Bricks and Mortar: What Sydney 2000 can teach us about Brisbane 2032

Green Street News has partnered with Wizel Property Group to bring you Mark Wizel’s Bricks & Mortar column — exclusive insight into the forces shaping the Australian market.

Mark is one of Australia’s most respected CRE practitioners, with over $15 billion in transactions across 13 years as National Director at CBRE before founding Wizel Property Group. Each edition covers the forces shaping the Australian market, from private credit as a price-setter to valuation honesty and the risks beneath apparent stability.

Sydney’s Olympic Games transformed Homebush from an industrial precinct into a thriving urban quarter — but the biggest winners weren’t those who bought near the venues. They were the investors who understood how infrastructure permanently changes the way people live, work, and move around a city. As Brisbane 2032 approaches, the same principles apply — and the same mistakes are already being repeated.

In this edition, Mark asks what the Sydney 2000 Olympics actually delivered for property investors, and what that means for Brisbane 2032. Free to read. No subscription required. Complete the short form below.

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