There is a correlation between commercial property values and...

There is a correlation between commercial property values and rental return - which is directly impacted by the economy.

Unlike residential property, commercial property does not necessarily rise over time. As an example, there was a shop in Toorak Road South Yarra that sold for $7m eleven years ago and just recently the same shop sold for $4.5m. During the same time, any residential property in the same area has increased by 200%.