Business

Simon Johanson

Property Editor at The Age and BusinessDay journalist for Fairfax's theage.com.au, smh.com.au, watoday.com.au and brisbanetimes.com.au.

Low interest rates and falling vacancy levels in Australia's office sector have spurred interest.

Office deals galvanise east coast markets

Yield-chasing investors have galvanised office markets as they run the ruler over a multi-storey complex in downtown Melbourne and a St Kilda Road office tower, just two of multiple deals in play along Australia's east coast worth up to $2 billion.

An artist's impression of the apartments Singapore's Lian Beng Group plans to build on St Kilda Road, with the site now ...

Singaporeans leading deals on St Kilda Road

Melbourne's famed leafy St Kilda Road boulevard is at the centre of a flurry of Singapore-led sales activity with potential buyers negotiating over two towers and another set to be offered to market.