We have previously explained the accordion effect in the office markets, where tenants relocate from one market to another; very often from the CBD to the suburbs or from the suburbs to the CBD The usual culprit is cost. When the costs get too high in...
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After reading and hearing so much about the supply crisis, we delved further into the facts and figures to see what it was really all about. There is enough to write a white paper but too much for CREview so following are just a handful...
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The Australian Financial Review Property Summit on Monday was a great event and thank you to the AFR, its staff, and all speakers for an insightful look into the commercial property world. The panel that resonated the most was "The Great Retail Revival" with Elliott Rusanow, CEO, Scentre...
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For the last little while, the most popular word in the office market community has been “supply”. Not enough supply, undersupply, supply shortage, you name it – supply is everywhere. Every time I look for a CRE tenant client, I find the “supply”. Whether the vacancy...
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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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