Boutique property syndicators and fund managers are investing into commercial properties across Australia’s regional city markets where, in some cases, their bargain buying makes possible income yields of up to 8 per cent.

Those investments can range from small retail and hospitality properties held in single-asset syndicates – a pub or small mall in a regional hub – up to the large stakes in major shopping centres that have been acquired by the big private funds management platforms such as those run by Haben or Fawkner Property.