Office Forecasts_Country Sections 2018 - Cushman & Wakefield

Just 160,000 square metres (sq. m.) of new and major refurbished supply is expected across Australia’s eastern seaboard markets of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in 2018, representing less than 1.5% of existing stock. Of this space, the majority will be in Melbourne and has already been pre-committed. With business confidence in positive territory, we anticipate the uptake of stock to continue, despite limited availability in both Sydney and Melbourne. As a result, we expect vacancy to compress in all three markets, with Sydney forecast to be the tightest at approximately 3% by the end of 2018, the lowest level in over 25 years.