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Big NSW suburb ‘negative growth traps’ to avoid

When you buy into a particular suburb, you also want to maximise your returns as much as possible. However, there are areas in New South Wales where you should go nowhere ...

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Sydney sees vacancy rates rise while property growth slows

Vacancy rates in one of Australia’s most popular property markets are at a five-year high with reports that it is also the last capital city in terms of property growth

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Learning from a disaster: 3 lessons from Cyclone Debbie for strata property owners

With cyclone season approaching Queensland soon, property owners in strata complexes situated in problematic areas need to make sure they take the necessary steps to ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 16 Feb 2018

Property value growth slowing outside of Sydney and Melbourne over last 10 years

The latest Property Pulse by CoreLogic takes a look at how the property markets have fared post-global financial crisis, and shows while on the whole dwelling values are ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 15 Feb 2018

Construction set to moderate while renos expected to boom

This year is set to see a rise in residential renovation while new residential construction is predicted to slow down, according to a new forecast.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 15 Feb 2018

Regional Victoria’s most affordable suburbs primed for growth

Data from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) shows that even with price growth for property rising into the double digits, property can still be purchased at ...

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 15 Feb 2018

Top 10 suburbs to avoid when buying off-the-plan in 2018

If you’re thinking of buying a property off-the-plan, you have to be extremely confident of the suburb it’s in. One business has located the most recent top 10 worst ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 14 Feb 2018

Cost of land keeps on rising, impacting on housing affordability

A report by the Housing Industry Association and CoreLogic has highlighted how a lack of land supply is driving up property markets and could be the root cause of housing ...

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 14 Feb 2018

Energy efficiency changes to home building code revealed

New legislation regarding the construction of new homes has been opened for public commentary, which, in their current state, has been described as making a “significant ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 13 Feb 2018