City fringe

So-called campus-style offices are changing the look of workplaces – and the geography of Australia’s office market. If you want a glimpse of what the future of work may look like, take the online tour of Facebook’s new …

THE $496 million sale of a 50% stake in Northland Shopping Centre, Victoria, last week marked a full recovery in the large retail mall sector. The share offloaded by Canada Pension Plan Investment Fund to …

Investors hit the stores in Victoria last year, snapping up nine neighbourhood shopping centres for a combined value of close to $200 million. That compares with similar shopping centre sales of $60 million in 2012 …

A description for “creative industries” has been done to death but it really means a move away from the generic, CBD-style office with false ceilings and grey carpet to warehouse-style buildings with exposed building “bones”. …

In suburbs like Macquarie Park and Mulgrave, office parks are experiencing rapid growth, but investors should be discerning, Paul Thornhill finds.

Following a surprising rebound in asset sales, Paul Thornhill investigates what types of bulky goods properties investors should be targeting. Sales of bulky goods properties topped $906 million in 2012 – double the level of …

Over the past few years, the two-decade long rebound in inner urban strips has faltered while major shopping centres power ahead. Paul Thornhill takes a look at what’s driving the different outcomes. Until recently, securing …

For office market investors, the best opportunities can be found in CBD fringe areas like North Sydney, Paul Thornhill finds. With the mining sector slowing down and the global economy heading up, the outlook for …