CBD Commercial Property News

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If each of us had a crystal ball, we would probably all be successful commercial property investors, taking de-risked punts willy nilly with the confidence of foresight. In reality, no matter how many times we’ve …

Don’t let the futuristic skyline and dazzling lights fool you; commercial property prices and rents peaked six years ago.

More than 4000 new hotel rooms are on the drawing board in Perth, and another 700 in Fremantle, as developers tip more than $3 billion into the western cities in the next five years. Property …

Demand for inner-city living is giving old office blocks a new lease on life – as apartments. Low interest rates and strong housing markets are fuelling the demand for inner-city apartments. Melbourne and Sydney are …

Investors spent more than $8.1 billion on CBD office buildings last year – up 16% on the year before and the highest level of investment since 2007. A new report shows Australian institutions were back …

  Australian hotels are emerging as more than just a place to lay your head. Investors spent about $4 billion on hotels in the past two years – well up on the five-year average of …

A year ago, Perth had the country’s tightest office market, but figures from the Property Council of Australia show its CBD vacancy rate rose to 9.0% in January, up from 6.9% in July 2013. That …

There are signs demand in some CBD office leasing markets will increase in 2014 despite rising vacancies last year. Australian Property Council research shows the nation’s office market vacancy rate rose in the past six …