Towering inferno engulfs CBDs

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The towering inferno continues to run despite the best efforts of the Game of Mates to put it out:

Some of Sydney’s top corporate addresses, including Salesforce Tower overlooking Circular Quay and the home of JPMorgan on Castlereagh Street, could tumble in value by 15 per cent to 20 per cent, wiping off hundreds of millions of dollars, as office values endure a savage reset, according to Barrenjoey analysts.

Their analysis paints one of the bleakest outlooks yet for the local office market, warning that valuations here significantly lag what is happening abroad – where office towers have already been marked down heavily.

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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.