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Commercial property returns under threat

Commercial property returns under threat

Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction Over the last 10 and 20 years, returns from Australian unlisted commercial property have averaged 9% pa. This in part reflected the search for decent income bearing investments by investors in response to falling interest rates

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Commercial property returns under threat

The 2023-24 Budget

– return to surplus with fastest improvement since end of WW2, cost of living help but structural deficits remain (albeit smaller) Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMPDiana Mousina – Deputy Chief Economist, AMP Introduction This Budget yet again benefits from a huge revenue windfall

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Commercial property returns under threat

Australian home prices – here we go again!

Prices look to have bottomed as the supply shortfall dominates, but watch rates and unemployment Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction Yet again the Australian residential property market is surprising with its resilience and defying forecasts for sharp falls. After falling 9.1%

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Commercial property returns under threat

RBA Review

– it’s not clear the proposed reforms will lead to a better outcome for the Australian economy Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction The unveiling of the independent Review of the RBA – “An RBA fit the future” – has received much

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Commercial property returns under threat

Investment outlook Q&A

– Inflation, interest rates, recession, the US debt ceiling, geopolitics, house prices and other issues Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction Investment markets continue to be buffeted by multiple uncertainties, but so far returns this year have been okay as shares have

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Commercial property returns under threat

Five charts on investing to keep in mind in rough times like now

Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction Every so often the degree of uncertainty around investment markets surges and that’s been the case for more than a year now reflecting the combination of high inflation, rapid interest rate hikes, the high and rising

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Commercial property returns under threat

Have Australian home prices bottomed? Probably not.

Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction From their high in April to their low last month national average home prices have fallen 9.1% making it their biggest fall in CoreLogic records going back to 1980. Capital city average prices were down 9.7%

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Commercial property returns under threat

The RBA hikes rates by another 0.25% – are we there yet?

Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction The RBA raised its cash rate by another 0.25% taking it to 3.35%. This is the ninth consecutive rate hike in a row over ten months totalling 325 basis points and exceeds the 2002-2008 tightening cycle

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Commercial property returns under threat

2023 – a list of lists regarding the macro investment outlook

Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Introduction After very strong returns in 2021 thanks to reopening from Covid restrictions and stimulatory fiscal and monetary policies, 2022 was a rough year reflecting high inflation, a surge in interest rates and bond yields, geopolitical issues

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Commercial property returns under threat

Review of 2022, outlook for 2023

Expect a rough ride, but better returns Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital 2022 – from Covid to inflation & surging interest rates The good news is that 2022 finally saw the world shake off the grip of Coronavirus as it transitioned from

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