Foreign Commercial Investment News

Middle Eastern and European pension funds continue to flock to Australian real estate with the Swiss, Swedish and Dutch in particular looking at alternate property classes in which to invest. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Queensland’s tropical islands are continuing their renaissance, with an island that once attracted interest from Kim Kardashian and Julia Roberts floated for sale.

Asian interest in Queensland’s retail property market is continuing to heat up, with Asian investors acquiring a pair of Woolworths-anchored shopping centres.

Red tape that restricts overseas investors from buying Australian farms should be removed to promote more foreign investment, a report has found.

Chinese investors have acquired the Central Park Shopping Centre in Brisbane’s southern suburb of at Calamvale, amid continued strong buyer demand for retail investment opportunities.

Chinese-backed Visionary Investment Group will launch 131 luxury apartments on Castlereagh St in the Sydney CBD this month, marking its first play since late 2014. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Chinese investors spent $24bn on Australian property in 7 years – much of it commercial property. What are Chinese buyers looking for?

In the past 18 months, there has been a continual compression of capitalisation rates, or cap rates, across Australia’s commercial property markets. So what exactly does this tell us about where the market is now …

Chinese developer Greenland will choose a new builder for its $700 million Greenland Centre apartment project in Sydney after parting ways with Brookfield Multiplex. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.