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Sydney has arrived as a global investment hub, dragging $7.2 billion of offshore investment into its commercial property market last year and placing it seventh on a list of global cities for foreign investment. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

China will overtake New Zealand as Australia’s biggest source of international visitors, pumping $13 billion into the economy by 2020, but a global study says local hotels are far from ready. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

The cheapest 10% of houses in Sydney were valued at just over $600,000 each in the year to June. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Demand for office space across major Australian markets remains strong this year, despite some tightening and a declining vacancy rate, according to Colliers International. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

The arrival of online shopping behemoth Amazon could hit some secondary shopping centres but the future of major malls in Australia remains bright, driven by the growing population, planning constraints and limited new supply, analysis by investment bank Moelis & Co. suggests.

The founder of Australia’s biggest retail leasing database says there are plenty of dangers ahead for the shopping centre sector but they are not quite what you think. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Office rents rose at a faster pace in Melbourne than Sydney during the June quarter, while a number of large leases are set to be struck in Sydney during the next three months. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Commercial property volumes are tracking below last year’s record volumes but a series of major office and retail portfolios are close to changing hands, potentially lifting this years’s sales closer to the $29 billion record. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

The golden child of commercial property without a doubt is industrial warehousing, driven almost in its entirety by technological disruption. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.