Commercial Farming

A cotton farm on the New South Wales border is set to change hands.

Record beef prices, low interest rates and rising land values are driving demand for rural properties as buyers seek a lifestyle change and a “safe haven” investment in the new COVID world.

A Victorian fruit farm is shaping as a sweet deal for investors, with the regional asset the most-viewed commercial property in the state over the past week.

The family behind huge poultry brands such as Steggles and Barter, that is also one of the country’s most profitable property developers, has snapped up a major grazing farm in North Richmond for about $60 million.

It has been almost 50 years since this Richmond farm was last on the market.

It’s not the type of property that would appeal to most househunters, but make no misteak – there is more to it than meats the eye.

It has been an interesting process looking back to mid-March when the COVID-19 lockdowns began, to see what I expected the impact would be on each commercial property sector.

Retail leasing opportunities at new shopping centres continue to rank among the best-performing listings on the commercial property market, with a soon-to-be-completed shopping hub Cranbourne West the latest to see strong results. The Cranbourne West …

A blue-chip family-owned cotton growing enterprise on the New South Wales border has hit the market for the first time in 100 years.