As the old adage goes, a bird in the hand today, is worth more than two in the bush tomorrow. Achieving strong risk adjusted real estate income returns on equity investments, the “cash on cash” yield in a volatile economic and investment environment is becoming harder to find. From 2010 to 2021, nearly all commercial…
Continue readingSinger song writer Paul Kelly’s timeless “From little things, big things grow” neatly sums up the current directions of the Australian Private Credit Market. Australian real estate private credit is benefitting from long term structural tailwinds supported by strong domestic economic fundamentals and the ongoing withdrawal of major banks from the commercial real estate lending…
Continue readingConstruction costs increases have been a major driver of inflation and a big problem for new developments.
Continue readingLiving alone was one of the main drivers of the housing crisis and is a major demographic trend that directly impacts the types of homes that are built, as well as the number.
Continue readingNon-bank lenders are diversifying beyond their core developer customers to accommodate additional and alternate borrowers in industries such as pubs and self-storage.
Continue readingIn the non-bank lending space, it’s commonplace in the negotiation of loan contract terms for the borrower to focus first on negotiating down the interest rate, and then on negotiating down the length of the minimum term.
Continue readingAre they the ‘uber’ of commercial leasing? Co-sharing workspaces like Wotso (17 sites covering 34,000sqm), Victory (21 locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth) and WeWork are taking up more and more leases in Australia’s CBD and suburban locations.
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