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Perth may have the highest office building vacancy rate nationally, but that's done little to dampen the confidence of investors, developers and real estate agents.
Perth CBD office vacancies increased during the second quarter of 2020 according to JLL, however the state is tipped to fare better than the east coast in the coming months.
Western Australia's property developers hope the physical isolation that has helped mitigate the worst of COVID-19 in this state will also insulate the local apartment market from a contagion of a different kind.
Australia Post has leased 11,000 square meters across two industrial properties in Perth off the back of increased demand for essential goods, with the deals brokered by JLL.
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Perth's embattled CBD retail market is undergoing a bottom-up revival, with strong enquiry from prospective food-and-beverage operators despite a number high-profile chain stores closing their doors.
Perth's office market is continuing its recovery, with vacancies falling for the fifth consecutive quarter and the city recording the second-highest office takeup of any Australian city in 2019.
The Plunkett family is seeking to sell a major landholding just south of the coastal town of Guilderton, after updating development approvals to address issues that adversely affected an earlier sales campaign.
A decreasing office vacancy rate and improving fundamentals in the wider economy have failed to halt the slide in confidence in Western Australia's commercial property sector.