Childcare Property Market

Eye-watering deals with nine-figure prices were made across Victoria’s commercial real estate sector. But many budding investors have set their eyes on two key industries.

The demand for industrial and logistics assets across Australia this year – sparked by unprecedented growth in e-commerce – is reflected in the list of the 10 most-viewed properties on realcommercial.com.au in the last 12 months.

Property investment group Charter Hall has paid $134.3 million for 21 childcare centres in Melbourne and Western Australia.

Fast food was at the top of the menu for commercial property investors in Queensland this week, with buyers gobbling up assets that have proved resilient through the pandemic. The big take-away from Burgess Rawson’s …

While many of the changes brought on by the pandemic have been temporary, others are permanently reshaping the commercial landscape. Here are five predictions for 2022 and beyond.

The hunger investors have for ‘safe harbour’ assets has been evident throughout 2021 and is expected to be on show again in Burgess Rawson’s December portfolio auctions, which include 15 fuel and convenience assets and 13 childcare investments across metropolitan and regional Australia.

The sale of five childcare centres – with a national record price for one and a state record for another – fired Cushman & Wakefield’s to impressive results for its final 2021 auction.

As states emerge from lockdowns and Australia prepares to open its borders, bullish investors are clambering for prized assets. Burgess Rawson expects this sentiment to drive its November portfolio auction skywards.

Childcare is all the rage when it comes to commercial property, with investor interest at peak levels and yields at historic lows. But does it pay to develop, rather than buy?