Industrial Real Estate

People creating a Metricon-anchored South Geelong business park have more than made back their initial investment on the property after selling another five warehouses.

A future industrial hub bigger than some Melbourne suburbs has hit the market with huge price expectations, as demand for warehousing to support online shopping grows.

New data shows Australia has the lowest industrial and logistics vacancy rate in the world right now – at a minuscule 0.8% – and the sector’s popularity, which is driving significant rental growth and investor returns, shows no sign of slowing.

The department store giant has unveiled hundreds of autonomous robots and a 40,000sq m fulfilment centre as its strategy to reaching $1bn in annual sales.

A group of Geelong investors reveal their plans for a Fyansford property with a 96m highway frontage after paying a huge sum at auction.

Industrial property assets are likely to remain in hot demand despite interest rate rises, experts predict, with some office assets also likely to remain unaffected.

The Geelong textile mill that had a hand in making Australian cricket’s iconic baggy green caps has passed into new ownership.

One of the country’s most experienced industrial property investors, Pipeclay Lawson’s David Libling, has warned that the sector faces a significant resetting of value.

Deals are taking longer. Some are falling over. Buyers are chipping. It’s the same story almost right across commercial real estate.