Lachlan is Director of Place Advisory and Place Projects in Brisbane. His role is unique within the residential industry, combining market leading research with feedback from South East Queensland's most active sales team. With over 10 years’ experience as a specialist residential researcher, Lachlan’s understanding of the local market has provided guidance to clients ranging from first home buyers, experienced investors, small private developers to large multi-national listed companies.
Place Advisory' annual investor survey shows that Brisbane investors are shifting their attention to the middle-city ring, and are less optimistic about the property market.
Queensland’s First Home Owners’ Grant and the various transfer duty concessions are two great ways that first home buyers can get their foot in the door and purchase their first home.
The Brisbane off-the-plan apartment market has benefited from high demand in recent years, but we are moving into a new property cycle.
A long-term hold strategy for inner Brisbane apartment developments yields high returns.
If you’re looking for stability and long term growth, you should consider property as an investment vehicle.
Inner city hubs such as South Brisbane and West End have all the infrastructure to make high-density living attractive.
Approximately $3.19 billion worth of residential new and off the plan sales were recorded during 2015.
South Brisbane, Fortitude Valley, Woolloongabba, Newstead, the CBD, West End and Toowong are each going to have a substantial number of investor units delivered in the coming years.
Place Advisory has collected data on the Brisbane rental market including vacancy rates, median rents and yields in order to paint that picture.
2016 will be the most competitive off-the-plan project market since the 2001-2003 boom period.