Articles in Commercial Property

 

At this time of year we all focus on what tax advantages are available to us in the course of owning and maintaining our property.

One of the areas of tax benefit that is often overlooked is the ability to claim for the value of write off’s and claims for building alterations that have been carried out on an asset over the past financial year. These benefits are available even if the construction work is not complete.

 

Access to finance and more importantly property valuations have been causing major concerns and issues in recent times for investors looking to buy commercial property. A lack of property sales evidence in the market, recent law suits against valuers, and falling property values during the Global Financial Crisis has lead to a trend of conservative valuations on commercial property.

This in turn has caused problems with commercial property transactions as valuations are not meeting the purchase price. Our 4 tips will assist investors looking to buy commercial property.

Brisbane commercial property includes predominantly the CBD and fringe areas of the CBD, which is known as the Brisbane Fringe. The Brisbane commercial property market has over 3 million square metres of stock, 2 million of this stock is located in the CBD. The CBD market is currently comprised of 43% prime grade space (buildings of either premium or A grades) and 57% secondary grade space (B, C & D grades).  There are many fundamentals that need to be considered when investors are looking to buy Brisbane commercial property. Below is a review of 7 fundamentals and the impact the current downturn has had on these fundamentals.

 

Should you be your own commercial property manager or outsource?  That is the question. Now you’ve parted with hard earned dollars and possibly taken on a pile of new debt to buy that commercial investment property, how can you ensure you get the best return?

 If you talk to a commercial property manager, the issue is clear cut.  A good commercial property manager will;

 

Experienced investors that buy commercial property know that it can be very rewarding and produce high returns however; it is also complex in its detail and can have many pitfalls for the less experienced.

The key to being able to buy commercial property successfully is to have thorough knowledge of all the details and potential pitfalls and access to an experienced team of professionals who are experts in their field and can guide you. 

We have listed some things to check before you buy commercial property.

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