Commercial property vacancy rates

Vacancy on inner-city Melbourne thoroughfare St Kilda Rd has fallen to its lowest level in eight years, amid predictions the precinct will one day be overwhelmingly residential-based.

Sydney CBD retailers are paying a growing premium for space in Australia’s hottest shopping market, with prime rents ballooning by more than a quarter.

Total vacant space in Brisbane’s industrial market has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter and is now down by more than 10% compared with a year ago.

A Melbourne commercial agent says overpricing and local government red tape are continuing to hurt Richmond’s Bridge Rd retail strip.

The Australian capital city office vacancy rate is at the highest point in two years, as a growing number of spaces come on to the market and areas outside of Sydney and Melbourne struggle. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Sydney’s lack of vacant office space might be a great thing for landlords, but it could soon be a major issue for the city’s economic growth, and here’s why.

Australia’s two-paced retail market has continued to diverge, with rental growth in Sydney and Melbourne still gathering steam, while other cities tread water or lose ground.

Perth’s office market will continue to be pounded by the mining downturn, with rents in the city’s skyscrapers to fall a further 23% and stay depressed for 10 years, research says. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

With vacancy rates and incentives rising, many in the media are calling the office market oversupplied. But that conclusion has been drawn too fast, Paul Thornhill finds.