Commercial Property Investment

Every commercial sector offers different pros and cons. Experts reveal how best to choose between retail, offices and industrial and more.

Strong returns and high yields can attract commercial investor newcomers, but along with these gains can come financial stumbling blocks.

There are big differences between commercial and residential home loans including lease and loan terms, rates, fees and taxes. Here’s why.

Head to Brisbane, rather than Sydney and Melbourne, for lower-priced commercial property with strong rental yields and strong capital growth.

Even with unusual splits in the markets, Sydney’s best commercial areas can offer maximum return and impressive prices.

Australia’s islands offer the chance to combine a commercial income with a relaxing lifestyle, unencumbered by COVID-19 restrictions. Yet as with any property purchase, this unique lifestyle has its ups and downs. Here’s what potential buyers need to know.

The company behind a $20m bid for 15,600ha of fire-damaged forestry land on Kangaroo Island claims the site’s owner faces a $100m “black hole” if the offer is rejected.

Property funds manager Charter Hall has flagged a shift towards developing new office towers and industrial parks as it shrugs off the coronavirus crisis with a wave of new projects.

Property magnate Tim Gurner says developers are “kidding themselves” if they try to launch apartment projects of 300 units or more in Sydney or Melbourne amid an exodus of Chinese buyers and a collapse in immigration caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.