The CEO of the country’s biggest suburban mall landlord says its business is at a turning point as it sees through the worst of high inflation and reported a modest uplift of almost 1 per cent in the value of its $4.3 billion portfolio.

Led by Anthony Mellowes, Region Group, is finely tuned to the consumer economy with its 88 convenience-focused malls, dominated by supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths.