The prospect of another very hot and dry season and a pattern of fluctuating extreme weather is changing the appetites of
rural property investors.
Rural property investors are paying close attention to commodity prices as appetite improves for agribusiness investments.
Not exact matches
The fund, managed by
rural property veteran David Bryant, also grew distributions by 4 per cent to 8.92 cents in FY16 (a yield of about 5.4 per cent) as it benefited from rising global demand for the commodities its
properties produce, the increasing scale and value of its portfolio and growing appetite for agribusiness from big institutional
investors.
Rural vendors could be in the box seats this spring selling season with a low volume of listings, strong demand from cashed - up farmers and corporate
investors and rising commodity prices set to push up asking prices for many trophy
properties.
Overseas
investors, such as US and Canadian pension funds, have been buying in and big - name
investors, such as Gina Rinehart (a major NAB client), continue to buy
rural properties for farm expansion.
The
rural property covers 200,000 hectares and is expected to fetch about $ 18 million, especially in the current buying environment where overseas
investors have been competitively snapping up major cattle stations and agricultural land.
The Coalition has already committed to dropping the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) trigger to scrutinise
rural property from $ 244m to $ 15m and National party frontbencher Barnaby Joyce has been a trenchant critic of the sale of Cubbie Station to Chinese
investors earlier this year.
In
rural towns and tertiary markets,
investors can earn superior yields on apartment
properties, according to some multifamily investment experts.