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Reserve Bank cut a turning point for commercial property markets

For the commercial property sector, the rate cut is more a marker of a fundamental shift to a stable, even cheaper, cost of debt.

19.02.2025 10

Financial Review

Robert Harley

Australia’s big shopping malls are back in black

Despite the cost of living pressures and the challenge of on-line shopping, retail rents are rising and so are mall valuations. There’s a reason...

13.11.2024 3

Financial Review

Robert Harley

This is why new housing isn’t getting built

All the talk is about the planning process, zoning and development approvals. But projects won’t go ahead if they don’t stack up.

30.10.2024 3

Financial Review

Robert Harley

Goodbye Sydney: warehouse owners priced out of town

The resulting transport and storage charges will flow on to the cost of living in Sydney, even to the cost of building a new home.

16.10.2024 2

Financial Review

Robert Harley