing the Stand-out Performer

Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by .

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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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