Longer-form thinking on where the market goes.
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Image Property Council of Australia CEO Mike Zorbas discusses the country's investment appeal, housing challenges, and how emerging technologies could reshape real estate markets.
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The Fifth Estate - While Australia continues to invest in factories, automation and manufacturing capacity, governments are beginning to build the rules that determine whether factory made housing can move through the wider building system with confidence. Australia’s evolving MMC – a national perspective on policy…
豪州では今、AIアシスタントが消費者に代わって自律的に商品を調査・比較・購入する「エージェントコマース（Aコマース）」が注目されている。この新たな“買物体験”が不動産市場にどのような影響を及ぼすのだろうか？その勝者となるのは先進的物流施設と「体験価値」を提供する商業施設である。
Veteran developer Benni Aroni argues that while capital is abundant and seeking Australian real estate, the housing development system lacks the leadership and feasibility frameworks to deploy it effectively, creating a paradox of money chasing too few viable projects.
Analysis of how automation and robotics adoption in construction will be gradual and incremental rather than disruptive, with tasks shifting incrementally to machines alongside human oversight.
Analysis of construction capacity and development pressures in South East Queensland ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, six years away.
The Fifth Estate - With the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, ABC Four Corners revealed damning evidence that developers were also using the government’s lucrative infill affordable housing scheme to build luxury apartments. Affordable housing is earning developers millions; it’s time to change tack…
A research paper examining flexible living sector dynamics and growth opportunities across the Asia-Pacific region driven by underlying structural demand factors.
CapitaLand examines investment opportunities and portfolio diversification strategies within developed Asia-Pacific real estate markets.
The Fifth Estate - Solving the affordably housing crisis requires state initiatives to be appropriately targeted and sustained. So far, NSW is stumbling. It’s no wonder voters look fondly on One Nation; sure, they’ll wreck the joint but could we tell the difference? When selecting classical archetypes on which to…
This is a viewpoint-commentary piece published by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. in June 2026 examining Asia Pacific real estate in the context of trade tensions and war. The item addresses capital markets and economic considerations affecting the region's real estate sector.
This is a viewpoint-commentary published by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. in June 2026 addressing build-to-rent (BTR) housing and its scaling potential in Australia, with focus on institutional investment and rental housing development.
This is a viewpoint commentary published by Cushman & Wakefield in July 2026 examining the housing multiplier effect in Australia, with coverage spanning the office, industrial, homebuilders, single-family rental, and affordable housing sectors. The piece focuses on the Australian market, with particular emphasis on Sydney.
This is a viewpoint and commentary published by Cushman & Wakefield in July 2026 examining the intersection of artificial intelligence and the Australian commercial real estate market across office, industrial, retail, and data center sectors.
Knight Frank commentary on corporate real estate market dynamics and the balancing factors expected to influence the sector in 2026.
Analysis of how shopping malls are transforming into experiential community gathering spaces to meet evolving consumer expectations and compete in modern retail.
LJ Hooker analysis of how economic growth is driving commercial property market conditions in Darwin.
Analysis of how federal LRBA (Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement) tax changes affecting self-managed superannuation funds may impact the real estate industry, complicated by lack of comprehensive data tracking.
The Fifth Estate - Moving from the popular presale model to a build then sell model would provide additional funds for the builder, increase the quality of housing, stabilise demand, increase workplace stability and encourage labour retention, said Andrea Sharam. So why are we not using it? Why are we still…
The Fifth Estate - Sydney is no stranger to extreme heat. In January 2020, Penrith in Western Sydney reached 48.9 degrees, the highest temperature ever recorded in Greater Sydney. By 2050, many Sydney apartments built to today’s standards could be too hot for weeks at a time is a story from The Fifth Estate ,…
The Fifth Estate - Weather events regularly cause catastrophic damage to property across Australia. Yet, for decades, Australia has treated natural disasters as temporary shocks to the housing market. When floods become business as usual, property values stop recovering is a story from The Fifth Estate ,…
The Fifth Estate - The solutions to the building defect problem must be multipronged and address incentives and capacity, writes Andrea Sharam. And building code enforcement is essential to a properly functioning insurance system and to consumer rights. Code compliance and raising builders’ margins are key to…
The Fifth Estate - Technology is changing many of the ways we access information, particularly through AI and is now about to shake up how housing is built in Australia. As part of the NSW government’s recent budget, the Premier and Treasurer have announced that the government “will invest in a world-class facility…
The Fifth Estate - The federal government is set to offload about $3 billion of land thanks to surplus defence sites and a CSIRO Ginninderra site near Canberra that’s past its use by date. What a great opportunity to change the game on housing, according to reasoned independent Australian Capital Territory senator…
The Fifth Estate - Australia is losing $11 billion to landowners capitalising on windfall gains every year, thanks to upzoning (or government funded infrastructure). Windfall gains: Calling time on this one thing could abolish stamp duty – why aren’t we using it? is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's…
CBRE commentary examining prospects and cycles across Australia's property market following recent economic and cyclical shifts.
A joint research paper examining Australia's retirement housing shortfall and the projected demand drivers from the over-50s demographic.
July 2026 Housing commentary focuses too heavily on First Home Buyers and Investors. This is because they are easy to measure and politically visible. Charter Keck Cramer research shows that the more important cohort is the Next Time Buyer. These are existing homeowners who re-enter the market to move, resize,…
Horwath HTL explores the intersection of wellness and technology in shaping hospitality design, guest experience, and human wellbeing at the Design Inn Symposium.
Oxford Economics analysis examining conditions supporting rental growth in Australia's office market.
CBRE analysis examines which retail sector is experiencing the highest demand across Australia's commercial property market.
ULI-backed strategies helped this coastal California locale build its economic base on industry. Now, a proposed AI-era manufacturing building and a massive new housing plan are poised to test that strategy—and reshape the town.
Melbourne's CBD office vacancy stood at 19.7% as of Q1 2026, but JLL analysis distinguishes between frictional, entrenched, and structural vacancy, identifying approximately 4.0% of secondary stock as structurally vacant and 6.0% of prime stock as entrenched vacant, suggesting only 9.7% of the headline figure represents genuinely competitive space. The research attributes elevated vacancy primarily to supply-driven factors, with 675,000 square meters of new office space completed between Q1 2020 and Q1 2026 (12.5% of total stock), and identifies building obsolescence as a key driver, with older assets from the 1980s or earlier representing 58.4% of secondary stock and containing 120,500 square meters of structural vacancy concentrated in the Western Core precinct.
When you’re umming and ahhing over a commercial property, two numbers tell very different stories: the passing rent and market rent. They’re just one adjective apart, but they measure entirely different things. And understanding the gap between them is one of the simplest ways to spot opportunity in commercial real…
In commercial property, conversations often start with asset type. “Industrial is in.” “Office remains relevant.” “Retail is back.” “Healthcare is an untapped market.” Labels are useful but they’re also where a lot of investors stop thinking, and in our experience, asset type alone tells you very little about how…
Every couple of decades, something comes along that turns investors’ heads. In Australia right now that thing is data. And more precisely data centres. On the east coast, especially in New South Wales, commercial construction has suddenly got a jolt and its all thanks to the very new, very modern, asset class.…
Build to Rent has long been positioned as a key part of Australia’s housing solution – but in the ACT, the sector has yet to reach its full potential. Despite strong fundamentals and growing demand for professionally managed, long-term rental housing, the policy and regulatory environment continues to present real…
23 April 2026 There is real merit in making changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) discount and Negative Gearing in Australia. Given we have a national housing crisis, this debate needs to include the State and Territory Governments, and it is essential to also bring Stamp Duty, Land Tax and the various Foreign…