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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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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Making Sense of
The Mining Boom

Posted on 31. May, 2011 by Chris Lang.

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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Building Your Team of
Trusted Expert Consultants

Posted on 18. May, 2011 by Chris Lang.

You require certain key Consultants, in order to make every deal really work for you. And those consultants need to be thoroughly trustworthy.

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Commercial Sales Gain Momentum

Posted on 30. Mar, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Around Australia, Commercial clearance rates at auction are now about on par with Residential property — averaging at around 50%.

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More Good News for
Industrial Property

Posted on 09. Mar, 2011 by Chris Lang.

The Industrial sector was probably the one most harshly affected by the global financial crisis.

Nobody wanted to expand — being prepared to operate in cramped premises, until a clear picture of economic growth emerged.

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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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CBD Offices Can Expect Solid Growth

Posted on 13. Jan, 2011 by Chris Lang.

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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"Capture Your Firm's Full Value"

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Chris Lang.

Last week, we talked about what you could be missing out on ... when you find the need to move. Whenever you decide to relocate to new Headquarters, what are the key things you are seeking to achieve? New premises that perfectly meet your needs — as to design and location; A secure lease, with [...]

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