40 years of change: The ebbs and flows of capital in the accommodation industry
For nearly 40 years, Australia’s accommodation industry has been predominantly underpinned by private operators, with mum and dad type businesses…
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Australia’s property upturn is heading into tricky territory: Westpac
With the price–led housing upturn that emerged at the start of 2023 having finished the year on a less convincing…
REITs will only close the share-price-to-NTA gap once longer-term interest rates stabilise: Zenith
As a direct result of valuation declines, due to sharp increases in interest rates over the past 15 months, last…
FIRB fee reductions: a boost for investment in build-to-rent
Foreign investors in BTR projects could now pay filing fees as low as $14,100 to apply for FIRB approval, instead…
A good year for tourism: ResortBrokers
Joshua Mangleson (pictured), a Property Economist with ResortBrokers explains how the macro climate impacted Australia’s accommodation & tourism in 2023…
Household financial stress hits new record high
Based on cash flow pressures, around half of mortgage holders, and over 70% of renters registered as stressed within research…
Could deflation be the next surprise?
Roger Montgomery founder and chief investment officer of Montgomery Investment Management questions whether deflation and a recession could loom in…
Tax, government incentives urged to deliver housing diversity
There has been no shortage of commentary throughout 2023 about the current state of housing markets across the country. Western…
Herron Todd White reflects on the-year-that-was and shares expectations for 2024
Gary Brinkworth CEO at Herron Todd White (pictured), the country’s largest independent property valuation & advisory group - with 550…
Compelling reasons to redefine Australian real estate analysis
Kent Lardner, founder of property data and analysis firm, Suburbtrends, advocates embracing the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Framework for…
A turning point for AREITs this year may not ‘lift all boats’
2024 could be a turning point for AREITs following a period of rate hikes and rising bond yields, according to…
AI in compliance
Paul Derham of Holley Nethercote warns anyone working in the professional services sector to either recognise that AI presents more…
Perth property market set to soar in 2024
Damian Collins managing director of Momentum Wealth believes Perth’s property market could grow a further 10% in 2024 – making…
Population growth & tourism to drive investment recovery: Savills
Paul Craig CEO of Savills Australia and NZ expects an easing of restrictive economic conditions and robust population growth to…
Commercial will continue growing & transforming in 2024: Guy Bennett
Guy Bennett Cushman & Wakefield's CRE Managing Director (ANZ) expects Brisbane to be the standout commercial property market in 2024…
Super at risk from office valuations
Dr David Parker, the former NSW valuer general argues that little attention has been given to the risk for superannuants…
What to know about carbon credits when buying or valuing a property
Whether you are a property owner, a business owner or aspiring to be either, it is likely that the carbon…
There’s plenty of upside in Australia’s hotel market: Tim Crooks
At the recently held NPC Conference on the Gold Coast Tim Crooks director of new development at Resort Brokers shared…
The RBA is in a bind along with mortgagees and renters: Fund manager
After reading the macroeconomic and demographic tea leaves, Roger Montgomery (pictured) Founder and Chairman of Montgomery Investment Management is convinced…
Where there’s muck there’s brass: Can industrials continue to rise?
Trent Cropley (pictured) senior director JLL asked industry experts at this year’s NPC Conference on the Gold Coast whether industrials…
How does Australia’s warehouse supply stack up against the US?
Globally, a significant jump in industrial and logistics (I&L) occupier demand has occurred since 2020, led by a surge in…
A-REITs: what the market gloom is missing
With the ASX200 A-REITs Index up over 6% this week, Mark Ferguson (pictured) head of Charter Hall Maxim Property Securities…
WA industrials and logistics market update
Having witnessed multiple cycles within Perth’s industrial brokerage market over the last 22 years, Nick Goodridge national director at Cushman…
A weekly roundup of deals you may have missed
It’s been another busy week for commercial listings and sales. Simon Jones went in search of noteworthy deals from around…
From detailed inspections to paint-by-numbers: A veteran’s take on the valuation profession
Industry veteran, Allan Romaniuk reflects on how the valuer role has evolved since he entered the profession over 30 years…
A weekly roundup of deals you may have missed
Double B Farm listed for sale in Adelaide’s north A 59-hectare poultry farm located in the northern outskirts of Adelaide…
A step towards understanding the dynamics of Australia’s regional property markets
New research uses transaction level data on sales across NSW and SA to create a harmonised spatio-temporal dataset of property…
Why childcare has been one of the country’s most resilient asset classes
Australia’s childcare sector is now mirroring the evolution of healthcare real estate and being considered as more of a mainstream…
Greenhouse gas emissions can impact those buying or valuing property
Too few companies understand how they might be impacted by greenhouse gas emissions over time.
Downsizers’ frustration as housing needs not being met
A combination of policy disincentives and a lack of suitable housing supply is making it difficult for those wanting to…
Upgraded index to unearth inflection points earlier: CoreLogic
Tim Lawless makes sense of the first major upgrades to CoreLogic’s model for calculating home prices since 2018.
Interstate migrants are contributing to a Brisbane property boom
Brisbane-based buyer's agent Lauren Jones says heightened interstate migration from down south is significantly impacting Brisbane property prices and rental…
Why it’s time to adjust our attitudes
Harry Triguboff managing director of Meriton Apartments comments on the litany of problems plaguing Australia's building sector.
Home Values are likely to keep rising from here: John McGrath
Property's exceptional resilience, even with higher interest rates at play, should give homeowners and investors ongoing confidence that Australian real…
10 reasons owning your home beats super in retirement
While the superannuation industry implores members to put as much as possible into retirement savings, it is better to buy…
Key factors shaping real estate transparency
The real estate sector is not only one of the world’s most valuable asset classes but also significantly impacts the…
What do shifts in the Australian workforce mean for commercial property?
Simon Kuestenmacher Director and Co-founder of the Melbourne-based Demographics Group recently treated attendees to this week’s API Fellows lunch to insights into shifts…
Australia’s most mortgaged regions and the impact of 12 rate hikes (and counting)
The June cash rate decision doused hopes for many Australians that rate hikes were nearing an end. It prompted…
Understanding Housing Market Resilience in Australia
In the Australian context, the residential housing sector constituted about a third of the national GDP in the four quarters…
Has Chinese capital pushed up Australian house prices?
Australia is a migration country. Its’ open economy, multi-cultural society, high-quality tertiary education, and liberal political system has attracted millions…
Year of investment opportunity, if you look past market noise
The commercial property market will likely be dominated by investor caution in the first half of 2023 as the…
Rising prices and resilience; Australia’s winter housing outlook
Not that long ago, Australia was in the midst of the fastest drop in housing values on record, as rapidly…
4 ways to bring down rent and build homes faster than Labor’s $10 billion housing fund
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is the first in decades to declare war on what he calls the “pain of rising…
Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?
A massive project is unfolding in Sydney’s Western Parkland region. The building of a new city from the ground up…
Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it
As Australia’s housing crisis deepens, governments at all levels are being called on to help. The federal budget will…
‘Life changing’ – what 50 years of community-controlled housing at Yumba-Meta tells us about home and health
How does having a safe, reliable place to call “home” affect the health of people and communities across generations? We…
Some projects in $120 billion federal infrastructure pipeline set to be scrapped
Some projects in the $120 billion federal infrastructure investment pipeline that the Albanese government inherited from the Coalition will soon…
Towards more inclusive equality and diversity in the Australian valuation industry
New research highlights that the valuation industry in Australia continues to lack diversity in gender and minority group representation, and…
1 in 4 households struggle to pay power bills. Here are 5 ways to tackle hidden energy poverty
One in four Australian households are finding it hard to pay their gas and electricity bills. As winter looms,…
Reviving the Past: WA Embraces the Refurbishment of Older Commercial Buildings
In recent years, Western Australia has seen a rise in the number of new commercial buildings being constructed.