Investment News

The commercial property market is seeing volumes lift as global investors swoop on bargains thrown up by the fall in values of office towers, shopping centres and industrial parks.

Wealthy players are getting back into the office market, but now they often plan to turn the properties that they are buying into other uses.

Billions of dollars are being sought to back a new wave of logistics centres as big companies demand the new complexes as they shake up their supply chains.

Real estate funds manager Centuria Capital is backing the recovery of the retail sector and has snapped up Halls Head Central in WA for about $70m.

Southern migrants are helping to underpin the Queensland property sector, which has been described as the strongest in Australia.

The recovery of Australia’s top shopping centres is starting to resonate with big offshore capital players on the back of the rising population, which is supporting the lift in underlying asset performance.

The ‘set and forget’ nature of many commercial assets is proving to be a strong lure for residential buyers looking to shift their focus towards diverse property investments. Burgess Rawson CEO Ingrid Filmer says commercial …

The takeover battle for listed accommodation company Eureka has taken a new turn after developer Ben Cottle increased his stake to almost 16 per cent.

Are we facing a year when patience is needed in the property market or will opportunities fall from the branches? We can look to the late Lang Walker for clues.