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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...
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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 Real Estate Securities
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...
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Mark Mazzarella
Dexus Real Estate Securities
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 Real Estate Securities
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 Real Estate Securities
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 Real Estate Securities
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...
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Patrick Poke
Livewire Markets
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 Real Estate Securities
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...
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Expert Insights

3 implications of the hot property market

Livewire caught up with Giselle Roux, CIO at Escala Partners, to discuss the implications of elevated housing valuations on the wider economy. These include the effect...
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Livewire Markets
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What to watch with housing

With residential property prices starting to misfire, we reached out to three experienced property investors for their perspectives on the market. We posed the...
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Livewire Markets
Collections

The game-changer for residential property

Expectations for Australian residential property prices have been tempered recently by Governor Lowe’s presentation, data including soft wages growth and slower price...
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Livewire Markets
Property

REITs offering numerous short opportunities

Since the rapid 20% correction witnessed from August to November 2016, the real estate and infrastructure sector has made a significant recovery. This recovery is...
Tim Hannon
Tim Hannon
Conrad Capital Group
Property

Insights into the US Oil and Gas infrastructure boom

Insights into the US Oil and Gas infrastructure boom. Tim Humphreys from AMP Capital says the opportunity in infrastructure is misunderstood in Australia. Generally...
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