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Better than Westfield

It may surprise you, but the assets within Asia’s listed property trust are as good, if not higher, quality than those found within Australian REITS, says Corrine Ng...
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The fastest growing opportunity in real estate

The Asian listed property trust sector can’t be ignored. From inception in 2001, it is a sector worth around $260 billion today. With growth now twice that of the US...
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Property

Conventional wisdom is wrong. Rate rises are good for property trusts

April was a month of streaks. The Prime Minister’s 30th straight loss in the polls dominated headlines, the Reserve Bank’s 89th consecutive month without a rate...
Mark Mazzarella
Dexus
Property

Size matters – Sydney’s office market shrinks while Melbourne booms

In the last decade, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth have become home to an additional 3 million people*. The rate of growth is unlikely to abate, either....
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

Westfield shareholders have little to fear and much to gain

In December last year, Unibail-Rodamco (a major European listed property trust) made an offer to purchase Westfield Corporation. The offer to Westfield shareholders is...
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

Are you getting a fair price for your Westfield shares?

Westfield investors have a big decision to make. Should they approve or reject one of the biggest corporate transactions the Australian Real Estate Investment Trust...
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

Why electric vehicles won’t kill your local servo

Australia remains a nation of car lovers. Some of us enjoy the engineering and craftsmanship, others have fond memories of lazy Sunday drives and long holiday road...
APD
Chris Brockett
Chris Brockett
APN Property Group
Property

The one place where retail sales growth is booming

Retail sales growth is something commercial property investors fervently hope for. When shoppers are buoyant, tenants are doing well, landlords like to raise their...
Patrick O'Reilly
Patrick O'Reilly
APN Property Group
Property

Key themes and takeaways from AREIT reporting season

It was a solid reporting season for the AREIT sector. In this wire, we review the performance, pull out the key themes to emerge, and identify ten specific takeaways...
APD
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Mark Mazzarella
Dexus
Property

When Armageddon creates opportunity

The retail sector faces Armageddon! Amazon’s arrival is killing lazy, inept local outfits, and online retail sales are booming. It’s just a matter of time before the...
SCG
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

This is what the new face of retailing looks like

‘Experiential retailing’ means different things to different people. Traditional retailers view it as the solution to the online threat. Shoppers see it as improving...
APD
Matthew Coleman
Matthew Coleman
Dexus
Property

Stocks are up, AREITs not so much. Why?

It’s a head scratcher alright. Over the past six months the ASX All Ordinaries index is up 9.37% while the ASX 200 index is up 8.56%. Despite recent negative headlines...
APD
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

One retail investment exceeding expectations

In 1957, Australia’s first shopping centre opened at Chermside in Brisbane. Featuring 24 speciality stores and a department store, a local newspaper described it as...
APD
AVN
Mark Mazzarella
Dexus
Property

How sweet home bias can turn sour

When Australians travel we like to explore the unfamiliar. We’re quick to purchase the latest gadgets and we crave international brands. In the corporate world, many...
Corrine Ng
Dexus
Property

Four reasons why Unibail may be a better investment than Westfield

Westfield shareholders have a big question to answer. In December 2017, Unibail-Rodamco (UL:NA UL:FP), a major European listed property trust, made an offer to...
APD
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

Why the new ethical investing is blossoming

Whether you’ve heard of it or not, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing is already big business. Bank of America claims it has doubled in the past few...
APD
Corrine Ng
Dexus
Property

Lessons from the crash: property trusts 10 years on

‘Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it’. So said Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana. This saying has not been lost on the...
APD
Matthew Coleman
Matthew Coleman
Dexus
Property

What the Westfield sale means for investors

On Tuesday, Unibail-Rodamco (AEX:ULA) announced it had entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares in Westfield Corporation (ASX:WFD). This is...
APD
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

Keppel DC REIT: When the data adds up the income flows

When Keppel DC REIT (AJBU.SI) listed on 12 December 2014, it appeared different, at least when compared to a typical property trust. The company’s share price has...
APD
Patrick O'Reilly
Patrick O'Reilly
APN Property Group
Property

Australia’s infrastructure boom is coming

As the housing construction boom comes to an end, the obvious question for investors is ‘where next?’ One potential opportunity lies in transport infrastructure...
ABC
BLD
+4
Patrick Poke
A Rich Life
Property

The next big thing for property trusts

Technology has disrupted many industries but commercial property isn’t one of them. Buildings are still buildings, and the predictability of the rents is the source of...
APD
Patrick O'Reilly
Patrick O'Reilly
APN Property Group
Property

Scentre Group sell-off reveals the opportunity in index money

Imagine it. Your fund manager has just sold a stock that on almost every measure, from valuation and consensus to intuition and common sense, looks cheap. Why aren’t...
APD
SCG
Michael Doble
Michael Doble
APN Property Group
Property

What’s behind the rise in house prices - and what to do about it

There are many explanations for the astronomical rise in house prices along Australia’s eastern seaboard. But most economists settle on is that we haven’t built enough...
Matthew Coleman
Matthew Coleman
Dexus
Property

How to retire happy, comfortable and property free

My parents, some investors, politicians and a large number of journalists seem very concerned about me. I’m one of the renter generation, and everyone seems worried...
Steve Johnson
Forager
Expert Insights

Perfectly feasible that house prices could fall 25%

Australian residential property prices gained 0.7% through July, with the year-to-date gain now at 6.2%. Speaking at Livewire Live recently, Steve Johnson of Forager...
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