It’s been an eventful year for Australia’s property sector, and it’s not over yet. Interest rates jumped higher. Global inflation returned, triggered by war in the Middle East. Then came Labor’s shake-up of the tax system, changing the rules of the game for real estate. Property investment strategies are adapting. Investors are working harder for returns from office towers, shopping malls and warehouses.The alternative assets space is growing. Innovation is driving a boom in artificial intelligence and data centres. But it also brings new risks. And with the supply of new homes constrained, affordable housing remains at the top of the national agenda.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles