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Investment in commercial assets is running close to a record pace after some $15 billion of deals in the first half of the year. 

Major fashion and tourism events helped lift Sydney hotel occupancies and room rates to record levels in May.

Amazon Prime poses a high risk to the earnings of JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman, according to analysts at Citibank. Online retail giant Amazon launched its Prime service in Australia on Tuesday, meaning shoppers will …

Online shopping deliveries are getting faster and cheaper, which will boost online retail sales and spur demand for small “last-mile” distribution centres, according to Deutsche Bank research.  But the shift to online shopping means retailers …

Foreign investors are disappearing from Australia’s commercial property market but cashed-up self-managed super fund investors are moving in to fill the gap, a new industry report reveals.

The popularity of our education sector overseas, particularly from Asian students, has been a huge export success. It is now our number one service export and our third largest overall after iron ore and coal. 

Retail landlords in Australia are proving more resilient than many others in the developed world thanks to a well-diversified tenant base, according to an S&P Global Ratings report. 

Landlords should set aside 20% of their buildings to make way for coworking spaces as businesses move away from traditional offices, an industry expert says.

Service stations are proving to be a star performer for the retail industry, despite predictions hybrid and electric vehicles will slash con­sumer demand for fossil-fuels in coming years.