What's driving the Melbourne real estate investment market?

With remarkable population expansion powering real estate demand across sectors, Melbourne stands out as an attractive investment destination across asset classes. But before you invest, you need to truly understand what's driving the Victorian capital to guide your decisions.

We've gathered the need-to-know insights across build-to-rent, office, industrial and retail that will give you a crash course in the trends shaping the Melbourne metro.

• Melbourne leads the nation's fledgling build-to-rent market with 58% of the pipeline, creating opportunities for private investors to capitalise on extremely tight rental conditions

• Despite headlines, strong office demand persists from small-to-medium businesses pursuing high-quality, amenity-rich spaces, catalysing value-add opportunities

• The industrial market remains exceptionally tight with below 2% vacancy, due to the proliferation of e-commerce, unlocking opportunistic and core-plus investment plays

• Proactive retail owners investing in upgrades have cut vacancy from 7.4% to 4.9% as consumer spending powers a robust recovery

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