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Residential outperforms within a modest recovery

Capital values for most property sectors are now close to bottoming out, but with yields set for a period of stability the recovery will be modest by past standards. We expect all-property total returns to average 7.5% p.a. over 2024-28. That’s an upgrade on our previous view but that primarily reflects the addition of the residential sector into our forecasts. In that sector, a strong rental outlook will offset a low income return and boost total returns to nearly 10% p.a. over 2024-28. That’s the best performer of all sectors, with industrial expected to see returns of around 8.0% p.a. and the struggling office sector around 5.5% p.a..

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Our commercial property forecasts can be accessed via our new Commerical Property Dashboard, see here. 

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