Executive Briefing Series: Real Estate Market Outlook

Yardi’s Executive Briefing Series is an exploration of current real estate market trends and the economic outlook within the Asia Pacific region. With the series taking place twice a year, we hope to uncover shifts and movement within the real estate industry to provide a better understanding of where we are and what we should focus on moving forward.

This is your opportunity to network with peers and get insights into the trends and challenges that global commercial real estate faces in the year ahead. Discussions are joined by industry experts from MSCI, Cushman & Wakefield and Nelson Cook Consultancy Group, and will focus on different geographies within Australia. 

Schedule

Melbourne, Victoria

Society Restaurant

21st November 2024, 11:30AM – 2PM(AEDT)

Sydney, New South Wales

Four Seasons Hotel

26th November 2024, 11:30AM – 2PM(AEDT)

Agenda

11:30AM

12:00PM

1:30PM

2:00PM

Arrival and networking

Lunch and presentations

Q&A

Close

Topics to be discussed

Join us for a segment focused on the market, centered around the themes of transformation and digitisation. We will explore local developments in the context of regional and global trends. Key discussion points will include:

Interest Rates: an overview of the current landscape in Australia.

Office Space Reinvention: insights into local trends, including the percentage of flexible spaces being created and utilised.

Data Centers: addressing concerns about market constraints and the evolving dynamics in this sector.

Industrial Developments: a look at well-understood industrial trends in Australia, along with noteworthy local news.

Retail Markets: an examination of how retail performance varies across different regions.

Recent trends: transaction volumes, the performance of Australia’s Q3 2024 commercial real estate market, and broader global market insights.

We’ll also discuss the recovery in the investment market, focusing on the updated glidepath. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into these critical topics!

Panelists

Ben Martin-Henry
Head of Real Assets Research, Pacific
MSCI

(Both sessions)

Ben is Head of Real Assets Research for the Pacific region at MSCI and is responsible for producing thought leadership for the benefit of MSCI’s clients, covering both the major property sectors and newly emerging ones.

Ben has over 15 years of experience in Australia, and the UK across investment analysis, research, strategy, and product development in the property sector. In addition, he has expertise in property sector performance metrics, macroeconomic and financial market data interpretation, and product development. Ben began his career at IPD in London (now MSCI), where he worked predominantly in research. Upon transferring to the Sydney office, Ben took on the role of Lead Client Consultant for the Asia Pacific region. Ben then moved to CBRE, where he was Head of Capital Markets, Office & BTR within CBRE Research for over five years, before moving to RCA to be Head of Analytics for the Pacific region, which MSCI subsequently acquired in September 2021.

Sean Ellison
National Economics & Forecasting Manager,
Cushman & Wakefield

(Sydney only)

Sean Ellison is Cushman and Wakefield’s National Economics & Forecasting Manager for Australia, working out of the Sydney office. He is responsible for modelling and forecasting the performance of various asset classes, providing economic commentary, and contributing to broader thought leadership output.

Sean has more than a decade of experience in the property and financial services sectors in Asia and Australia. Prior to joining Cushman and Wakefield, Sean was a Senior Economist with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in Singapore and Sydney, responsible for producing RICS’s research output. Prior to this Sean worked as a strategist in the Hong Kong and Singapore financial services industries, where he advised global institutional investors on strategies for Asian equity, foreign exchange, fixed income, commodity and derivative markets. Sean also modelled and maintained forecasts across asset classes and provided a top-down analysis of major economic events. He did his undergraduate work at Brock University in Canada, and graduate school at the City University of Hong Kong as well as Johns Hopkins University in the United States.

Lin Lee
Senior Strategic Research Analyst
Cushman & Wakefield

(Melbourne only)

Lin Lee is Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Strategic Research Analyst, based in Melbourne. He is responsible for conducting strategic research and developing market insights on commercial real estate, while also contributing to the company’s thought leadership output on real estate trends across Australia.

Lin has a decade of experience in the property and financial sectors in the Asia Pacific. Before joining Cushman & Wakefield, he was a valuer, overseeing rating valuations for the City of Melbourne and other municipalities in Victoria. Prior to this, Lin spent several years in corporate and investment banking across Asia, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border financing, and investment projects. He played a pivotal role in facilitating high-value financing for major infrastructure developments across Southeast Asia. Lin holds a degree in Economics from The Ohio State University, USA, and a Master’s degree in Property from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Bernie

Bernie Devine
Senior Regional Director, Asia Pacific
Yardi

(Both sessions)

With 30+ years’ experience dedicated to real estate and technology, Bernie is a leader in digital transformation in real estate and using data to create a more competitive and collaborative environment.

Currently responsible for the growth of Yardi Systems in Asia Pacific, Bernie lives in Hong Kong and is a qualified accountant and economist.

He supports real estate clients with Retail, Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Mixed-Use assets, helping them to grow their operations, create efficiencies, and gain better insight into their business. His expertise includes asset and investment management, private equity, operations improvement, program and project management, finance, technology implementation and compliance.

John Nelson
Director
Nelson Cook Consultancy Group

(Both sessions)

John is the Principal of Nelson Cook Consultancy Group, where he leads an Australian based team specialising in implementing, enhancing, and supporting the Yardi Systems suite of products. John‘s emphasis on innovation and improvement ensures that he and his team consistently deliver market-leading solutions that provide long-term strategic platforms for their clients.

With over 30 years of technology experience, John has a proven track record in developing and executing IT programs that enhance business performance and drive productivity. His expertise spans across various sectors, including Financial Services, Investment Banking and Property.