Foreign Commercial Investment News

A rapidly growing number of commercial properties in Australia are being bought by overseas buyers.

More overseas investors are looking to buy Australian commercial real estate, with close to $4 billion already spent this year. After falling in 2020 as the pandemic unfolded, demand from overseas has been steadily ramping up. Last year set a record for the number of offshore searches to buy property on realcommercial.com.au, and this year is on track to be even higher.

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.

Investment houses hailing from London have brushed off closed borders to make big strides in the local market, with Sydney’s CBD a magnet for offshore buyers.

In the years leading up to the pandemic, Australian commercial real estate was among the most sought-after by foreign investors. While demand is still subdued relative to pre-COVID levels, this year activity from offshore buyers has started to creep back up.

Global insurance and investment company Swiss Re will put a massive commercial property portfolio on the block in a move that could garner it more than $1bn.

A weakening Aussie dollar may be good news for the broader economy, but it’s unlikely to boost foreign investment in the real estate market, property experts have said. Stricter lending standards imposed by the Australian …

Australia’s commercial property markets could be hit by the expected fall in Chinese offshore investment, but market pundits say deep-pocketed investors from other parts of Asia could soak up excess stock. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Last week the Chinese Government announced formal guidelines for Chinese companies keen on investing overseas.