Industrial Real Estate

This has been another good year for commercial property markets. Continued inflow of funds searching for yield as bond rates fell further has driven a tendency for yields to continue to firm. And it’s not just property. This applies to asset markets across the board, both unlisted and listed.

Property funds manager Centuria Capital is finishing the year in striking fashion, snapping up two properties from the KKR-owned biscuit maker Arnott’s for its listed industrial trust for $236 million.

Major storage facility operator National Storage has won the race to secure an established Gold Coast business in the tightly held storage shed market.

Developers have snapped up one of the last original 1920s Geelong red brick warehouses at a three-cornered auction contest.

Billionaire Bob Ell and listed property company Stockland have confirmed the industrial property boom is well and truly on, with both making big moves in the sector.

The Goodman Group has defied a slowdown in the domestic economy and Brexit uncertainty in the UK, as the warehouse operator rides the wave of fast-paced growth of e-commerce.

Industrial property is one of the least understood sectors in real estate as few people interact with it on a day-to-day basis.

Industrial land values have more than doubled across Sydney in the last five years according to new figures that show booming infrastructure projects are driving demand. 

Retail behemoth Amazon has stepped up its offering in Western Australia with a new fulfilment centre unveiled in Perth that will boost its last mile delivery capacity, putting traditional shopping under more pressure.