Strategic Property Market Analysis Report: University Assignment

This report provides a strategic property market analysis focusing on the investment potential of 171 Burwood Road, Burwood, NSW, Australia. It examines various factors influencing investment decisions, including town planning initiatives, heritage listings, native title considerations, and government policies designed to attract investors. The report details the property's location and relevant zoning regulations, evaluates heritage implications, and addresses native title issues. It also assesses investment returns and associated risks, such as those related to foreclosed properties, commercial real estate, and property condition. Furthermore, the report highlights government efforts to streamline regulatory requirements and facilitate online property transactions. Overall, the analysis aims to assist investors in making informed decisions by providing a comprehensive overview of factors impacting property investment in the specified location.

Running head: STRATEGIC PROPERTY MARKET ANALYSIS
Strategic Property Market Analysis
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Executive Summary
With the help of this report, the factors that help an investor indecision making have been
identified. 171, Burwood Road Burwood, NSW 2134, property in Australia has been
analysed. The various risk and return associated have also been identified. The town planning
and heritage listings has been done. The various initiatives taken and policies made by the
government in encouraging the investors to invest have also been listed.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Town Planning...........................................................................................................................3
Heritage Listings........................................................................................................................4
Native Titles...............................................................................................................................5
Government Policies..................................................................................................................5
Investment Returns and Risks....................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
Reference list..............................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The investment in property has been considered very appealing to most of the
investors in Australia. Therefore, 171, Burwood Road Burwood, NSW 2134, a property in
Australia has been chosen to analyse the factors which help in the decision making of the
investor (Hornigold 2017). There are several factors which need to be properly evaluated
before a particular property has been selected. Hence, with this report the main factors such
as Town Planning, Heritage Listings, Native Titles, Government Policies, Investment Returns
and Risks have been highlighted to help the investor make an appropriate decision.
Town Planning
The property chosen has been shown below –
Figure : 171, Burnwood Road Burwood, NSW 2134
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The government of New South Wales has managed several projects under it to attract
its investors. The objectives behind this are providing a healthy environment, affordable
houses and suitable jobs. It is a form of long term investment, therefore, the infrastructure
funding must be assured. They have formulated various innovative approaches of funding,
which include value capture. The Balance Sheet has been leveraged to deliver suitable
infrastructure earlier. An initiative by the authorities would be taken up where they would be
working on progressing with the deals of city which would be beneficial for both public as
well as private investments (Taylor 2014). There would be use of incentive reforms which
would further encourage the conducting of businesses. The factors highlighted above would
assist the investors in making their decisions which would help them earn higher returns.
Heritage Listings
This property has a number of popular buildings and landmarks, which are of historical
importance to its people. These attract a lot of tourists. Some of the famous heritage sites
have been mentioned below –
 The Priory, Burwood
 Woodstuck, Church Street
 Burwood Sewer Vent
 Burwood Post Office
 St Cloud Burwood
 Congregational Church
The increase in the protection provided by the government would add as an advantage to
the investor. Since these properties are government protected they increase the chances of the
property being not rezoned (Throsby 2016). The prospective value of the property would
increase over the years if the maintenance of the property is properly done. Additionally, the

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rarity of the property would be appealing to the investors making the decision. Therefore, the
town planning of a locality along with the listings of heritage which are government protected
will help the investors to earn higher returns.
Native Titles
The Aboriginal Land Councils (ALCs) were able to claim a few crown land for its
aboriginal people by according to the “Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW)(ALRA)”.
(Altman 2018.) The property is not registered as crown land in the case of 171, Burwood
Road Burwood, NSW 2134. Therefore, there would be no requirement of additional payment
of land tax by the investors as these amounts would be given to the individuals as
compensation.
It is mandatory to obtain a determination which is in accordance to the “Native Title
Act” when ALC is planning to sell the land. This will ensure that there exists no native title
belonging to that area. There were records of 43 non claimant determinations that were found
by the ALCs indicated that there was no native title which existed in New South Wales. Out
of the 43 records, 36 were not opposed. Therefore, this property would be easily chosen for
an investment purpose as there was no hindrance of association of native title with it, which
on the other hand would have lowered the amount of returns it generated. The government of
New South Wales has been focusing on creating new reforms and policies for the economic
welfare of the state which would facilitate the investors.
Government Policies
The government of New South Wales has laid emphasis on increasing its expenditures
relating to the business environment to increase its performance. The regulatory requirements
which are stated in a very complex manner make it very difficult for the investors to
understand them, this acts as a major hindrance. 171, Burnwood Road Burwood, NSW 2134

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has been no exception to the situation. Therefore, to overcome this hindrance the government
needs to focus on making the regulatory requirements stated in a way which can be easily
understood by everyone (Gurran and Phibbs 2015). It also has to reduce the costs and
complexities in its structure to encourage and attract more investors.
The government has initiated the practise of carrying out its online property
transactions with the help of digital channels. However, the main aim is to remove the
barriers of transacting online along with facilitating new transactions being done through this
online platform. Therefore, it has adopted significant measures to facilitate the investors in
carrying out online transactions. The measures include providing a live chat for instant
support of any query with SMS or e-mail notifications, securing systems of online payment
and improving the services for transition of New South Wales. These government rules and
reforms would aside in providing greater returns to its investors in the future.
Investment Returns and Risks
It is important to state the number of risks associated with the property market of New
South Wales. On the other hand, it is known that the more risk an investment is exposed to,
the greater will be its return which will benefit the investors. Therefore, a certain amount of
risk the investors must always consider if they wish to earn higher returns from their
investment (Hull 2014). This same applies to the property investors as well when they invest
in the property market. Burwood Road has been associated with the following risks and
returns –
 Foreclosed Property – As the property which has been selected is foreclosed, the
risk and return associated with it increases. The risk associated with this type of
investment property is higher, therefore it is avoided by most investors. However,

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the risk and return can be reduced if a wise decision is taken and the property is sold
to another investor who wants to buy the property in future.
 Commercial Real Estate – This property can be considered as a stable investment
property due to its prime location. The further including of office spaces and
business centres add to its benefit as it is a commercial real estate.
 Low Price Purchase – If an investor makes a low investment in a property and waits
for its price to increase in the future (Channon and Jalland 2016). This type of risk
requires significant amount of money for its reconstruction. The amount would be
summed up along with the purchase amount and waiting time.
 Condition and Life of the Property – The property is very old and is located at a
prime location, the investment can be considered as a profitable investment which
would give high returns (Enever, Isaac and Daley 2014). The only problem would
be the age of the property as it is very old and would require a lot of maintenance
and reconstruction being done. This would increase its cost.
Conclusion
The above factors which would help the investors in their investment decision making
have been stated. The reforms and initiatives taken by the government which would
encourage the investors have been mentioned. The town planning has been explained in
detail. The famous heritage listings that attract tourists have been highlighted. The claims of
Native Titles have been emphasised. The risk and return associated with the investment have
been identified, which include foreclosed property, commercial real estate, low price
purchase and condition and life of property. All the factors that assist the investors in taking
investment decisions have been listed.

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Reference list
Altman, J., 2018. Native Title Act 1993: Implementation issues for resource developers.
Canberra, ACT: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR), The Australian
National University.
Channon, D.F. and Jalland, M., 2016. Multinational strategic planning. Springer.
Enever, N., Isaac, D. and Daley, M., 2014. The valuation of property investments. Estates
Gazette.
Gurran, N. and Phibbs, P., 2015. Are governments really interested in fixing the housing
problem? Policy capture and busy work in Australia. Housing studies, 30(5), pp.711-729.
Hornigold, A.L., 2017. A comparative study of foreclosure law in New South Wales,
Australia and South Africa. Obiter, 38(3), pp.589-612.
Hull, J.C., 2014. The evaluation of risk in business investment. Elsevier.
Taylor, G., 2014. Town planning for Australia. Routledge.
Throsby, D., 2016. Investment in urban heritage conservation in developing countries:
Concepts, methods and data. City, Culture and Society, 7(2), pp.81-86.