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The strong demand for alternative property assets has been put on display with investors pouring almost $300m into the country’s largest unlisted healthcare property fund.

Hong Kong-based Link REIT has made one of the biggest direct property plays of the year, snapping up an office building beside Westfield Sydney for about $683 million.

The steep rise in commercial property values could place the creditworthiness of some real estate investment trusts under pressure, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Retail and office landlords have led the listed property sector over the calendar year to date as investors search for yield and the stability of landlords with long-dated tenants. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

A US research firm says cracks are appearing in US commercial property markets, with prices peaking and values likely to fall ­3-5% this year. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Cambridge Industrial Trust has joined the surge of investment by Singaporean real estate investment trusts into Australian warehouses and logistics facilities. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Centuria Capital’s metropolitan office fund is emerging as one of the winners from the apartment boom. This article originally appeared on the australian.com.au/property.

The humble fridge could be at the centre of an industrial fightback in 2016, with investors set to target refrigerated logistics facilities.

Industrial real estate is being likened to “the new black” for investors. As with the fashion world, trends come and go in commercial property – and last year the number of industrial sales was the …