Research

Despite a raft of store closures the major retail landlords are still keeping occupancy levels high and seeing turnover lift, according to new research. 

Chinese investment in Australian commercial property tumbled by 60% to just $2.83 billion last year, according to real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield, and there are warnings it could come under pressure as mainland regulators crack down on insurance companies.

Commercial property investors will chase counter-cyclic opportunities in the recovering resources capitals and real estate in alternative asset classes including healthcare as traditional areas remain expensive, according to real estate agency CBRE.

Supermarket giant Costco is king of happy shoppers among Australia’s discount department stores, after winning research group Roy Morgan’s annual Customer Satisfaction Award.

A perfect storm of market conditions has pushed Burleigh Heads to the top of Queensland’s commercial property wish list.

A focus on flexibility will be key for office landlords over the next stage of the supply cycle, according to research from agency Colliers International. 

Master Builders Australia has forecast that commercial construction will carry the industry through a residential building downturn this year. 

The value of commercial property transactions reached record levels last year but the volume of sales is unlikely to be repeated in 2018, while yields could be set to move up. 

The long run of extraordinary returns from the property market is coming to an end as rising interest rates eat into yields and prices soften, according to analysis from BIS Oxford Economics.