In this second edition of The House View for 2025, CBRE’s Pacific Advisory Services CEO Phil Rowland and Pacific Head of Research Sameer Chopra discuss the importance of staying the course, at a time when operating conditions are volatile and uncertain.

“Of course this needs to be ‘pragmatic optimism, not blind optimism’, but staying centred on your strategy, looking through the headwinds that are transitory vs structural, and keeping your conviction on the areas where you have a right to win, is just so important,’’ Phil notes.

They also cover off on what they’re seeing in the property market, both in Australia and internationally, what’s happening in the infrastructure arena, and do a deep

dive on Melbourne, to explore whether it’s a case of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ the city will attract renewed investor demand.

To round out the conversation they do a quick check on the full year predictions they made in January.

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