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REIWA pushes for stamp duty payment options to ease home buyer burden

With buyers citing stamp duty as a major barrier to home ownership, experts are calling for collection methods to be amended to ease the burden on home buyers.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 19 Feb 2021

Landlords urged to relax pet ownership policies

A new report is touting the benefits of pet ownership, while highlighting some of the difficulties facing tenants across Australia who want to keep a pet.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 19 Feb 2021

Perth boasts ‘dual opportunity’ for property investors

Currently the fastest-growing major market across Australia, Perth is emerging as a unique opportunity for investors as forecasters tip strong price growth to continue in ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 18 Feb 2021

Housing demand far outstrips supply in Cairns

Demand is outstripping supply across the Cairns market, particularly in locations within 25km of the city, new figures have shown.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 18 Feb 2021

Detached home construction to reach record high in 2021

A record number of detached homes are about to commence construction, according to a new report, with a demographic shift said to be the main growth driver.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 18 Feb 2021

Adelaide sees ‘unusual’ rise in buyer interest

The South Australian capital saw a significant rise in the level of buyer interest at the beginning of 2021 – despite being a time when markets would typically ‘take a ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 17 Feb 2021

‘Great Australian dream’ of owning a home lives on amid COVID

Most Australian investors and home buyers were largely undeterred by the events of 2020, remaining eager to push through with their investment plans, a new survey has ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 16 Feb 2021

Vacancy rates back at pre-COVID levels

Very tight rental markets across the smaller capital cities is offsetting the elevated rates still being seen across Melbourne and Sydney, recent data has shown.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 16 Feb 2021

Boom-time auction results revealed: Melbourne defies lockdown, Sydney breaks records

Despite being in the midst of a public auction ban as a result of the latest statewide lockdown, Melbourne’s property market maintained its growth momentum, with the city ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 15 Feb 2021