National Office Market Shows Steady Improvement

Posted on 07. Feb, 2012 by Chris Lang.

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 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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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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Commercial Property Fundamentals
Continue to Improve for Investors

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

Posted on 12. Jul, 2011 by Chris Lang.

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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Office Activity: CBD vs Suburban

Posted on 13. Apr, 2011 by Chris Lang.

Fundamentally, all the signs are there for continued growth in Commercial rentals and capital values over the next 5 to 7 years — despite the global backdrop creating hesitation for some investors not ?in the know?!

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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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Industrial Property Back in Favour

Posted on 04. Jan, 2011 by Chris Lang.

During 2011, you should start to see private investors re-enter the market for industrial property, following a fall in vacancies during last year — down some 30% in Melbourne. A Knight Frank survey shows around 300,000 sq metres of space was absorbed ... bringing the overall vacancy rate down to under 3% for industrial property.

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