ACCORDING TO JP MORGAN, the expected trade war should only shave about 0.07% off Australia’s GDP over the next couple of years. [Read more…]
The Pendulum Has Swung
22 May, 2019 by 2 Comments
WHAT AN AMAZING election result … although, I had always felt it would be a lot closer than everyone thought. Now many people are now asking how the pollsters could have got it so wrong?
In actual fact, they weren’t that far out. Rather, it was more a heavy bias in media coverage which fanned the Labor fever.
So, How DID the Coalition Manage to Win?
A Quick Snapshot of the Commercial Property Market
10 April, 2019 by Leave a Comment
RECENT RESEARCH conducted by CBRE has confirmed that investors preferred Melbourne over the other capital cities – based upon the strong fundamentals driving rental growth. [Read more…]
Australian CBD Office Market
27 February, 2019 by Leave a Comment
THE PROPERTY COUNCIL of Australia recently released their Office Market Report for the six months ending January 2019.
Both the Sydney and Melbourne markets have been the strong performers. Although, most capital cities have also seen an improvement in their vacancy rates. [Read more…]
The Pillars for Commercial Property Success
30 January, 2019 by Leave a Comment
AS YOU WILL APPRECIATE, there is a fair amount of information you need to know about Commercial property. Although fundamentally, all that rests upon just six Pillars.
Once you understand that, everything else starts to make a lot more sense.
So, let’s perhaps take a few moments to briefly explore those Pillars. [Read more…]
Where in the Cycle are the CBD Office Markets?
26 September, 2018 by Leave a Comment
EVERY INVESTOR would like to be in a position to pick the top and bottom of each Cycle, when it comes to commercial property.
And if you had followed things closely during last century, you would know forecasting this used to be relatively straightforward – with all the various Office markets following a fairly predictable sequence, as shown below. [Read more…]
Capital City Office Markets Around Australia
29 August, 2018 by Leave a Comment
AS I EXPLAIN to my Mentor group, there is a certain rule of thumb for Office market vacancies around Australia.
And it’s really quite simple: For an office market to be “in balance” you really need to have a vacancy rate of between 6% to 8%.
It’s a bit like the unemployment rate. You see … a 5% unemployment rate – effectively means FULL employment – because anything lower than this … is starting to put pressure on wages. [Read more…]
Previously Hidden Markets Are Starting to Emerge
20 June, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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A RECENT SURVEY conducted by CBRE has revealed growing investor demand for industrial property – at the expense of the retail sector.
This would appear to be mainly driven by the increasing need for warehouse space by online retailers – and in particular, Amazon. [Read more…]
The Manifesto of a Truly Motivated Investor
16 May, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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LAST WEEK, I was in touch with a number of my current subscribers – simply to confirm whether they would like to take their interest in Commercial property to the next level.
This was not intended to involve my personal Mentor Group. Rather, it was an invitation for those of you who might not be quite ready to invest … but nonetheless, are serious about investing.
And more importantly, motivated to learn as much as possible – to ensure your success, when you feel you’re ready to invest in Commercial property. [Read more…]
Do You Understand Common Commercial Property Terms?
22 March, 2018 by Leave a Comment
IT SURPRISES ME just how often I get asked to explain some of the more common terminology used with Commercial property.
For the experienced investor, this short article might seem a little ho-hum. Therefore, here is a link for you to download a rather comprehensive list of over 160 Common Terms Used by Commercial Property Investors.
Why Do Politicians Pay Such Scant Regard to the Truth?
7 March, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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SURELY THE GENERAL PUBLIC aren’t that gullible? Maybe they are.
Everyone knows politicians tend to massage the truth to suit their purpose. However, it seams Bill Shorten is once again trying to mislead people – in much the same way as he did with the “Medi-scare” campaign, in the lead up to the last election. [Read more…]
