Kyle Robbins

Rents hit record high in 2022 despite market slowdown

An easing of Australia’s rental market in the final quarter of 2022 was not enough to halt the country’s annual rents from growing at record highs, according to new ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 12 Jan 2023

Building approval declines latest blow delivered by RBA rate hikes

According to new research released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), building approvals fell nearly 10 per cent in November last year in what one expert ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 10 Jan 2023

2022 saw largest home value fall since GFC: CoreLogic

Australia’s housing market ended the year with its largest yearly rate of decline since the economic tragedy 14 years ago, according to CoreLogic’s latest Home Value ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 10 Jan 2023

2022 in review: Sydney

After a wild 18 months of growth from the onset of the pandemic, Sydney’s 2022 was characterised by rising interest rates and plummeting housing prices.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 27 Dec 2022

2022 in review: Melbourne

A state election rounded out the Victorian capital’s first non-COVID-19-disrupted year since 2019; however, the city’s housing market remained active year-round.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 27 Dec 2022

2022 in review: Brisbane

Queensland’s capital resisted the market declines for half the year; however, as the year wore on, value decreases began to occur across Brisbane.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 23 Dec 2022

2022 in review: Perth

Western Australia’s capital remained incredibly resistant to market downturns throughout the year while maintaining relative rental affordability in the face of declining ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 23 Dec 2022

What should investors expect from a 2023 property market recovery?

After a tumultuous and turbulent 2022, categorised by market downturns and rising interest rates, one buyer’s agent has forecast a gradual recovery of the property market ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 16 Dec 2022

Rent bidding to be outlawed in NSW

“An advertised rental fee should be just that,” claimed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet as he announced the regulatory changes.

TAX & LEGAL • Tue, 13 Dec 2022