Insights

Australia’s Build to Rent Sector Set to Expand The Build to Rent (BTR) model of residential accommodation, referred to as multi-family housing in the US, is designed and purpose built for long term residential rental accommodation. These investment assets are predominantly held under a single title and are owned, managed and operated by an institutional …

Tenants spur activity in Sydney’s CBD with a flight to quality for office space Office occupiers are seeking office space upgrades, while improvements in rents will create a flow-on effect for well-managed assets once capital returns to the market. Our latest Property Insight for November 2023 discusses the latest data and trends in the Sydney …

As anticipated, 2023 has been a multifaceted year across Victoria’s property sectors. We’ve seen a reduced number of transactions this year with extended selling periods as a result of broader macroeconomic conditions. However, asset classes including healthcare and self-storage continue to see solid demand due to strong market fundamentals. The outlook for 2024 is more …

The New South Wales property market continues to face economic headwinds, but we are seeing an ongoing resilience across sectors in 2023 as the market readjusts to current conditions. A lack of capital available on the market has contributed to a low volume of transactions across commercial sectors. This is anticipated to increase again once …

The South Australian property market continues to achieve overall growth, driven by solid fundamentals including a lack of stock and continued steady demand, and a stable economy. There has been reduced transactional activity, reflective of Australia-wide market conditions, but we anticipate that purchasers will return to the market once the cash rate stabilises. Government funding …

Overall, the Queensland property market has remained resilient, with occupier fundamentals remaining strong across the broader commercial and residential property markets, which has resulted in solid rental growth. However, many buyers and developers have continued to adopt a ‘wait and see’ attitude due to the cost of construction, debt and higher market volatility being experienced …

Our latest National Industrial Market Snapshot for H1 2023 is now available. The report finds record-breaking rents are propping up values as yields soften across Australia’s Industrial sector. Fundamentals remain strong, although sales volumes have decreased somewhat due to market conditions. However, tight vacancy rates across markets are fuelling strong rental growth and reduced incentives. …

There are multiple factors influencing Australia’s residential development market, with sentiment cautious but not negative. In a recent NAB Commercial Real Estate Property Development Webinar, M3 Property Managing Director, Victoria, Luana Kenny presented on some of these key issues and the way they are impacting markets across Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, including: Are we …

M3 Property announces a series of senior appointments, as the company expands towards its mission of being the best independent valuation business in Australia. Fifteen promotions have been announced across the national business effective from 1 July, including Cristian Pagano, Director – Residential Development NSW; Frank Riccio, Director – Residential Development SA; Jonathon Close, Director …

Following a significant period of industry consultation, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) delivered the first Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) Pricing Review on 16 June 2023. With the input of a wide variety of industry stakeholders, the Review forms a comprehensive re-evaluation of pricing variables, mechanisms and numerous other recommendations formulated to guide market investment …

Investment demand for healthcare properties remains positive The latest M3 Property National Health Snapshot has been released, highlighting that despite the rising cost of capital, the drivers for investment demand in health properties remain strong. According to the report, Australia’s healthcare industry is forecast to account for 19.3% of total employment growth between 2022 and …

Across Queensland’s property markets, buyers are generally adopting a ‘wait and see’ attitude due to the cost of debt and higher market volatility being experienced from sharp interest rate rises and headwinds in the broader macroeconomic environment. At the same time, this is being offset somewhat by strong rental growth and tenant demand in sectors …

The New South Wales property market is facing broader economic and market headwinds, creating softening yields throughout 2023. However, this is being offset by a high degree of resilience in markets such as Industrial which is seeing strong rental growth, low vacancy and good levels of occupier and tenant demand, Office where rents at the …

We anticipate 2023 to be a multifaceted year across Victoria’s property sectors. Overall, there is caution in some market segments, however positive factors remain despite concerns due to inflationary pressures and an increasing interest rate environment. For example, the Industrial sector is seeing the strongest rental growth rates in decades, with high occupier demand. The …

The South Australian property market remains strong overall, underpinned by a resilient local economy, continued robust demand across sectors and a limited supply of stock on the market. In our latest South Australia Market Snapshot for H2 2022, representatives from each of our valuation sectors share their insights into the past six months as well …