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Vendor caution drives declines in property listings

Capital cities saw larger-than-normal declines in residential property listings in April as vendors took a cautious stance amid slow buying activity. 

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 04 May 2023

Market confidence improves as cautious buyers and investors leave sidelines

Confidence is returning to the property sector, a new report showed, as savvy buyers and investors shed their cautious approach and return to the market. 

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 02 May 2023

Lifestyle and location dominate property buyers’ decisions: HTW

Although interest rates and record-low housing affordability are viewed as the biggest deciding factors for property purchases, a new report revealed home buyers are ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 02 May 2023

‘New Rockhampton’ to be formed as Qld braces for population surge

Five new suburbs have been approved in one of South-East Queensland’s largest greenfield growth areas to accommodate future housing needs in the northern Brisbane area

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 28 Apr 2023

Real estate bodies call for national energy rating scheme

The Property Council of Australia (PCA) and the Green Building Council of Australia are calling for the creation of a single energy performance rating scheme applicable ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 28 Apr 2023

Buyers and renters taking ‘wait-and-see’ approach amid market uncertainty: Report

Amid ongoing interest rate hikes and consumer uncertainty, a new report found buyers and renters are refraining from exploring their options interstate instead of ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 28 Apr 2023

Which suburb saw over 300% capital growth in the last 10 years?

A new report has revealed the suburbs where property owners could potentially cash in on up to 300 per cent value increases — if they bought there in a decade ago. 

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 25 Apr 2023

Proposed anti-money laundering reforms to make housing transactions more ‘expensive and complex’: REIA

Proposed changes to the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws will do more harm than good to the real estate market, the Real ...

TAX & LEGAL • Tue, 25 Apr 2023

Perth’s property prices to hold steady in first half of 2023: REIWA

While Perth’s property prices will remain steady in the first half of 2023, rents in the city are expected to continue their upward trend, according to the Real Estate ...

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 25 Apr 2023