Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/28/2014 -- While Australia's commercial real estate market remains an attractive destination for local and regional investors, the sector has not been immune from the slowdown in the wider economy, with weakened business sentiment and rising unemployment in particular having a negative impact on demand for office and retail space. Nevertheless, we believe that the worst of the downturn is over with rental rates beginning to grow over H214 and into 2015.

The Q4 2014 Australia Real Estate report examines the commercial office, retail, industrial and construction segments in the context of a sector with muted growth prospects in the medium term. With a focus on the principal cities of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, the report covers rental market performance in terms of rates and yields over the past 24 months and looks at the prospects for the sector during 2014 and 2015.

With the Australian economy experiencing the fall-out from China's economic rebalancing, the immediate outlook for the sector in terms of both rental rates and yields is one of stabilisation rather than growth. Job uncertainty and weak business sentiment are expected to continue to undermine demand for office space in the country's major cities with vacancy rates across the country currently averaging around 9%. Meanwhile, a lack of modern retail stock should help to maintain a relatively healthy supply-demand balance in the retail segment, despite slower growth in consumer spending which is forecast this year. The industrial segment is also relatively undersupplied with demand expected to be boosted by an acceleration in export growth following the depreciation of the Australian dollar in H114.

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Lastly, a period of low growth has not appeared to dent enthusiasm in the commercial real estate sector from an investment perspective, however. A lack of valuation growth during previous months has provided incentive for a number of real estate players to re-enter the market, and to look to...

The Australia Real Estate Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s market assessment and independent forecasts of major construction projects in the residential and commercial markets, plus rental prices and yields in major cities. The report critically analyses the prospects for real estate within the broader economic and financial context - both domestic and global - via our econometrically-modelled and clearly explained banking and economic forecasts and follows this through to evaluate the implications for REITs.

BMI's Australia Real Estate Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, business investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the real estate industry in Australia.

Key Benefits:

- Benchmark BMI's independent real estate industry forecasts for Australia to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Australian real estate market.

- Target business opportunities and risks in Australia through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments.

- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).

Coverage:

BMI Industry View:

Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts, views and trend analysis covering real estate and construction, regulatory changes, major investments and projects and significant national and multinational company developments.

Industry SWOT Analysis:

Analysis of the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within the real estate sector and within the broader political, financial, economic and business environment.

Market Overview:

Overview of the real estate sector, including analysis of existing/planned real estate developments and emerging industry trends in the office, industrial and commercial sectors.

Market Analysis:

Features detailed city-level data and analysis on rental prices, yields, contract terms and real estate availability with separate chapters covering the office, retail and industrial sub-sectors.

Industry Forecast Scenario:

Historical data series (2010-2012) and forecasts to end-2018 for the domestic real estate industry and for the local and global finance industry. Indicators include:

Real Estate: Office, retail and industrial real estate yields for all major cities (%); short-term forecasts on minimum and maximum real estate rental prices by sub-sector (US$ per square metre, and local currency per square metre)

Construction: Industry value (US$bn); contribution to GDP (%); employment (`000); real growth (%)

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