Est. 1978 · Property advisory and funds management

We were an accounting practice before we were a property business.

Pacific Eastcoast selects and pre releases owner occupier quality residential property for investment clients, introduced only through accounting and financial advisory partners. Our heritage ensures our recommendations are still built from the client's balance sheet outward, not from the property inward.

48Years in business, formed in 1978
12,000+Investments made, facilitated by referrals from accounting and financial planning partnerships
$8b+In real asset property acquisitions

Introducing Pacific Eastcoast

Almost 50 years of experience behind every recommendation

Brent Severino, Managing Director
Brent Severino
Managing Director

Pacific Eastcoast (PEC) was established in 1978 as a specialist residential property investment advisory firm, evolving from founder Alan Severino’s accounting practice. As demand grew from accounting clients seeking strategic property investment advice, the business developed a disciplined, research driven approach to market selection, product selection, and investment timing, both in and out of the market.

Today, PEC partners with a select network of accounting and financial advisory firms to deliver residential property investment solutions aligned with clients’ broader financial objectives. Almost 50 years of experience, a proven investment strategy, and longstanding industry relationships underpin every investment recommendation we make.

PEC continues to draw on its longstanding relationships with Australia’s best development groups. These relationships provide priority access to premium projects before they are released to the broader market.

Our investment strategy has been refined over many years, built on a disciplined framework with a track record of delivering successful client outcomes.

By acquiring high quality residential assets off the plan, the strategy seeks to capture long term capital growth and realise capital gains through resale into a market increasingly driven by capital rich downsizers seeking premium, low maintenance homes.

Throughout the investment lifecycle, the strategy also targets attractive, tax effective cash flow through depreciation benefits and strong rental income.

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Our people

The team

Brent Severino

Brent Severino

Managing Director

Rich Bournon

Rich Bournon

Director
Partnerships & Investment

Susan Roberts

Susan Roberts

General Manager
PEC Group

Alan Severino

Alan Severino

Chairman

Pacific Eastcoast today

Two licensed entities, one client outcome

Pacific Eastcoast operates across two core divisions: Real Assets and Funds Management.

Our Real Assets division focuses on identifying and investing in tangible assets, with a research driven approach to market selection, asset selection and timing.

Our Funds Management division encompasses funds, managed investments and management rights schemes, providing investors with professionally structured investment opportunities supported by disciplined research, considered selection and ongoing management.

Together, these two divisions reflect Pacific Eastcoast’s longstanding commitment to delivering considered investment opportunities through our network of accounting and financial advisory firms.

Pacific Eastcoast

Direct property · Real estate licensed

  • Research on market selection, product selection and timing
  • Selection and pre release of residential property
  • Introduced only through accounting and financial advisory partners
  • Settlement support, leasing and resale on completion

PIML

Property Investments Management Limited · AFSL holder

  • Australian Financial Services Licence (property), AFSL 247097
  • Responsible Entity licence, licensed for managed investments
  • Management rights schemes and letting rights schemes
  • PEC Management Rights Debt Fund

Our history

Fifty years of referral is, itself, a track record

1975
Severino & Associates, Melbourne based accounting practice
1978
First Severino & Associates clients placed into an off the plan investment, The Somerville, Cronulla Beach. Pacific Eastcoast's foundations begin
1984
First property syndications in Melbourne, residential and commercial
1993
Sydney office opens
1995
Canberra office opens
1997
PIML established: AFSL (property), Responsible Entity licence, licensed managed investments
1998
Brisbane office opens
2020
Head office relocated to Brisbane
Pacific Eastcoast Brisbane office2026
12,000+ direct property clients
48 years in the industry
$8 billion direct property investments
Brisbane head office, Fortitude Valley

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Research program

Tailored events, market updates and client reports

Our research program supports every recommendation we make. It includes market papers on the sectors and precincts we invest in, custom market updates prepared for partner firms and their clients, and project reviews with guest contributors from development, planning and finance. Alongside the written work we run client events in person and online. The output is available to partners and their clients on request.

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Advisers

Market timing report

Melbourne market. Prepared for advisory partners.

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Client

Brisbane market review

Precinct and product review for partner clients.

Invitation to the Downsizing Well client event

Client event · In person

Downsizing Well

Invitation only event for partner firms and their clients.

Video

Custom market updates, training and property reviews

Recorded project walk throughs and market updates for partners and their clients.

Contact

Start a conversation

Tell us who you are and what you are looking at. We reply personally.

General enquiries
03 9824 0988
inquiries@pec.com.au

Offices

Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne

Head office

Brisbane

Ground Floor
388 Brunswick Street
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

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Office

Sydney

The Commons
39 Martin Place
Sydney NSW 2000

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Office

Melbourne

Central House, Level 3
489-505 Toorak Road
Toorak VIC 3142

03 9824 0988

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