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Sunday, August 2, 2026

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8:58 PMPropertymarkets News

Savills Grows Asset Management Division Amid Rising Demand for Specialist Capability

Summary

Savills Australia and New Zealand has appointed Ben Veale as National Head of Asset Management and Ryan Dare as State Director for Asset Management in NSW. The appointments expand its specialist capability as demand grows for more sophisticated strategies to improve asset performance.

The appointments signal that owners increasingly need active, specialist management rather than basic property administration.

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Why it matters

Growing demand for specialist asset management points to a more complex and performance-focused property market.

8:17 PMPropertymarkets News

Regional Childcare Asset Trades For $7,000,000 and 6.08% Yield To Interstate Private Investor

Summary

Bright Steps Academy Calala, a childcare centre in Tamworth, NSW, has sold for $7 million at a 6.08% yield. An interstate private investor acquired the regional asset.

The transaction shows continued private-investor appetite for childcare property outside major metropolitan markets. A 6.08%

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Why it matters

The sale confirms that regional childcare assets remain investable for private capital at yields above prime metropolitan pricing.

7:30 PMPropertymarkets News

Barings Acquires 480 Queen Street

Summary

Barings has acquired 480 Queen Street on behalf of institutional investors. The transaction adds the property to its investment portfolio.

Institutional ownership of 480 Queen Street has changed hands, placing the asset under Barings' investment

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Why it matters

The acquisition shows institutional investors are still deploying capital into Australian commercial real estate.

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