Axis InsightsHow do you diagnose an underperforming commercial property?
An asset can disappoint for three different reasons — the income, the building, or the strategy it is run under. How to tell them apart before you spend on the cure.
How do you control variations in a building contract?
Where variations come from, the instruction-and-register discipline that controls them, and why most of the cost is decided before the contract is signed.
How do I prepare a commercial project for bank or JV funding?
What lenders and joint-venture partners actually test, the documents to assemble before you ask, and why the sensitivities matter more than the base case.
What should I know before investing in retail property in Melbourne?
Melbourne retail is not one market. The four checks that set a retail return: the lease, the zone, the overlay and the parking clause.
Why do commercial feasibilities fail after a planning permit is granted?
A permit proves you are allowed to build it, not that you should. What an approval does not carry, and where to re-test a feasibility before contract award.
Development manager vs project manager vs property strategist
Three roles, three questions, and the difference is when they start. Where a strategist, development manager and project manager each pick up a project.
What consultants do I need for a planning permit in Victoria?
Which consultants a Victorian planning permit actually needs — the core team, the trigger tree for every specialist, and when to lock the list after pre-app.
Is This Commercial Property Deal Worth Pursuing? The Five Axis Decision Gates
The five Axis decision gates — Income, Lease-expiry, Planning, Price and Exit — the tests behind every Axis Quick Scan, published by name for the first time.
Deal Archetypes in Practice: Name Yours Before the Deposit
The archetype you name before signing rewrites your due diligence, your finance conversation, your consultant order and your exit. Name the deal before the deposit.
Match the Right Resources for the Deals
Match resources to the deal, not the other way round: archetype and stage first, then the team — how Axis Match and the 20,000+ network work, in plain terms.
The 9 Archetypes of Commercial Property Deals — and Why Naming Yours First Changes Everything
The nine archetypes of commercial property deals in Australia — from buy-and-hold income to land banking — and why naming yours first changes everything.
The Victorian Planning Permit Process for Commercial Property, Explained Stage by Stage
The Victorian planning permit process for commercial property, stage by stage: realistic timeframes, council RFIs, conditional permits and amendments.
What Happens When a Property Deal Is Tested Against the Wrong Model?
A real Axis screen came back red — not because the plan was bad, but because it had been described as something it was not. What the score actually meant, and the three things the owner was told to get first.
Commercial Property Due Diligence in Australia: What to Verify Before You Sign
The due diligence checklist Australian commercial property buyers actually need: rent, lease, covenant, title, planning and price — and the traps in each.
How Do You Test a Commercial Property Deal Before Committing Capital?
Test it in stages, cheapest first: what to check before buying, the five feasibility red flags, how commercial property is valued, and what decision support actually costs in Australia.
Commercial Buyer's Agent vs Independent Deal Advisor: Which Do You Need?
One finds and negotiates the purchase; the other tests whether the deal stacks up. Published fee ranges for both, what each fee rewards, and when using both makes sense.
How Do You Value a Commercial Property Based on Rental Income?
Net income divided by market yield takes ten seconds. Where the money is won or lost is in the two inputs — the lease that produces the income, and the settled sales that produce the yield.