Property Watch
Property Watch provides research and industry information on office, retail and residential property markets in the City of Melbourne, including residential property in metropolitan Melbourne.
Property Watch is unique, drawing together industry views and detailed research data into a single publication, and presenting current and short-term prospects for key sectors of Melbourne’s property market.
Forecasts in median prices, capital values, sales and turnover, rents, investment yields, supply and demand and vacancy rate trends make it a valuable resource for investors, developers, and residents wishing to establish a business or re-locate their residence to Melbourne or Docklands.
Author: Amanda Walker
Date published: April 2012
Next updated: June 2013
Sources:
- Agents: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Herron Todd White, Jones Lang LaSalle, Knight Frank, Opteon, PRD nationwide, Savills and Urbis.
- Newspapers/ Magazines/ Online News: Australian Property Review, The Age, The Australian and The Financial Review
- Other: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Bank of Melbourne, BIS Shrapnel, Housing Industry Association, National Housing Supply Council, Property Council of Australia, Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) and Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).
Development Activity Monitor
The City of Melbourne's Development Activity Monitor project is designed to monitor major new commercial and residential property development in the City of Melbourne municipality. The outputs can inform short to medium-term supply forecasts in the commercial and residential markets.
This data provides our current understanding of major development sites that are recently completed, under construction, planned or mooted in all of the 13 small areas (based on official place names and suburbs) of the city.
For a map of small areas within the City of Melbourne municipal border, view small area and block maps.
Key property market areas covered are:
- residential dwellings
- student apartments
- student beds
- institutional accommodation beds
- hotel rooms
- serviced apartments
- hostel rooms
- child care centre places
- office floor space
- retail floor space
- industrial floor space
- storage floor space
- educational floor space
- hospital / clinic floor space
- indoor entertainment / recreational floor space
- public display floor space
- community use floor space.
Development Activity Monitor - December 2011 (Excel, 324kb)
Author: Amanda Walker
Date published: December
Next updated: to be advised
- City of Melbourne, Planning Permits, Building Permits, Occupancy Permits, Demolition Permits, I-Compas database, Supplementary Valuations, Census of Land Use and Employment, Docklands Coordination Committee, Future Melbourne Committee, Council 2011 Committee and Document Management System
- Building Commission
- VicUrban
- Cityscope Online
- Property Council of Australia, Australian Office Market Report and Quarterly Development Survey
- Savills
- Media articles
- Internet.