Community Living

Latest SATURDAY magazine out now: land lease now 20% of new US investment into Australia

Oct 28 2024 Updated October 28, 2024

Ian Horswill

1 min read

Luke Chadwick, Director, Chadwick Property Valuers

Offshore investment from the US into Australia increased by 58% to $2.55 billion in the 12 months to June 2024, with 20% of that going into land lease communities, according to Colliers’ latest Global Capital Flows Report.

Land lease communities are now a $13.5 billion investment and growing.

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