Show Notes
George Vallas recently took the reins as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Head of Real Estate, Institutional Banking & Markets.
He joined Talking Property to give us his take on a broad range of topics, including commercial property trading activity, recent market challenges, his expectation for rate cuts and the asset classes he’d choose to invest in this year.
CBA is Australia’s largest corporate real estate lender, so we relished the opportunity to get under the hood to find out what’s driving the bank’s real estate strategies.
Tune in to find out more, including what inspired George to take on a career in banking and where he sees the best property investment opportunities in 2025.
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