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 RICHMOND &
 ABBOTSFORD
         U R B I S R ES I D ENTI A L M A R K E T
            & ECO N O M I C O UTLO O K

                           MELBOURNE
 Melbourne is adding the most new residents of all Australian
capital cities, with the Victorian economy also growing strongly.

              WALK ABILITY & ACCESSIBILITY
 Residents of Richmond & Abbotsford have access to road, rail
and tram infrastructure with connectivity to the Melbourne CBD
                       within 10 minutes.

     DEMOGRAPHICS, EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT
 Richmond & Abbotsford’s residents are typically younger than
the Greater Melbourne average. They are highly educated, with
                  above average incomes.

                     INFRASTRUCTURE
 A number of large infrastructure projects are planned around
      Richmond & Abbotsford enhancing accessibility.

                  RESIDENTIAL MARKET
   Richmond & Abbotsford’s median apartment sale price has
 increased by 4.5% per annum over the 10 years to June 2016.

                      RENTAL MARKET
   Rents in Richmond and Abbotsford for one, two and three
bedroom apartments have grown 6.1%, 4.7% and 5.6% per annum
                over the decade to March 2016.
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AUSTRALIA

    Economic Growth                                               REAL GDP GROW TH
                                                                  Comparison of Selected Developed Nations
    Australia’s economy performed well in comparison to            6.00
    other developed nations during the Global Financial
                                                                   4.00
    Crisis. Australia outperformed the OECD on a number of
    measures during this downturn including unemployment,          2.00
    interest rate spreads and GDP growth rates due to a            0.00
    combination of fiscal and monetary responses along with               2005               2006        2007     2008      2009       2010     2011            2012     2013       2014     2015
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    the performance of the resources sector. In addition the
    country’s prudent financial regulations contributed to        -4.00
    ongoing economic stability.                                   -6.00
                                                                                                Australia                   Japan                         United Kingdom
                                                                                                Canada                      New Zealand                   United States
    Exchange Rates
                                                                  Source: International Monetary Fund
    The Australian dollar was buying over US$1.00 in early
    2012, reflecting a peak for the currency. Over the past        AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
    four years, the AUD has depreciated to around US$0.75          AUD/USD
    as at the end of August 2016. This is primarily due to the
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    strengthening US economy and the declining demand
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    for Australian commodities. This makes Australian
    property more attractive to foreign investors, as stronger    0.85

    foreign currency means that overseas funds have greater       0.80
    purchasing power than was the case two to four years ago.     0.75

                                                                  0.70
    Interest Rates                                                0.65
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    Interest rates are at an historical low and have been low
    for some time. The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest
    rates by 25 basis points at their May 2016 meeting and by     Source: RBA
    a further 25 basis points in August to the current official
    cash rate of 1.5%.                                            INTEREST RATES
                                                                  Current Cash Rate: 1.5%
    With financial institutions passing the low rates on to       10%
    customers, borrowers are benefiting from the rate cuts.        9%
    Standard variable loan rates have been below 6% since          8%
                                                                   7%                                                                                             Home Loan Rate,
    the RBA’s August 2013 rate cut, creating a favourable          6%                                                                                                      5.25%
    environment for borrowers due to the low cost of finance.      5%
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                                                                   3%                                                                                                  RBA Cash Rate,
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    Australia’s Population                                         2%
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    At the latest count Australia’s population exceeded
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    24.2 million. With increasing life expectancy and
    immigration, the country’s population is forecast to
    continue increasing over the coming decades.                  Source: RBA

    PROJECTED POPULATION

    39.3 MILLION2055
    Source: ABS
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MELBOURNE

   World's Most Liveable City -
   Six Consecutive Years
   In August 2016 the Economist Intelligence Unit voted          1   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA                     97.5 /100
   Melbourne as the World’s Most Liveable City for the sixth
                                                                 2   VIENNA AUSTRIA                          97.4 /100
   consecutive year. The ranking recognises Melbourne’s
   health, education and infrastructure facilities, along with   3   VANCOUVER CANADA                        97.3 /100
   the city’s cultural diversity, environment and political
                                                                 4   TORONTO CANADA                          97.2 /100
   stability. Melbourne received the highest results for
   Healthcare, Education and Infrastructure.                     5   ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA                      96.6 /100

Population Growth                                                Victoria’s Economic Growth
Melbourne’s population is growing at a faster rate than          The State of the States report, released by CommSec,
any other Australian city. The city is forecast to add an        stated Victoria has the fastest annual economic growth
average of 89,1 00 residents each year through to 2055.          in the nation, with growth up 3.6% from the previous year,
By 2053 Melbourne’s population is projected to overtake          outperforming both New South Wales and Queensland.
Sydney’s by an additional 8000 residents. As interstate
                                                                 The City of Melbourne’s economy is also growing. The
and international immigration continues, the difference
                                                                 Gross Local Product for Melbourne measured $90.6 billion
is forecast to broaden, with Melbourne projected to have
                                                                 in 2015, having increased 3.7% per annum over the previous
90,000 more residents by 2061.
                                                                 decade. Total employment also grew over this period,
                                                                 increasing to over 450,000 jobs in 2015.
FORECAST POPULATION
2055                                                             ECONOMIC GROW TH
                                                                 Year Ending July 2016
Melbourne 8.08 MILLION
Sydney 8.05 MILLION                                              VIC +3.6%
Brisbane 4.47 MILLION                                            NSW +3.5%
Source: ABS                                                      QLD -1.5%
                                                                 Source: CommSec

Melbourne’s Affordability                                        MEDIAN APARTMENT PRICE
                                                                 Melbourne vs. Sydney & Brisbane
The median apartment price across the metropolitan               $700,000
Melbourne area has grown strongly over the past decade.                             Melbourne SD               $635,000
Annual price growth in Melbourne’s apartment market has          $600,000           Sydney SD
risen by 5.2% per annum to the end of 2015. In addition                             Brisbane SD             $470,000
                                                                 $500,000
                                                                                                                           44%
to strong growth, apartments in Melbourne are more
affordable than Sydney. As at the end of 2015, the median        $400,000
apartment price in Melbourne was 44% more affordable                                                                   $411,000
                                                                 $300,000
than Sydney.
                                                                 $200,000
There are substantial stamp duty savings when purchasing
                                                                  $100,000
a property off the plan in Victoria prior to construction
commencing. Such concessions are not offered in New                    $0
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                                                                 Source: APM PriceFinder; Urbis

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WALKABILITY &
                                         ACCESSIBILITY

    Richmond & Abbotsford is an inner city precinct less than
    three kilometres east of Melbourne’s CBD and benefits from
    excellent accessibility.

    The precinct has been through significant gentrification over
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    the past two decades to become one of Melbourne’s most
    sought after locations to reside. The area’s proximity to the
    city, ease of accessibility, shopping, entertainment and dining                                                  CARLTO
    options all add to its desirability.

    Victoria Street, Bridge Road and Swan Street are all Major
    Activity Centres under Plan Melbourne, providing a range of
    amenity. Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre is easily accessible
    to residents, offering a cinema, supermarket and one of Victoria’s
    two IKEA stores. The centre also houses 75 specialty shops.
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    These areas of amenity, as well as the Melbourne CBD can
    be accessed via the six train stations within the catchment.
    In addition, there are also six tram routes servicing the area
    providing connections to the city, Bridge Road, Victoria Street,
    Swan Street and Chapel Street.
                                                                                                       MELBOURNE
    The Capital City Trail runs alongside the Yarra River providing                                       CBD
    an attractive walking, running and cycling route that connects
    Richmond & Abbotsford to a number of routes for community
    and leisure.

    Residents have access to a number of parks and recreation
    reserves with the Royal Botanic Gardens 2km from
    Richmond’s centre, whilst Abbotsford Convent and Yarra
    Bend Park lie to the north. The Richmond Recreation Centre,
    located on Gleadell Street, includes an Olympic sized                                              4
    swimming pool and gym facilities. Many of Melbourne’s
    major sporting events are held at the MCG and the stadia
    in the Melbourne Park Sports and Entertainment Precinct
    located in the neighbouring Jolimont district.

    Richmond and Abbotsford's location and strong amenity allows         Richmond & Abbotsford
    it to draw upon downsizers from the neighbouring affluent
    suburbs, including Toorak, Kew, South Yarra and Hawthorn.            Leisure and Retail
    1    LEISURE AND RETAIL    Abbotsford Convent                        Recreation
    2    RECREATION            Richmond Recreation Centre
    3    RECREATION            Melbourne Cricket Ground                  Retail
    4    RECREATION            Crown Casino
    5    RECREATION            Melbourne Park                            Train Station
    6    RECREATION            Royal Botanic Gardens
    7    RETAIL                Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre          Education
    8    STATION               Collingwood Station
    9    STATION               North Richmond Station
    10   STATION               West Richmond Station                     Medical
    11   STATION               Jolimont Station
    12   STATION               Richmond Station                          Railway Line
    13   STATION               East Richmond Station
    14   EDUCATION             University of Melbourne                   Tram Route
    15   EDUCATION             Collingwood College
    16   EDUCATION             RMIT University

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    17   EDUCATION             Melbourne Girls College
    18   EDUCATION             Melbourne Girls Grammar
    19   EDUCATION             Melbourne High
    20   MEDICAL               Royal Melbourne and Royal Women's
    21   MEDICAL               St Vincents                                         2 Kilometers
    22   MEDICAL               Epworth Hospital

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Residents are attracted to the catchment’s active local culture, high lifestyle amenity and
     CBD proximity.

ON
            COLLINGWOOD
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                                                                           THE PARKHOUSE
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          EAST MELBOURNE
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POPULATION & DEMOGRAPHICS

    Population                                                                         Demographics
    Richmond & Abbotsford’s population has grown steadily                              Australia is currently in the midst of a cultural and demographic
    over the past decade, with particularly strong growth seen                         change to higher density living with a focus on lifestyle
    in the past two years. Population growth is a fundamental                          factors. This change is driven by a number of reasons such
    driver of a residential market, with the growth trend                              as affordability, downsizing, the increase in single and couple
    expected to continue.                                                              occupant homes and people preferring to live closer to
                                                                                       amenity and employment.
    Australian Bureau of Statistic’s population projections
    state that the Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment                                     The Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment is well placed to
    (comprising the suburbs of Richmond and Abbotsford)                                capitalise on these changes, offering a location in close
    will increase by around 20,900 new residents by 2036;                              proximity to major employment nodes and social hubs, as well
    equating to a 2.2% annual increase. The forecast growth                            as accessibility to transport corridors. This transformation can
    will support the residential market which in recent years                          already be observed through analysis of the age demographic
    has experienced tight vacancies, increasing median rents                           within the catchment that highlights 41% of the catchment is
    and value growth within the catchment.                                             aged between 20 and 34 years – around 18 % higher than the
                                                                                       proportion of Greater Melbourne's population.
    POPULATION FORECAST
                                                                                       The catchment has an average household income of $108,525
    60,000                                                                             and is home to predominately white collar workers with 87%
                                                                             55,100
                                                                  52,000               of residents working in these occupations. Over the 10 years
    50,000                                             48,500                          to 2011, the average household income in the Richmond &
                                              43,600                                   Abbotsford Catchment has doubled from $52,759 to $108,525.
    40,000                           37,800
                                                                                       AGE DISTRIBUTION
                         30,400
    30,000 28,100                                                                      2011
                                                                                       PROPORTION OF RESIDENTS

                                                                                                                 45%
    20,000                                                                                                                                                   Abbotsford & Richmond
                                                                                                                 40%
                                                                                                                                                             Greater Melbourne
                                                                                                                 35%
    10,000
                                                                                                                 30%
                                                                                                                 25%
         0
                                                                                                                 20%
              2001     2006    2011      2016      2021    2026       2031    2036
                                                                                                                 15%
                                  PERIOD (ANNUAL)                                                                10%

    Source: ABS, ForecastID, Urbis                                                                               5%
                                                                                                                 0%
                                                                                                                               0-19       20-34      35-49        50-64      65+
                                                                                                                                                  AGE BRACKET

                                                                                       Source: ABS, Urbis

    WHO LIVES IN THE RICHMOND & ABBOTSFORD CATCHMENT?

                                                                                                                     RENTAL
                                                                                                                   AGREEMENT

                                           COUPLE                                                                                                      WHITE
       GEN Y           HOUSEHOLD                             LONE            HOUSEHOLD
                                          FAMILY NO                                                               RENTERS             APARTMENTS       COLLAR        PROFESSIONALS
    (AGED 20-34)          SIZE                              PERSON            INCOME
                                          CHILDREN                                                                                                    WORKERS

        41%                2.1                 28%              33%          $108,525                              52%                  44%            87%                41%
    RICHMOND CATCHMENT

        23%                2.6                 25%              23%          $86,412                               28%                   15%           72%                25%
    GREATER MELBOURNE
    Source: ABS Census 2011

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EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION

Employment                                                                                                                                                                                          Education
The Catchment’s residents have high levels of income. The                                                                                                                                           The catchment’s residents are highly educated with just
majority hold professional roles, with 86% of employed residents                                                                                                                                    under half the population holding a tertiary qualification.
working in white collar roles as at the last census. Richmond &                                                                                                                                     In addition to this, there is some 9% that are currently
Abbotsford support a large workforce, with almost a quarter of                                                                                                                                      undertaking tertiary study.
the total employment in the Yarra Local Government Area along
the Swan Street Precinct. There are a number of offices along                                                                                                                                       Residents have access to a number of public and
Church Street, whilst a number of retail and hospitality roles                                                                                                                                      private primary and secondary schools along with
exist along Bridge Road. The catchment area has shown above                                                                                                                                         Melbourne’s universities.
average growth in the number of jobs, measuring 4.7% in the
three years to June 2016.                                                                                                                                                                           Victoria attracts the most international tertiary students
                                                                                                                                                                                                    of any state with over 130,000 students studying at
Melbourne’s CBD is a hub of employment activity and                                                                                                                                                 Victorian universities in 2015. The University of Melbourne,
the catchment’s proximity to the CBD supports the high                                                                                                                                              Australia’s top rated tertiary institution, lies 5km from the
proportion of residents in professional roles. On a daily basis                                                                                                                                     catchment, with the 109 tram providing connections to the
there are more than 220,000 workers in Melbourne's CBD                                                                                                                                              university. Monash University’s Caulfield campus is a 10
with the majority of these roles professional. The catchment’s                                                                                                                                      minute train journey from Richmond station, whilst RMIT
accessibility to both the CBD and the Parkville Employment                                                                                                                                          University is in Melbourne’s CBD. Residents also have
Cluster is attractive to professional workers, with travel times                                                                                                                                    access to Deakin University via tram route 75 which runs
of less than 10 minutes to the city centre.                                                                                                                                                         along Bridge Road.

LABOUR FORCE GROW TH                                                                                                                                                                                MELBOURNE’S UNIVERSITIES
June 2013 – June 2016                                                                                                                                                                               Student Enrolments 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                    DEAKIN UNIVERSITY.......................................................   51,028
                           4.7%                                                                                                                                                                     LA TROBE UNIVERSITY..................................................      35,675
                                                                                                                                2.7%                                                                MONASH UNIVERSITY....................................................      67,851
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               59,914
                                                                                                                                                                                                    RMIT UNIVERSITY.............................................................
                  RICHMOND &                                                                                           YARRA LGA
                  ABBOTSFORD                                                                                                                                                                        SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY......                                   37,194
Source: Dept. of Employment Australia                                                                                                                                                               THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE.........................                       56,658
LABOUR FORCE GROW TH
                                                                                                                                                                                                    VICTORIA UNIVERSITY....................................................    27,742
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Note: The above enrolments are across all campuses
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Source: Dept. of Education and Training Australia
                25,500
                25,250                                                                                                                                                                              TERTIARY EDUCATION 2011
LARBOUR FORCE

                25,000                                                                                                                                                                                                               Richmond &
                24,750                                                                                                                                                                                                           Abbotsford Catchment                 Greater Melbourne
                24,500
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Proportion of
                24,250
                                                                                                                                                                                                     the population
                24,000                                                                                                                                                                               with a tertiary                        49%                               32%
                23,750                                                                                                                                                                               qualification
                23,500
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                                                                               PERIOD (QUARTERLY)
                                                                                                                                                                                                     tertiary study                           9%                              6.5%

Source: Department of Employment; Urbis                                                                                                                                                             Source: ABS Census 2011

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INFRASTRUCTURE

            The Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment is in a prime position to benefit from
        a number of surrounding infrastructure projects. The catchment is close to the
      CBD, and leverages off a strong network of established infrastructure. Continued
         investment will support greater demand from owner occupiers and investors.

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                                                                       RETAIL PRECINCT       COLLINGWOOD
                                                  ACADEMY OF MARY              COLLINGWOOD
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                         MARKETS                       IMMACULATE                                                                                       STUDLEY PARK, KEW
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             Hospitals                              Tram Line     ALBERT
             Recreation                             Bicycle Path PARK                      ALFRED HOSPITAL
             Richmond & Abbotsford                  Major Transport Corridor

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INVESTMENT

Structural Uplift & Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre
Structural uplift is the direct and indirect impact that significant projects and infrastructure investment have on the local
area, economy and local residents. Evaluating structural uplift is undertaken by measuring the change that development
has had on the following assessment gauges:

                                                                                          CAPITAL APPRECIATION
        DESIRABILITY OF                          LIFESTYLE QUALITY                          FOR RESIDENTIAL
          THE REGION                                OF RESIDENTS                               DWELLINGS

The Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre and its impact on the       In conjunction with the impact of the shopping centre,
wider area is a prime example of structural uplift. Located on   Victoria Street is undergoing substantial change from
Victoria Street on the border of Abbotsford and Richmond,        industrial uses to a mixed use precinct with high quality
the centre is anchored by major tenants K-Mart and Coles,        new residential developments. Part of this redevelopment
with 75 specialty shops, as well as an eight screen Hoyts        includes the restoration and revamping of existing
cinema and a gym. The site also comprises one of two IKEA’s      establishments, such as the Terminus Hotel.
in Victoria, further adding value to the area.

Key Projects in Richmond & Abbotsford
There are a number of current and planned public and private infrastructure projects for the Richmond & Abbotsford catchment area:

STATE GOVERNMENT                            Victoria Street Gateway Project,           Richmond Plaza Redevelopment
INVESTMENT                                  Stage 2 The first stage of the project     Redevelopment of Richmond Plaza,
Richmond High School                        concluded in 2014. Stage two               located on Bridge road has been
A new co-educational public secondary       ($2 million) will continue the theming     proposed. A new full-line Coles
college proposed for Gleadell Street.       along Victoria street between the          supermarket, specialty shops,
$43 million is set to fund the new          railway bridge and Church Street.          restaurants, offices and a gym are
school which is anticipated to open in      With works proposed for 2018 the           planned as part of the development.
2018 for 650 students.                      project will improve the streetscape
                                            along Victoria Street and continue         Victoria Park Station Precinct
                                            with the catchment’s rejuvenation.         Development In the preliminary
LOCAL GOVERNMENT                                                                       planning stages, an estimated
INVESTMENT                                                                             $10 million redevelopment of the
                                            PRIVATE INVESTMENT:
Richmond Recreation Centre The                                                         Abbotsford site is set to occur. The
Yarra City Council has allocated $1.5       Epworth Hospital Redevelopment The         project will likely comprise residential,
million to refurbish the recreation         Epworth Hospital Richmond, Victoria’s      retail and employment opportunities
centre.                                     largest private hospital is located        redeveloping currently disused land.
                                            on Bridge Road and is undergoing
Richmond Town Hall A $1.7 million           a $350 million redevelopment to be
upgrade of Richmond Town Hall is            completed by 2019.
planned for late 2015, reopening in
mid-2016.

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APARTMENT SALES ANALYSIS

     Market Overview                                                                                                                                     Median Price Growth
     Richmond & Abbotsford’s demographic profile is                                                                                                      Price growth is an indication of continued demand for
     conducive to apartment living. The smaller average                                                                                                  dwellings within an area. Median apartment prices across
     household size reflects the catchment’s high proportion of                                                                                          the Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment have grown by
     lone person households, at 32% in 2011. Residents tend to                                                                                           a steady rate of 4.5% per annum over the past decade.
     live in an apartment, with this dwelling type making up 41%                                                                                         Steady long term growth, whilst still remaining relatively
     of the total housing stock at the last census. This greatly                                                                                         affordable indicates that there is potential for the area to
     exceeds the Greater Melbourne average where just 15% of                                                                                             see continued price growth.
     all residences are apartments.

     Median Price                                                                                                                                        MEDIAN PRICE GROW TH - PER ANNUM
                                                                                                                                                         To June 2016
     The catchment area’s median apartment price measured
     $560,000 for the year to June 2016. Apartments in                                                                                                                                                                                               5 YRS                             10 YRS
     the area are 53% more affordable than houses which
                                                                                                                                                         RICHMOND &
     recorded a median price of $1,062,000 over this period.
     As affordability pressures continue, the trade-off between                                                                                          ABBOTSFORD                                                                        1.9% 4.5%
     space and local amenity will prevail. An apartment or unit
                                                                                                                                                         MELBOURNE
     in an inner city location close to amenity and employment
     is increasingly an attractive option to many who choose
                                                                                                                                                         STATISTICAL DIVISION                                                              1.3% 5.2%
     to forgo space offered by a larger house to be closer to
     the city, with apartments sold at a lower price point. The                                                                                          Source: APM Price Finder; Urbis
     impending completion of a number of new apartment
     developments within the area will continue the area’s
     regeneration.

     APARTMENT SALES CYCLE                                                                                                                               ABBOTSFORD VS. GREATER MELBOURNE
     Richmond vs. Greater Melbourne

                    $600,000
                                                                                                                                  Richmond                              $700,000                                                                                                       Abbotsford
                                                                                                                                  $555,000                                                                                                                                              $596,825
                                                                                                                                                                    $600,000
                    $500,000
                                                                                                                                  Melbourne                         $500,000
                                                                                                                                                         MEDIAN PRICE
     MEDIAN PRICE

                    $400,000                                                                                                      $480,000                                                                                                                                             Melbourne
                                                                                                                                                                    $400,000                                                                                                           $480,000
                    $300,000
                                                                                                                                                                    $300,000
                    $200,000
                                                                                                                                                                    $200,000

                    $100,000                                                                                                                                            $100,000

                         $0                                                                                                                                                  $0
                                                                                                                                                                                   Jun-2006

                                                                                                                                                                                              Jun-2007

                                                                                                                                                                                                         Jun-2008

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jun-2009

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Jun-2010

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Jun-2011

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Jun-2012

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Jun-2013

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Jun-2014

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Jun-2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Jun-2016
                               Jun-2006

                                                                Jun-2009
                                                     Jun-2008
                                          Jun-2007

                                                                           Jun-2010

                                                                                                                                   Jun-2015

                                                                                                                                              Jun-2016
                                                                                                 Jun-2012

                                                                                                            Jun-2013

                                                                                                                       Jun-2014
                                                                                      Jun-2011

                                                                       YEAR TO JUNE                                                                                                                                            YEAR TO JUNE

     * Note: recent periods are not inclusive of the off-the-plan sales that have                                                                        * Note: recent periods are not inclusive of the off-the-plan sales that have
     occurred, as data is reflected upon settlement of a project.                                                                                        occurred, as data is reflected upon settlement of a project.

     Source: APM Price Finder; Urbis                                                                                                                     Source: APM Price Finder; Urbis

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APARTMENT RENTAL ANALYSIS

Rental Market Overview                                                  Rental Premium
The Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment has favourable                      Apartments in Richmond & Abbotsford recorded significantly
demographics underpinning its rental market with a high                 higher rents than that across Greater Melbourne for the year
proportion of residents renting their home. At the last                 to March 2016. During this period median weekly rent for
census 53% of households rented, compared to just 33%                   one bedroom apartments measured $367 and $500 for two
across Greater Melbourne. Combined with the younger                     bedroom apartments. Three bedroom apartments in the
age profile, above average incomes and fewer households                 area saw median weekly rents of $743. These above average
with children the characteristics of the area’s population              rents occurred alongside growth in rental contract volumes
support a consistent rental market.                                     suggesting demand for rental apartments in the catchment
                                                                        remains irrespective of the rental premium.
PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS RENTING
                                                                        MEDIAN WEEKLY RENT- APARTMENTS
2011
                                                                        Year to March 2016

                                                                                                          $367
                                                                        1                               $326
                       53%                      33%                                                                   $500
                                                                        2                                     $406
                                                                                                                                            $743
                                                                        3                                          $465
                     RICHMOND &             GREATER
                     ABBOTSFORD            MELBOURNE                             RICHMOND & ABBOTSFORD               GREATER MELBOURNE

Source: ABS                                                             Source: Department of Human Services
                                                                        Note: The Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment includes the suburbs of
                                                                        Richmond, Abbotsford, Collingwood and Burnley
Weekly Median Rental Growth
                                                                        Contract Growth
Over the 10 years to March 2016, median weekly rents
for all apartments within the Richmond & Abbotsford                     Growth in rental contracts has been particularly rapid over
Catchment have recorded solid growth. One and two                       the past five years, with the volumes more than doubling
bedroom apartments have respectively grown at rates                     for both one bedroom and two bedroom apartments. The
of 6.1% and 4.7% per annum, whilst three bedroom                        growing volume of renters and rental contract growth indicate
apartments, which make up a lower proportion of                         continued absorption and reflects the sustained demand
apartments available within the catchment, recorded                     for low-maintenance living close to work, study and leisure
growth of 5.6% per annum.                                               amenity in the precinct.

MEDIAN WEEKLY RENTS                                                     RENTAL CONTRACT VOLUME
Richmond & Abbotsford Catchments                                        Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment
              $800                                                               4,000
                                                                                         3 Bed
              $700                                                               3,500   2 Bed
                                                           3 Bed $743                    1 Bed
              $600                                                               3,000
WEEKLY RENT

              $500                                                               2,500
                                                                        VOLUME

                                                           2 Bed $500
              $400                                                               2,000

              $300                                         1 Bed $367            1,500

              $200                                                               1,000

              $100                                                                500

               $0                                                                   0
                     Mar-06
                     Sep-06
                     Mar-07
                     Sep-07
                     Mar-08
                     Sep-08
                     Mar-09
                     Sep-09
                      Mar-10
                     Sep-10
                      Mar-11
                      Sep-11
                      Mar-12
                     Sep-12
                      Mar-13
                      Sep-13
                      Mar-14
                      Sep-14
                      Mar-15
                     Sep-15
                      Mar-16

                                                                                         Mar-06
                                                                                         Sep-06
                                                                                         Mar-07
                                                                                         Sep-07
                                                                                         Mar-08
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                                                                                          Mar-11
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                                                                                          Sep-13
                                                                                          Mar-14
                                                                                          Sep-14
                                                                                          Mar-15
                                                                                         Sep-15
                                                                                          Mar-16

                           ROLLING ANNUAL - QUARTERS                                             ROLLING ANNUAL - QUARTERS
Source: Department of Human Services, Urbis                             Source: Department of Human Services, Urbis
Note: The Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment includes the suburbs of       Note: The Richmond & Abbotsford Catchment includes the suburbs of
Richmond, Abbotsford, Collingwood and Burnley                           Richmond, Abbotsford, Collingwood and Burnley

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