Bubble talk dismissed, with strong demand for property still in place

The Debate

This week's conjecture panel asks whether property remains a compelling investment, despite all the talk of a bubble

With house prices on a rising trend for much of the past five years, the sector has been tarred with the dreaded bubble tag, despite the broad asset class outperforming equities over the past five years. Claims of a bubble in the market tend to focus on the residential side, largely ignoring the commercial side of the asset class, gradually opening up to the retail market through an increasing range of collective vehicles. This week's Conjecture debate covered issues such as whether the property market is overvalued, is there enough physical property for the growing number of funds to buy...