Property Research | Investment Property Advice

Access to accurate and objective property research should be the foundation of all good property decisions.

Colliers International provides reliable, unbiased, and authoritative property research & investment property advice across all property sectors and geographic markets within Australia, and across the globe.

We share our knowledge and experience to deliver innovative and effective solutions and investment property advice.  Our unique approach integrates people, experience, systems, and technology to create meaningful business connections and client outcomes.

Our specialised approach, combined with extensive property research reportstools and products for commercial property and residential real estate, and ensures you can make the most informed and financially sound property investment decisions.

Our Property Research Services

We produce regular property research reports covering the key indicators and movements in local and international commercial property and residential real estate markets, offering unique insight and investment property advice for property investors, developers and occupiers alike.

In addition, we strive to help you understand and forecast the implications of new and evolving issues, such as sustainability, the economy, demographic movements and psychographic shifts.

Our research & investment property advice services include:

  • Investment property advice and consultancy
  • Market analysis, including profiling and trends
  • Primary qualitative and quantitative property research
  • Demographic and target market analysis
  • Geographic information mapping
  • Project analysis, including product and pricing recommendations
  • Rental and investment property advice e.g return analysis
  • Competitive project activity analysis
  • Economic indicators
  • Social research, including focus groups

Property Research Reports

Commercial Property Research Reports

  • Market Indicators Reports: regular national and market-specific commercial property research reports covering CBD office space, suburban office space, retail property and industrial property sectors across Australia's property markets.
  • Hotel INNvestment Reports: quarterly national property research reports on the hotel property sector, including transactional and performance data and analysis, and trend-based feature articles.
  • Specialist and Niche Property Research Reports: regular national and market-specific property research reports covering specialist commercial property sectors such as healthcare and retirement property and pural property.

Residential Property Research Reports

  • Property Watch® Reports: Hundreds of snapshot residential property research reports on geographic markets around Australia, as well as property research reports on specialist topics such as resale growth, infrastructure planning, luxury properties, and supply and demand.
  • Highlight Property Research Reports: Major annual residential property research reports examining macro and micro economic data for larger catchment areas.
  • Quarterly Economic and Property Research Report: Quarterly residential property research reports which examine national economic and property trends.
  • Niche Property Reports: Regular property research reports on hot-topic subjects such as mixed use and transit oriented developments, marina berths, waterfront property and luxury property markets.
  • Suburb Profiles: Detailed residential property research reports offering demographic and sales data and analysis for suburbs across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and Australian Capital Territory.
  • Residential Property Research Unit Reports: Quarterly residential property research reports analysing the sale of new units within major metropolitan and coastal cities, identifying key property investment trends and opportunities.

Specialty Property Research Reports & White Papers

We also specialise in thought leadership property research, incorporating forward-thinking white papers and reports on new and emerging issues, trends and movements in the commercial property and residential real estate markets. Recent examples include:

  • Colliers International Office Tenant Survey: unique quantitative primary commercial property research survey of the future needs and demands of commercial property tenants in office space across Australia.
  • Lifeblood: breakthrough commercial property research revealing the critical role of office buildings and workplaces in sustaining the vitality of Australian business

Our Property Research Team

Our property research team is made up of highly qualified researchers who focus solely on property analysis. We derive macro and micro quantitative property research information from multiple credible sources, partnering you to provide strategic investment property advice, consultancy and direction regarding property and market performance.

Our experts are highly sought-after by both corporate and government bodies.  Their investment property advice has helped steer the direction of a number of property developments and secured highly successful results. They are also respected property commentators in national print and online media.


Do you need investment property advise or property research?

Visit our Find an Expert section to speak to us about your specific property research and/ or property investment requirements, or Contact us online