August 8/15th 2003 - Property Week - Survey Results Back to article   Print table

PRIVATE INVESTOR SURVEY RESPONSES AUGUST 2003 (%)

(Previous quarter in red)


Do you buy investment property?
Commercial Yes 85 88 Residential Yes 61 41
  No 15 12   No 39 59
 
Do you intend to increase of decrease your exposure to property in the next 6 months
Commercial Buy 72 73 Residential Buy 38 25
  Sell 5 8   Sell 8 7
  Neither 22 19   Neither 55 68
 
Have you bought or sold investment property in the last six months?
Commercial Bought 45 41 Residential Bought 24 18
  Sold 17 23   Sold 16 11
  Neither 38 36   Neither 60 71
 
How will capital values in the markey subsectors perform in the next six months?
Offices Rise 9 5 Retail Rise 45 25
  Fall 44 72   Fall 9 25
  Static 47 24   Static 46 50
               
Industrial Rise 25 16 Residential Rise 20 13
  Fall 17 31   Fall 44 56
  Static 58 53   Static 36 31
               
How easy is it for you to gain access to potential investment deals, research and advice?
Deals See all I need 14 16 Advice Get good advice 44 45
  Want to see more 67 57   Wish there was more advice 35 32
  Want more transparency 19 27   Market provides poor advice 21 23

Auction vs private treaty
Would you buy investment property at auction?
Yes 55 59 No 45 41    
Would you sell at auction?
Yes 82 82 No 18 18    
Is there a difference in prices paid for property offered at auction and private treaty?
No Difference 26 25   Higher than private treaty 60 60   Lower than private treaty 14 15

Business Confidence
Over the next year, what will be the best-performing investment class (measured by total return, ie capital and income combined)?
Best Performing Stock market 44 42 Worst Stock Market 35 39
  Residential 16 14   Residential 55 51
  Commercial 40 42   Commercial 10 13

Has your confidence in the economy changed over the past three months?
More Optimistic 33 9   More Pessimistic 22 57   No Change 46 34

Does stock market instability affect your investment in commercial property? Would you:
Be more likely to invest 47   Be less likely to invest 2   Remain Unchanged 50