Foreign Commercial Investment News

The national housing shortage will get much worse unless rules around foreign investment aren’t changed.

Once a small part of the sector, last mile delivery is increasingly crucial to industrial property.

Despite the slowdown in global commercial real estate transactions, Australia remains an attractive destination for global capital.

The exodus of Chinese developers from the local property scene is picking up pace with Hong Kong-listed China Aoyuan Group handing over control of its local operation.

Deals are taking longer. Some are falling over. Buyers are chipping. It’s the same story almost right across commercial real estate.

Investor appetite for securely-leased commercial investments remains strong as buyers chase commercial assets that deliver steady incomes.

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.