Australia

Sydney, Melbourne industrial markets driven by strong pre-lease activity

Pre-leasing accounted for 95% and 62% of take-up in Sydney and Melbourne, respectively.

Sydney, Melbourne industrial markets driven by strong pre-lease activity

Pre-leasing accounted for 95% and 62% of take-up in Sydney and Melbourne, respectively.

Australian office vacancy rates record improvements in Q1

Sub-lease vacancy fell 1.7% in Sydney CBD and 2.6% in Melbourne CBD.

How much of Brisbane’s vacant office spaces are truly lettable?

Vacancy rates hit 14.9% in Q1, not far from the relatively high 10-year average of 14.3%. 

Why the Australian residential market is attractive to Singaporean investors

Houses and apartments recorded an average 6.8% and 21.9% year-on-year capital growth, respectively. 

Melbourne retail completions to drop by 7% this year

Completion levels are bound to remain considerably low until 2025.

Perth industrial gross take-up hits 300,800 sqm in 2021

This is the second highest annual take-up on record.

Melbourne’s 2021 industrial gross take-up breaches 2019 records

The total take-up reached 1.86 million sqm during the year.

Sydney industrial transaction volumes hit a record AUD1.32b in 4Q21

This is 161% higher than the 10-year quarterly average of AUD504.5m.

Melbourne records positive office net absorption for third consecutive quarter

Melbourne CBD office saw net absorption of 12,700 sqm in 4Q21.

Brisbane’s office leasing market dominated by large occupiers

Tenants requiring over 1,000sqm accounted for 8,900 sqm of gross take-up in the CBD alone.

Adelaide office net absorption nearly hits 10-year high in 4Q21

The city recorded net absorption of 11,900 sqm during the quarter.

What you need to know about Australia’s apartment rental market right now

Rents in Sydney and Melbourne have yet to return to pre-COVID levels.

Sydney to add over 150,000sqm of new office space in 2022

Gross face rents are still at $1,355 sqm per annum on average.

These factors will have a huge impact on Australian apartment prices 

Prices have grown 14.2% over the year to November 2021.

Urban mixed-use projects to watch out for in South East Queensland

Retail-only projects are becoming a thing of the past.

Adelaide to see robust office occupier demand in 2022

Demand will mostly come from technology, health and the defence sectors.

Melbourne records second highest quarter of industrial take-up

The West precinct accounted for 73% of the total activity in Q3 2021.