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ISSUE 124 NOVEMBER 2025

NAVIGATING OPPORTUNITY

CORE RESILIENCE IN AUSTRALIAN COMMERCIAL depositphotos.com

PROPERTY FOR 2025 AND BEYOND

BY WEALTH ADVISER

Introduction: The New Landscape of Australian Commercial Property
The Australian commercial property market is experiencing a pivotal moment, propelled
INSIDE by shifting macroeconomic conditions and an influx of institutional and retail investor

1 Navigating Opportunity: confidence. After enduring several challenging years marked by rising interest rates and
Core Resilience in Australian valuation pressures, market dynamics have begun to stabilise. In June 2025, major sector
Commercial Property for 2025 outlooks such as the KPMG Commercial Property Market Update and insights from Firstlinks
and Beyond
highlighted the shift towards optimism, supported by evidence of falling interest rates and
4 Privatised Toll Roads in subdued inflation.
Australia: Who Really Pays the As Steve Bennett, CEO of Charter Hall Direct, reflected: “The market is changing rapid-
Price?
ly… we are confident for those investors who own existing commercial property, the next
7 Is the Family Trust Still three to five years should achieve outsized returns from core real estate.” This sentiment is
Worthwhile? Tax, Succession, echoed in Cushman & Wakefield’s 2025 outlook, which observes that investor confidence
and Asset Protection in 2025
is rebounding, particularly across resilient core sectors like office, retail, and industrial.
10 Q&A: Ask a Question Such perspectives underscore the importance of understanding both the philosophical and

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