Folkestone

Housing and residential property have dominated news headlines recently, but how is the non-residential property market faring? Folkestone assesses the market in line with the RBA’s Financial Stability Review and asks the question, ‘has the market peaked?’ Using historical data and current world-wide trends, the group makes a case for non-residential property investment but cautions that investors need to be disciplined in their property investment strategies.

The arrival of international retail giants in recent years has not only reshaped the retail landscape, but has challenged how the Australian public thinks about shopping centres. Our shopping centres need to be recast from places solely for transactions, to ones which offers entertainment, cultural and community services to the public.