Archives for August 2012

8 Things to Consider, When Buying a Commercial Property Investment

30 August, 2012 by 1 Comment

When Buying Commercial Property ...LEAVING aside things like projected cash flows, depreciation and taxation issues for moment … let’s look at some of the key factors that determine whether or not the property itself will stack up.

What follows is basically a checklist of the various aspects to investigate, when you start looking to purchase a Commercial investment property.

And, while this is not intended to be an exhaustive list, it should give you some insight into the depth of analysis you’ll need to undertake … as part of your due diligence process. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Buying Criteria, Industrial Sector, Investment Objectives, Investment Opportunity, Market Sectors, Offices, Opportunities, Property Management, Retail Sector, Training Material, X~Factors, Your Exposure

Improved Productivity Always Brings Pain!

23 August, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Sector-by-sector Contributuion to GDPUNFORTUNATELY, you simply can’t avoid experiencing some pain … whenever structural changes occur within the economy.

However, these changes also provide considerable opportunities for the shrewd Commercial property investor. But more on that later. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Economic Issues, Employment, Global Scene, Investment Opportunity, Market Sectors, Offices, Opportunities, Stability Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Commercial Property: Where Should You Invest, Right Now?

16 August, 2012 by Leave a Comment

PCA Office Survey provides a snapshotEVERY SIX MONTHS, the Property Council of Australia (PCA) conducts a nation-wide survey on the state of the Office market around the country.

The accompanying graph will give you a quick snapshot of where things currently stand.

However, even the Commercial property market has been subject to the influences of the much talked about “2-speed economy”. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Economic Issues, Global Scene, Investment Opportunity, Market Sectors, Offices, Opportunities, Property Cycles, Your Exposure Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Commercial Property: Making Sense of the Retail Sector

9 August, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Retail Sales Grow with Government HandoutsTHERE HAS been much debate recently about the health of the Retail sector.

And needing to constantly have everything “on sale” has certainly shrunk everyone’s margins. But overall, sales volumes have languished as well.

Yet, maybe there is some light at the end of the tunnel. The ABS just reported that retail sales increased by 1% during June; following a 0.8% rise in May. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Economic Issues, Global Scene, Market Sectors, Property Yields, Retail Sector Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , ,

Inflation, Growth and Commercial Property

2 August, 2012 by Leave a Comment

You need to Look Behind the Official Inflation figuresTHE LABOR government is crowing about its latest statistical achievements — low inflation, low unemployment, strong growth and booming investment.

So, why aren’t Australians feeling an overwhelming sense of warmth and well-being? Probably, as my earlier articles have explained … it all comes down to an overall lack of confidence.

Most people are still expecting the RBA to further reduce interest rates. However, barring a European meltdown, that would seem to be rather unlikely in the foreseeable future.

You only need to study these graphs to understand the RBA’s hesitancy — because clearly, the average measures of inflation currently sit at the bottom of the target band adopted by the Reserve Bank. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Economic Issues, Global Scene, Interest Rates, Investment Opportunity, Opportunities, Stability Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,