Market Insights

Property funds manager Charter Hall has flagged a shift towards developing new office towers and industrial parks as it shrugs off the coronavirus crisis with a wave of new projects.

Scentre Group, owner of the local Westfield mall empire, has drawn fire from two major proxy houses that have recommended against its remuneration report at its ­annual general meeting to be held on Thursday.

Property major Dexus has offloaded the Gold Tower in Brisbane for $285m, with buyer Marquette Properties bullish about the city’s outlook as investors back an office recovery.

Flight Centre Travel Group’s hotel management company, Cross Hotels & Resorts, is expanding into Japan, striking a new master franchise agreement with a local operator while also exploring opportunities in Australia.

Search volumes for commercial property have fallen in the week leading up to Easter, though remain well up from 12 months ago due to the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. Searches to buy commercial property were down …

The continued rise in search volumes on realcommercial.com.au signals growing demand for commercial property in Australia. Searches to buy commercial property broke another record last week, rising 3.7% to reach a new high. South Australia …

Australia’s commercial market continues its recovery with search volumes continuing to track upwards for both ‘Buy’ and ‘Lease’. Over the past week, searches to buy commercial property increased by 5% on realcommercial.com.au to reach the …

While a comparison of property yields to the 10-year bond rate is a popular way to decide whether commercial property is too expensive, an analysis shows the sector is still some way off this point.

After recovering to record highs over the start of 2021, searches to buy and lease commercial property have remained relatively steady over the past month. Searches to buy commercial property saw just a 0.3% rise …