In looking at the PCA OMR vacancy numbers for the 6 major capital city CBD’s, it’s all straight forward. One can talk it up or down but there were no surprises. [caption id="attachment_6085" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Source: Property Council of Australia Office Market Report 1990-2025[/caption] Vacancy increased marginally...
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Every 6 months since January 1990, the Property Council of Australia has released its Office Market Report (OMR). It is a consistent and highly anticipated update on the office markets around the country. The OMR release event in Sydney always reminds me of the 1980’s...
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Whilst researching for the CoreNet Global government forum last week, it became increasingly obvious that we are in a three-tier market. The top tier starts with A. These are the best buildings, with generally the highest ESG ratings. They are typically the buildings we hear and...
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On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of presenting an overview of the Australian CRE markets at the CoreNet Global Government Forum in Canberra. It was a great opportunity to share views at a forum focused on the largest office tenant in the country. In preparing for...
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Long gone are the asbestos saw toothed roofs of manufacturing companies. Continued improvements in automation, the rise of China, and the arrival of the internet, not only reduced manufacturing in Australia, but pushed industrial development further and further way from inner city locations. Importing of goods increased,...
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Following last week’s CREview on office space, one reader noted there was no reference to white collar employment. Ask a young person about white collar employment and the first reaction may be, “no one wears white collars anymore”. They do, just not in the numbers when...
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The “flight to quality” storyline has neatly split the market into 2 main baskets; A and B or simply the best and the rest. The real story goes, the best buildings met the market, leased up space, and changed the terms on offer. Now they don’t...
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Recent CREviews have focused on economic rents and how refurbished stock may be an alternative to waiting 4-5 years for new stock. Funnily enough, the Wall Street Journal came out with an article about "Zombie" (outdated, obsolete, low grade, high vacancy) office buildings in our favourite US...
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Last week we were in Melbourne and attended the CoreNet State of the Regions event. Thank you to KPMG and Leonie Hicks, CoreNet’s Program Chair, for hosting a great event with guest speakers, Terry Rownsley and Matt Fletcher of KPMG. Terry and Matt highlighted how well regional...
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