abc.net.au/news/cbd-23-what-the-heart-of-our-nation-s-cities-can-expect-three-ye/101748910COVID-19 has smashed and changed the nation's central business districts, but in her laneway gallery there's nowhere else Sonja Ari would rather be.More people are working from home a few days a week"I told my partner, 'We've got to go out'," she says. "We've got to be out there and we've got to get people to see us.
Life has not been easy in the central business districts of our biggest cities, almost three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Zelman Ainsworth of AP Property is upbeat about the prospects for CBD retail nationwide, as he connects landlords with tenants looking for a city."Everything happens here. And starts here. And grows here."
"But at the same time, you're seeing property prices sell at same values and even better values, so we're not seeing much drop in much of the retail rents in the city."The picture becomes more complex when you understand that working from home isn't a trend that's going away.
You sold us a scam, the abc has blood on its hands. I hope there is a hell
Why I don't bother going to the city. Tolls to get there huge parking fees all roads restricted to 40km/hr, mass protests on every corner, trash everywhere step over the needles and dodge beggars.
Business closures due to the financial pressures of inflation, supply chain issues, skyrocketing rents, online shopping, Labor shortages and probably a few more that I'm missing.