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Smart investing Trends in 2026

Posted on 03/03/202617/02/2026 by Laze Spasevski

The Investing Shifts that Matter Most in 2026

Smart investing trends in 2026 may be less about pushing limits and more about keeping your lending options flexible. A few trends are already shaping how investors approach the year ahead: Tighter lending for bigger loans. From February, banks must limit how many higher debt-to-income loans they write, which may reduce borrowing power for some investors and make outcomes var...
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Prime Commercial Spaces Set to Outperform in 2026

Posted on 28/01/202623/01/2026 by Laze Spasevski

Commercial demand reshapes as quality assets lead

Commercial property isn’t moving in a straight line, and Knight Frank’s 2026 outlook highlights the spaces set to outperform in 2026 as the next phase of the cycle looks very different from the past decade. After years of ‘beds and sheds’ outperformance, the gap between sectors is narrowing. Office and retail assets are now positioned to deliver stronger income returns in 2026. Driven by gr...
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Commercial Property Market Improving

Posted on 09/09/202511/08/2025 by Laze Spasevski

Australia’s commercial property market is showing early signs of recovery, with income performance improving across most sectors and investor sentiment gradually stabilising, according to KPMG’s latest market update. The industrial sector continues to lead the way, supported by strong tenant demand and limited supply. It has now recorded two consecutive quarters of growth, with total return...
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Office Vacancies Affecting Parking Rates

Posted on 12/08/202505/08/2025 by Laze Spasevski

Fluctuations in office vacancies across the country are affecting parking rates in many areas. Australia’s parking market reflects wider economic shifts, with city-to-city differences revealing where office markets are recovering – and where they’re still struggling. Brisbane has overtaken Sydney as the country’s most expensive city for casual parking, with average daily rates of $80.84, ac...
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Commercial Sales Set To Rebound

Posted on 14/11/202327/10/2023 by Laze Spasevski

Commercial sales are set to rebound as transaction activity in the Australian commercial property market appears to be trending up. However, sales activity in 2023 will almost certainly be well down on last year's results. There were $29.2 billion of sales in the office, logistics & industrial, and retail sectors during 2022, according to JLL. Which is considerably higher comp...
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Rise In Construction Costs Slowing Down

Posted on 13/02/202313/02/2023 by Laze Spasevski

Construction costs continue to rise sharply, but the worst is behind us as it appears to be slowing down. Residential construction costs rose 11.9% during 2022, after climbing 7.3% in 2021, according to CoreLogic’s Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI). The 2022 result was the largest annual increase on record, apart from the period impacted by the introduction of the GST. However, t...
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Rental Income Rose During 2022

Posted on 08/02/202308/02/2023 by Laze Spasevski

Rental market conditions have strongly favored property investors during 2022 as rental income rose significantly. CoreLogic has reported that the median rent for an Australia investment property increased 10.2% during the year. The city-by-city breakdown was: Brisbane4% Adelaide9% Sydney4% Perth2% Melbourne6% Hobart3% Darwin1% Canberra3% During 2022, the nation...
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Refinancing is at Record-High

Posted on 06/02/202306/02/2023 by Laze Spasevski

Refinancing activity is at record-high levels right now. According to another blog post, there are several reasons why borrowers are refinancing their home loans. The top reason is that owner-occupiers and investors alike are seeking home loans with lower interest rates as the Reserve Bank continues to raise the cash rate. Borrowers refinanced a record $19.5 billion of loans in November, the mo...
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Construction Activity at Record High

Posted on 31/01/202306/02/2023 by Laze Spasevski

Australia is experiencing a “record high” construction activity across all sectors and states, according to Rider Levett Bucknall’s third-quarter construction report. The amount of construction work underway across Australia during Q3 was unprecedented with “similar levels of activity” forecast for the next two to three years. RLB said this building boom was being driven by: Federal...
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Demand is Increasing For Office Spaces

Posted on 20/09/202207/09/2022 by Laze Spasevski

Demand is increasing for CBD office spaces. This signifies a reversal of the trend we saw emerge during the 2020 and 2021 Covid years where offices were left almost abandoned in many cities as businesses pivoted to work from home arrangements. However, when looking at the numbers they appear to be suggesting otherwise. Australia's CBD vacancy rate in the six months to July was 12.0%, com...
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