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Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by Chris Lang.

The mid-year report from the Property Council of Australia (PCA) has confirmed a tightening of all capital city Office markets — except for Sydney and their Gold Coast.

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Office Sector Set to Surge Ahead

Posted on 30. Jun, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Australia-wide, Office vacancies are falling.

And Melbourne leads the way at 5.5%; with Perth second, at 6.6% — due to the rebound in mining activity.

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"It's Now Official: Offices are the Go!"

Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by Chris Lang.

A recent survey, the Property Council of Australia (PCA) now makes things official: Office vacancy levels have fallen to 9.5% overall — down from 10% in mid-last year. And this has been driven by strong growth in the mining and financial sectors.

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State of the Commercial Market?

Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by Chris Lang.

As you would expect, the financial turmoil worldwide has had a significant effect on most property markets. However, the effect has not been the same across the board. The current state of the various CBD office markets is probably your best barometer of future activity for two reasons. First, the Property Council of Australia (PCA) [...]

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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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