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Intelligent Investment
Australia’s Industrial and Logistics Vacancy First Half 2026 (1H26)
REPORT
CBRE RESEARCH JULY 2026
05 THE INTERVIEW Sidney Myer AO Myer Family Investments
08 INDUSTRIAL Australia’s Industrial and Logistics Vacancy – First Half 2026 (1H26) CBRE Research
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CHILDCARE Private investors chase premium childcare as development barriers and land values climb Ready Media Group
GREENFIELDS - VICTORIA Victoria’s greenfield pipeline tightens as delivery pressures mount Ready Media Group
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VIC OPPORTUNITIES
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MARKET MOVES Key transaction & deal analysis
APARTMENTS Goldfields Reveals Builder for $100m Queensland Debut at Milton
12 OFFICE
Lindsay Saunders The Urban Developer
Finding Office-Zoned Development Properties Ready Media Group
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GREENFIELDS-QUEENSLAND Colliers Brings Ballina Land & Farms to market beside Pacific Highway Ready Media Group
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OFFICE Finding Suburban Office Space Development Property in Australia Ready Media Group DEVELOPMENT SITES 5 Development Opportunities Backed by Scale, Location and Long-Term Potentia L Ready Media Group
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QLD OPPORTUNITIES
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83 INFRASTRUCTURE - SOUTH AUSTRALIA Heart of Central Adelaide’s Lot 14 Technology Precinct Decided Chris Thomson The Urban Developer
18 DEVELOPMENT SITES
5 Development Opportunities at the Centre of Australia's Growth Story Ready Media Group
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SA OPPORTUNITIES
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90 HERITAGE - WESTERN AUSTRALIA Unique opportunity to revive prime Swan River heritage site Ready Media Group 91 SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE - WA ‘Eye Watering’ Revamp Endorsed for Fremantle Dockers’ Spiritual Home Chris Thomson The Urban Developer
Affordability Squeeze Rewrites Apartment v House Rule Patrick Lau The Urban Developer
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The Hidden Gaps in Due Diligence: How Title Insurance Safeguards Commercial Property Deals Sponsored WAREHOUSING & DATA Centennial Plots Logistics Scheme Next to St Marys Intermodal Terminal Property Deals
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108 ACT OPPORTUNITIES 114 NT OPPORTUNITIES
Lindsay Saunders The Urban Developer
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NSW OPPORTUNITIES
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