We prepare robust and detailed analytical insights to inform investment decisions and identify a project’s economic, social and developmental impacts and benefits.

The Savills Economic Services team works with developers, landlords, investors, State and Local Government, commercial and retail occupiers. Our work is used to support and inform investment decisions, planning applications, masterplans, land-use plans, business cases, funding bids and policy.

We work alongside our sales and leasing teams, valuations and sector experts, including our global counterparts, to ensure comprehensive and actionable advice is provided nationally, across all property sectors, for all types of projects.

Our team of economists and property economists provide a range of services that are tailored to the individual needs of our clients. They include:

  • Conducting market research and demand assessments 
  • Economic and financial due diligence for major projects including cost and revenue forecasts
  • Economic appraisals and financial appraisals specialising in applying Government guidelines for cost-benefit analysis
  • Economic impact and economic forecasting including micro-simulation, customer segmentation, demographic and development forecasts, trade area analysis and location intelligence
  • Economic development and strategy formulation including area competitiveness and economic performance driver analysis
  • Reviewing the case for land rezoning and redevelopment proposals
  • Preparing funding applications and proposals to Government assessing the economic impact of investment.

Related services

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Property Advisory

Aligning your business needs with the way your property holdings are utilised can be challenging. Too often sacrifices are made because a property asset is inappropriately sized, unwanted, poorly located or simply not fit for purpose. The Savills Property Advisory Team aims to ensure your business reaches its full potential by extracting the greatest possible value and performance from your property holdings.

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Development Management

Are you contemplating a new development project but don’t have the necessary skills, experience, resources or time to navigate a potential investment? Our involvement begins with understanding your needs, expectations and measures of success.

Property Consultancy

Strategic and Statutory Planning

By its nature, strategic and statury planning is complex and often a difficult process to navigate. Acting as your client-facing planning manager, we can guide you through all stages of the planning process to ensure planning decisions deliver the holistic and integrated outcomes that align with your business needs, growth forecasts and development priorities. 

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Innovation and Research

Savills global understanding of the changing innovation landscape enables us to develop products and solutions that allow our clients to conduct their business within the built environment that best meets their needs and aspirations.

Industry sectors

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Higher Education

We offer a comprehensive consultancy service to tertiary education providers, academies, affiliated commercial ventures, developers, occupiers, funders and investors. We assist with advice on existing properties and campuses, ensuring they are fit for purpose as well as transformational projects.

Property Consultancy

Urban Renewal

We understand the way cities grow, recalibrate and respond to changing circumstances and the opportunities that city shaping infrastructure creates. Our team has a proven track record in capturing and leveraging project potential in the urban renewal sector.

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Affordable and Social Housing

We have extensive experience in the acquisition, planning and delivery of social and affordable housing projects. Our understanding allows us to lead the project creation process, challenge the design and delivery teams, and add real value to each phase of the development process.

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Not-for-profit

Our purpose is to empower our clients to make a positive impact by providing property and development insights. Our clear point of difference in the not-for-profit sector is our deep understanding of the non-financial objectives of organisations comprising this sector.

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The Knowledge Economy

The Australian knowledge economy continues to grow as demand deriving from science, technology and R&D occupiers of all sizes is thriving. As a consequence, the knowledge economy is now considered a stand-alone real estate investment sector.