Increasing Investment Demand and Market Growth Forecast at Property Industry’s Annual Healthcare and Social Infrastructure Seminar

More than 300 owners, operators and investors gathered at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium to hear the latest market trends and research insights from industry experts and business leaders as part of CBRE’s Australian Social Infrastructure seminar.

Now in its fifth year, the seminar attracts international and Australian-based attendees across private capital and institutional markets.

Moderated by Nine Network’s Lizzie Pearl, the event featured key speakers included Mark Bouris, Sid Sharma from HMC Capital, Charles Moore from Baptist Care, and Ramsay Hospitals. Research insights were presented by CBRE’s Head of Pacific Research, Sameer Chopra and Head of Alternatives Research Kate Bailey.

CBRE’s specialist national Healthcare & Social Infrastructure team of Sandro Peluso, Jimmy Tat, Marcello Caspani-Muto and Kai Wang, said the event addressed hot topics and relevant data specific to Seniors Living (aged care and retirement villages), Healthcare, and Childcare across real estate and business transactions.

Mr Peluso noted investment demand across Australia’s healthcare and social infrastructure sectors continues to build momentum which is expected to continue into the foreseeable future.

“Each year the growing attendance at this event shows just how far these markets have come. What started as a small 100-person gathering five years ago has now become a 300-plus guest event with a waitlist. We’ve really reached capacity, so we need to be selective with invitations, which makes the occasion even more special. It’s not just an educational forum, it’s also our way of saying thank you to the many partners who’ve been part of our journey over the past 10 years,” Mr Peluso said.

Mr Caspani-Muto added, “The team greatly appreciate the ongoing support from our partners and long-term connections in the room across our national Healthcare & Social Infrastructure market with many guests travelling from interstate to be in attendance.

“The fact these sectors are still only in their infancy and experience such investment success and consistently growing private and institutional demand is exciting. As much as we firmly believe social infrastructure markets should be considered a core investment category, there is still so much more growth ahead and education seminars like ours are critical for that growth. Our business always wants to remain at the forefront of education in these markets that have given us so much.”

Mr Tat noted attendance was not limited to domestic capital, with international guests flying to Melbourne for the three-hour conference from parts of Asia and the Middle East.

“We have seen a huge return of success in campaigns from international capital with buyers from Vietnam, China, Singapore, Dubai and Europe investing or bidding on childcare and healthcare assets. However we are now also seeing larger scale appetite for aged care and retirement village business portfolios. This is the next evolution of international capital which has been responsible for about 60% of our sales this year,” Mr Tat added.

The event was hosted in collaboration with key sponsors, Calibre Healthcare Interiors, Madgwicks Lawyers, Rossiter Constructions, Care For Kids, Danaro Group, Nose To Tail, and Commercial Ready.