RESEARCH
Apartments sector boosts building approval
RESIDENTIAL building approvals surged by 27.3% in May, underpinned by a 58.3% jump in the volatile apartment and townhouse sectors, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ... Full story
Agricultural land becoming cash cows
MORE than $2 billion has been invested in rural property markets in Australia and a further $2.5 billion is in the process of being raised, according to Colliers International. ... Full story
Demand for office space highest in seven years
UNDERLYING demand for office space across Australia's CBD markets has soared to the highest levels since 2005, reaching 1.75 million sqm, according to BIS Shrapnel. ... Full story
Residential property improving but at different pace
FUNDAMENTALS are favouring an improvement in the residential property market, but only New South Wales and the resources rich states of Western Australia, Queensland and Northern Territory will benefit, according to BIS Shrapnel. ... Full story
Tenants put expansion plans on the backburner
TENANT priorities have shifted from business expansion to building quality and staff retention, according to a biennial Colliers International Office Tenant Survey. ... Full story
Two years in a slump
THE construction industry has recorded its 24th consecutive month in the red, with the commercial sector recording the sharpest fall in more than three years, according to the latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Construction Index. ... Full story
Bricks and mortar not 100pc rock solid
RESIDENTIAL property returns have outperformed all other asset classes over a 10-year period. However Russell Investments said residential property investment fundamentals are becoming less attractive. ... Full story
Residential sales stock rises
RESIDENTIAL sales stock has increased by 2.4% in the month of May to 380,215 properties nationally, according to SQM Research. ... Full story
Melbourne apartment market faces oversupply
THE Melbourne apartment market is heading into oversupply whilst Sydney's market continues to tighten, according to BIS Shrapnel. ... Full story
NZ residential values rebounds
RESIDENTIAL property values across New Zealand have rebounded in April, according to the latest QV index. ... Full story
Australia defies global investment downturn
THE Australian commercial property investment market has gone from strength to strength, rising from $1.4 billion in Q1 2011 to $2.08 billion in Q1 2012, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. ... Full story
Logistics market rides e-retailing boom
ONLINE shopping accounts for almost a fifth of all purchases in developed markets and is growing between 15% and 20% per annum, according to the Goodman Group. ... Full story
Commercial property returns stabilises
COMMERCIAL property investment returns have stabilised at 10.3% for the year ending March, underlined a strong 7.4% growth in income and 2.7% increase in capital returns, according to PCA/IPD's Property Index Performance 2012 Q1. ... Full story
Melbourne super prime retail rents outstrip Sydney
THE Melbourne retail property market is no longer playing second fiddle to Sydney, CBRE research found retailers are paying higher rents for Super Prime and Prime space Melbourne. ... Full story
Canberra office market turns the corner
THE Canberra office market demand has exceeded expectations over the past year up to March 2012, according to CBRE’s MarketView Report. ... Full story
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