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Step into the world of commercial real estate and join us for Talking Property with CBRE. In this podcast series, industry-leading experts discuss what’s shaping the property industry and what this means for businesses like yours. If you have any questions from this episode or property topics that you’d like CBRE to answer in future episodes, please email us at: talkingproperty@cbre.com.
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Australia’s emerging build to rent sector remains in the spotlight, with the country’s need for housing having never been stronger. But it’s been a tough year to get new projects started, amid government policy issues, delivery challenges, high interest rates and a constrained capital markets environment. So, what does the future hold? What’s neede…
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Residential property prices. They’re a lively source of dinner party conversation, particularly when it comes to the records being toppled across Australia. Whether it be Atlassian tech billionaire Scott Farquhar pocketing $130 million for his Point Piper estate, Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond chasing over $200 million for his nearby mansion…
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In this final edition of The House View for 2024 we delve into the critical role social infrastructure will play in shaping Australia’s future. Healthcare, retirement living, and childcare – they all fall into this category and there are unique dynamics which are driving investor interest in these asset classes. CBRE’s Pacific Advisory Services CEO…
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Green loans. Sustainability linked loans. They’re become increasingly prevalent, reflecting the property market's commitment to responsible and sustainable lending. And it’s not just about reputation. Green finance is becoming one of the keys to accessing debt in today’s competitive market, with billions of dollars required to electrify our buildin…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world as we know it, and the long-term property sector impact will be profound. But what exactly can landlords and occupiers expect in the coming decade? From accelerating the rollout of smart buildings through to revolutionising office design, lowering building outgoings, and even shortening our workin…
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Luxury retail brands. They’re in demand in Australia right now and you might be surprised by who’s buying these high-end products. Forget the Boomers and Gen X, its Millennials and Gen Z who have a growing appetite for luxury, fuelled by their favourite influencers on TikTok and Instagram. These younger consumers helped push luxury retail trade in …
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Australia’s largest private hotel owner Dr Jerry Schwartz is not your stereotypical multi-millionaire businessman. He’s been described as a long-haired larrikin and Australia’s very own Willy Wonka, who rarely wears a suit and has been known to jump into the pool at launch events. He’s been a trailblazer in the hotel industry and has made an art-fo…
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What role can data play in enhancing property values, meeting ambitious sustainability goals, capturing the best occupiers and ensuring that property owners are on track in the ongoing race to net zero? And how do investors leverage data to make the right investment decisions? In our latest episode of Talking Property we explore whether big data ca…
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In this latest edition of The House View we delve into why alternative assets are on the investment radar, examine the growth potential in data centres, healthcare and hotels, and give CBRE’s take on the outlook for rents, vacancies, demand and investor appetite across Australia’s office, retail, and logistics sectors. CBRE’s Pacific Advisory Servi…
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As the global head of investor thought leadership for CBRE and overseer of the Asia Pacific Research team, Henry Chin is always in demand when he visits Australia. We were lucky enough to nab him while he was in town for our Talking Property podcast to get his wide-ranging views on topics that are top of mind for investors. Tune in to hear Henry’s …
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Housing, housing, housing. It was a conversation that dominated the Property Council of Australia’s annual Property Leaders’ Summit given the country’s current supply crisis. But a range of other topics were also put under the microscope, including the current interest rate trajectory, views on alternative property assets, if we’re on track to meet…
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From humble beginnings, Salta Properties has grown to be one of Australia’s largest privately owned property companies. In this latest episode of Talking Property, we discuss the company’s evolution, its $3 billion build to rent strategy, the office outlook and what’s next for the industrial & logistics sector with Salta’s Managing Director Sam Tar…
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How can we future proof office buildings? Give workers a better guest experience so that they want to come into the office? And what tactics can landlords employ to foster the workplace experience and provide greater flexibility to enhance occupier engagement, property values, and truly earn the commute? To get under the hood, we’ve spoken to Jaell…
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Could land lease communities be one of the solutions for Australia’s housing affordability crisis? They’ve become an increasingly sought after option for retirees. Some 130,000 people are living in these estates and the $12 billion sector having been described as the fastest growing solution for downsizers in Australia. But what exactly is a land l…
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While there’s broad agreement on some of the longer-term tailwinds for the Australian real estate market, conviction is still lacking when it comes to the strength of future rent growth, exit values and in some cases the regulatory environment. That’s one of the areas up for discussion in our quarterly Talking Property: The House View podcast, whic…
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By 2100, some 10 billion people will live in around 10,000 cities across the globe. Just in Australia, our population is tipped to rise by 15 million people over the next 36 years. So how do we accommodate this growth, deal with the current housing shortage, continue to decarbonise, harness the power of AI and manage the long-term impacts of the pa…
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The capital flowing into Australia’s commercial real estate sector dipped significantly in 2023, as many local and offshore investors sat on the sidelines. But are there signs of a market shift? In this latest Talking Property episode, we zero in on how global investors are viewing the Australian market, which sectors are most in favour, where the …
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Hundreds of Australian companies have just posted their half year results, including a swag of ASX-listed property stocks. Australian Financial Review columnist Robert Harley, The Australian’s commercial property editor Ben Wilmot and the Sydney Morning Herald’s commercial property editor Carolyn Cummins join this latest episode of Talking Property…
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Could building on top of older apartment blocks be one of the solutions to Australia’s housing crisis? Airspace above existing strata buildings is a $150 billion opportunity in Sydney alone according to one leading advocate. Equally, is going up the only solution for the owners of these blocks? Given tight rental market conditions across the countr…
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There are positive signals for the Australian real estate sector. Inflation is showing signs of moderating, interest rates appear to have peaked, employment remains resilient and cap rate expansion seems to be topping out. All of this is flowing through to improving investor sentiment. But we’re still in a very volatile and uncertain geopolitical e…
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To wrap up our 2024 property predictions series, we chat with Aware Real Estate’s Michelle McNally and Aliro Group’s David Southon. They give us their views on the best property market opportunities this year and the areas ripe for transformation. The tailwinds in residential and the opportunities being presented by supply challenges, immigration a…
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In the second part of our 2024 property predictions series, we chat with ISPT’s Chris Chapple, Brookfield’s Leonie Wilkinson and Investa’s Pete Menegazzo. They give us their views on the best property market opportunities this year and the areas ripe for transformation. Sectors in the spotlight include life sciences and living, as Australia’s popul…
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To kick off our 2024 property predictions series, we chat with Charter Hall’s David Harrison, CBRE Investment Management’s Alex Crossing and Lendlease’s Dale Connor. They give us their views on the best property market opportunities this year and the areas ripe for transformation. In the spotlight are “beds, meds and sheds”, the conviction around p…
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Funding constraints, rising interest rates and downward pressure on asset pricing have been key property market themes in 2023. But what does the future hold? Will 2024 be a turning point – particularly for the office sector? Will debt funding be more readily available? And will investors increasingly look at new capital structures to drive their p…
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Australia’s student accommodation sector has been in the spotlight as international students return to our shores and investors circle what’s becoming one of the country’s most sought-after alternative asset classes. But the demand for purpose-built accommodation is outstripping supply as the sector grapples with the same issues facing the country’…
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Social and affordable housing has made up only about 1% of the homes that have been built in Australia over the past decade. It’s an area that needs urgent attention as a growing number of people experience rental stress and homelessness. But how do investors and developers get involved in a sector that’s still largely misunderstood? And what are t…
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Sky-high industrial facilities of up to 17-storeys are common in cities such as Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai. But could multi-storey warehouses also start to proliferate in Australia, given ongoing supply challenges in our Industrial & Logistics sector? It’s a question explored in our latest Talking Property podcast by Charter Hall Development Man…
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Major infrastructure can have an outsized impact on our cities. And nowhere is that becoming more apparent than in Sydney where the new Metro rail network is transforming suburbs, driving up property prices and creating more vibrant communities. In this latest Talking Property episode, we speak to CBRE’s Pacific Head of Research Sameer Chopra and R…
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There are continued challenges in the real estate sector, particularly in the capital markets arena, as the cost of debt rises and sentiment wanes. An acute housing supply shortage in Australia is also continuing to dominate the media headlines. But there are also clear areas of opportunity, one of them being alternative asset classes such as stude…
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Adaptive re-use. It’s a hot topic right now as developers and investors assess how to best repurpose office buildings that are no longer fit for use. Given Australia’s housing crisis, it seems a given that some of these empty office towers could be converted to apartments. But is this a magic bullet and what are some of the hurdles we need to overc…
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In 2019, Australia’s visitor economy was worth more than $166 billion and considered the country’s fourth largest export sector. As one of the world’s most liveable cities, Sydney has consistently placed amongst the top ten in the Global Liveability Ranking, a yearly assessment by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The global city was even named the …
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Is it possible to create an industrial workplace that workers want to be in? Or even an industrial workplace which sets a bold new standard in sustainability? While office, residential and retail spaces were the first property types to experience the real benefits of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and placemaking initiatives, the indust…
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In Australia’s 2023 May budget, the government announced 1.5 million in net migration for the country over five years to help revive a stalling economy. CBRE’s in-house budget analysis had experts evaluating this as a huge number of people to accommodate. It’s this sentiment which leads perfectly into this week’s Talking Property episode which expl…
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Investment activity across the commercial property spectrum continues to be a fluid affair in 2023. While some specific sectors are performing better than others, investors need to understand which ones are remaining resilient against those that are experiencing market headwinds. CBRE’s new In and Out report reveals Australia’s latest inbound and o…
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Deciphering the broader property landscape across Australia and its true performance potential on the global stage requires a deep understanding of specific goals, processes and stakeholders. And no one else knows that property pulse better than the Property Council of Australia’s Chief Executive, Mike Zorbas. In his candid conversation with Phil R…
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Indigenous businesses in Australia were once a rarity, but their growing presence is now more evident than ever. Today’s Indigenous businesses take on the dual responsibility of delivering profits while also driving lasting positive impacts for wider Aboriginal communities across the country. Three modern pioneers of Australia’s Indigenous business…
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Australia is grappling with an economic climate of fresh challenges. Regular interest rate rises have put capital values under pressure while pricing discovery continues to be challenged. As a result, the market is beginning to show early signs that occupiers might exercise extra caution when it comes to space requirements. What does this mean for …
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Asset managers globally are expected to increase their ESG-related assets under management (AuM) to US$33.9 trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4 trillion in 2021. This was a key finding highlighted in a 2022 PwC report which also identified that nine out of ten surveyed asset managers believe that integrating ESG into their investment strategy will im…
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Australia will need to support an EV fleet of 1 million vehicles by 2027 to reach its bold 2050 net zero targets. That’s the significant forecast from the Electric Vehicle Council which currently counts Australia’s electric vehicle adoption to just 83,000 cars. On the back of this projected influx of electric vehicles across the nation, CBRE is inv…
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Asian-based investment sentiment is shifting across the Asia Pacific region and Australia is increasingly positioning itself as a prime destination for foreign money as market momentum continues to steadily recover and international travel resumes. The only factor that could slow down this influx of Asian investment? Pricing. In the latest Talking …
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Purpose-driven businesses and communities create opportunities for us to evolve how we live, work and play. So, how do we lay the foundations of a conscious city to maximise the human experience? In this episode of Talking Property, we dive into how dynamic environments form the fabric of our future city. Natasha Mulcahy, Director of ESG at CBRE, s…
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Purpose-driven businesses and communities create opportunities for us to evolve how we live, work and play. So, how do we lay the foundations of a conscious city to maximise the overall human experience? In this episode of Talking Property, Sameer Chopra, CBRE's Head of Research, Pacific & ESG, Asia Pacific, sits down with Dr. Caroline Butler-Bowdo…
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Conventional economics dictates the financial health of any business, but beyond the quantifiable components resides the rise of a new way of doing business: equitable economics. This often-underrated concept explores how businesses of every size can connect performance factors to potential business outcomes. From diversity in the workspace, inclus…
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Australia’s hotels sector experienced one of its toughest periods during the pandemic years, but with bigger challenges comes bigger opportunities for bold industry innovation. During CBRE’s Flow and Glow event in 2022, Pacific Head of Research, Sameer Chopra sat down with Rob Weeden, General Manager of The Fullerton Hotel Sydney, to identify the a…
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The 2023 market is continuing to evolve against a backdrop of global factors influencing Australia’s commercial property sector. In the second episode of CBRE’s new quarterly podcast series, Talking Property: The House View, our in-house experts dissect the immediate shifting landscape surrounding the country’s rising interest rates, the outlook fo…
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The construction industry has experienced significant challenges in recent years with the aftereffects still being felt across certain parts of the sector today. A common theme in this has come in the form of price escalations in everything from fundamental building materials to skilled labour costs. CBRE’s 2023 Pacific Market Outlook report took t…
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Investment activity in commercial property faced significant challenges in 2022, a trend that was outlined in CBRE’s recently released Pacific Market Outlook report. This year could, however, see a turnaround in investor sentiment on the back of stabilising interest rates and the growing confidence that often accompanies this. In the latest episode…
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Inclusivity is embraced and championed across different facets of today’s society. In the medium of spaces, inclusivity continues to be pioneered in bold and imaginative ways by a select few who are witnessing genuine benefits from establishing cities that are inclusive, diverse, accessible, and safe. In our latest Talking Property episode, Amanda …
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The Property Council of Australia’s latest office vacancy figures presented some surprises in major cities across the country. While concerns about the market still remain from 2022, industry experts are beginning to see positive signs of stability in vacancy rates in the next 12 months alongside a more robust supply pipeline in big cities such as …
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CBRE is proud to present the first episode of our new podcast series, Talking Property: The House View. This quarterly series will bring together two of CBRE Pacific’s most senior figures to help uncover deeper insights into today’s industry drivers, potential disruptors and the untapped opportunities that lie ahead for investors and occupiers. Lea…
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