Green Cities 09: Valuable Affordable Sustainable


29 Dec 08 - Property Council of Australia
Green Cities 09 is your opportunity to join other green building innovators and decision makers to explore new ideas in sustainable developments.

Advocacy Alert: Land Tax Crisis


23 Dec 08 - Lino Iacomella
WA Treasurer Troy Buswell responds to Property Council's protests over the excessive 2008/2009 Land Tax assesments.

Ex-presidents: Forum of gurus

Ex-presidents: Forum of gurus

Stream audio of three former Property Council National Presidents sharing their thoughts on the state of the market and its impact on property.

Advocacy Policies

  • Growth and Nation Building

    Growth and Nation Building

    Australian cities must be exciting, accessible and safe in order to be magnets that attract and leverage capital and talent.

  • Fairer Taxes

    Property bears a disproportionate share of Australia's tax burden.

  • Cutting Red Tape & Borderless Markets

    Australian business struggles under increasing regulation which stifles efficiency and productivity.

  • Climate Change & Environment

    The property industry has a clear plan for addressing climate change.

  • Housing & Community Dividends

    Effective policy is required to deliver community safety, corporate reporting and housing affordability, which is now out of reach for many Australians.

  • Governing Smarter

    Australia needs to rethink and modernise the Federation.

  • Skills & Innovation

    Properly funded training and a greater emphasis on R&D is required to instil and maintain the skill levels of property professionals.

  • Sectoral Growth Strategies

    Each sector of the property industry faces hurdles that undermine productivity and reduce returns on investment.

Multimedia

Soapbox

Three R's: Restoring confidence

Thursday, 11 Dec 08
The Australian economy is slowing from 100 to around 40 kilometres an hour, says Peter Verwer.

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People Watch

Long way to the top: Mark Beattie
16 Dec 2008
Mark Beattie’s journey to the top of Davis Langdon has been long.

State by State

Property Council Divisions

We maintain offices in every state and territory around the country.
Check out your local advocacy and property news now!

Capital Markets

2008 Industrial wrap up: transactions down


11 Dec 08
Industrial investment across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane has remained down in 2008 as investors shy away, a LandMark White report says.

Property tax squeeze needs to end

Property tax squeeze needs to end

12 Dec 08 - Andrew Mihno
The Property Council’s submission to the federal government’s root and branch tax review calls for the property tax burden to be slashed.

Sustainability

Making sustainable development happen in Adelaide

Making sustainable development happen in Adelaide

15 Dec 08 - Property Council of Australia
The Property Council has joined forces with the Land Management Corporation to deliver the pre-eminent event on sustainable urban design.

Office

Tax hike equals QLD job losses


10 Dec 08
A land tax hike for Queensland’s property industry in the state's mini-budget, will see around 3500 low and middle earners lose their jobs.

WA Land Tax outrage

WA Land Tax outrage

15 Dec 08 - Lino Iacomella
The Property Council informed Troy Buswell about the growing anger in the WA business sector.

Infrastructure & Planning

Call for urgent action on infrastructure


12 Dec 08
The Property Council is calling for Infrastructure Australia to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of catalyst infrastructure to secure Australia’s future.

'Nation Building' stimulus package launched

'Nation Building' stimulus package launched

15 Dec 08 - George Inglis
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a massive infrastructure spend on the back of the economic stimulus cash hand outs that landed in bank accounts last week.

Residential

State Government’s new, tricky property cash grab

State Government’s new, tricky property cash grab

11 Dec 08 - Steve Greenwood
A cash-strapped Queensland State Government has refused to carry out property valuations this year in Brisbane and the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, a move set to artificially swell government coffers in inflated land tax payments.

Retail

NSW trading hours over the Christmas-New Year period

NSW trading hours over the Christmas-New Year period

12 Dec 08 - Katye Jackett
A reminder of the new trading hours rules in place in NSW this year over the Christmas–New Year period.

Shop Front

Property Australia: Dec 2008

Property Australia: Dec 2008
Loaded dice: ESD in a downturn market

Research

  • July 2008 Office Market Report
    Total Vacancy by Capital City
    Sydney CBD 4.3% icon arrow red arrow up
    Melbourne CBD 3.1% icon arrow green down
    Canberra Region 6.1% icon arrow red arrow up
    Brisbane CBD 1.2% icon arrow red arrow up
    Perth CBD 0.3% icon arrow green down  
    Adelaide Core 4.0% icon arrow green down
    Australia 3.4% icon arrow red arrow up    
    Order the July 2008 Office Market Report

     

  • Q3 2008 Investment Performance Index
    Total Annual Returns by Sector
    Composite Property 10.6% Icon - Down
    Retails 8.5% Icon - Down
    Offices 12.7% Icon - Down
    Industrials 8.4% Icon - Down    
    S&P/ASX LPT 300 -41.8% Icon - Down
    ASX All Ordinaries -26.6% Icon - Down
    Bonds 11.1% Icon - Up
    Download Headline Q3 2008
    Investment Performance Index
  • June 2008 Construction Activity Forecasts
    Annual Growth Rates by Sector
    Residential (3 Year) 6.3%
    Residential (5 Year) 6.6%
    Residential (8 Year) 7.0%     
    Non-Residential (3 Year) 3.8%
    Non-Residential (5 Year) 4.0%
    Non-Residential (8 Year) 4.9%
    Engineering (3 Year) 11.6%
    Engineering (5 Year) 3.9%
    Engineering (8 Year) 4.4%
    Link to a chart that tells a story.
  • Property Council of Australia
    National Research Team
    John Nguyen National Research Manager
    Tom Foster Research Analyst
    Peter McGuinness Information Analyst
    Matthew Waite Information Analyst
    Wilson Chu Information Analyst
    John Callaghan Information Analyst
    Peter Salem Information Analyst
    Phone: 02 9033 1900
    Fax: 02 9033 1978
    Email: research@propertyoz.com.au
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Leading Indicators

Leading Indicators measures the movement of market indicators across Australia, together with Davis Langdon's Tender Level Index.

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