Real Estate Conference

A crisis in bricks-and-mortar retail is less likely to occur in Australia, as shopping centres typically house supermarkets, which provide exposure to non-discretionary retail spending. Supermarkets also sign long leases with fixed rent increases.

There’s always a flight to quality when there are stresses in the market and at this point in the cycle institutional investors should focus on the quality of market and the quality of real estate.

Australian superannuation funds looking to tap offshore real-estate investment opportunities are being frustrated by the high fees foreign managers are charging.