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Office vacancy is at its lowest level since the global financial crisis in Australia’s gateway market of Sydney but the city and its southern rival Melbourne are experiencing weak demand for space ahead of the great influx of new skyscrapers in coming years.

Improving office leasing markets in the nation’s resources capitals and the rise of co-working tenants in eastern seaboard central business districts are driving expectations that markets will favour landlords.

This week in what you need to know in property, realestate.com.au chief economist Nerida Conisbee looks at how China’s GDP woes affect Australia, office vacancy rates and much more.

National office vacancy rates shrank one percentage point last financial year, despite a short-term softening in business confidence becoming a concern, a report from JLL has shown.

The health of the manufacturing sector remains a key factor for industrial real estate despite the rapid growth of online retailing, according to JLL Research.

Foreign investors have splurged more than $1 billion on developments across Melbourne’s east during the last five years, according to new research.

Continued international student interest in Australia has driven a 14% leap in the number of beds in student accommodation facilities.

Melbourne office owners continue to sit pretty, with pent-up investor demand and record low vacancy rates creating a perfect storm for price growth, agents say.

If you own industrial land in Melbourne, you’ve been a big winner in the past year. Values for developable industrial land in the Victorian capital have grown 22.8% over the past 12 months – the …