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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.

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Regional Australia requests 30% slice of HAFF’s $10bn pie

With the Albanese government’s Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) expected to pass Parliament imminently, there are...
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Rental reform is about supply v demand, not tenants v landlords

For so long, the loudest social discourse surrounding the national rental crisis has aimed to pit landlords against...
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Experts warn HAFF deal no silver bullet for supply crisis

Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party struck a deal with the Greens to bring an end to the housing policy stalemate that...
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EXPLAINED: Are short-term holiday rentals killing the national housing market?

Short-term rental accommodation’s (STRA) popularity has risen rapidly in recent years, but how damaging is it for the...
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Average home loan requires nearly 50% of Aussies’ income: Report

Both housing and rental affordability continued to worsen across Australia throughout the June quarter, according to...
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Hunting affordable investing? 5 suburbs to zero in on

With Australian property values rising once more, one buyer’s agency has done the hard yards and located five areas...
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How monitoring the rental market could be an early indicator of potential capital growth in flat markets

Our property markets do not move linearly. There are very clear patterns in the way they move.
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Brisbane property market update August 2023

Brisbane has regained its position as the fastest growing capital city market across all of Australia. Unlike other...
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How Australia’s housing market returned to $10tn

For the first time in 14 months, Australia’s housing market is valued above $10 trillion, but what has driven this...
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Land audit unlocks potential on the Gold Coast

Queensland’s land audit has identified prime development potential in two Gold Coast sites.
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Qld values remain resilient through Q2: Report

New findings from the Sunshine State’s peak real estate body suggests Queensland’s property market performed better...
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Listings surge as spring sprouts

Following over a year of unfavourable market conditions, new data from SQM Research has revealed a flood of properties...
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How will the market respond to 3 successive cash rate holds?

In what was his final ever board meeting as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor, Philip Lowe said the central...
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STRA uptake soars as wider housing market struggles

A new report from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has revealed the number of Australian properties...
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What suburb is Australia’s most coveted?

When it comes to where Australians want to live the most, no Australian suburb appears more wanted than the premiere...
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0.9% vacancy rate proof it’s still a landlord’s market

It’s the second month in a row the national vacancy rate has remained steady, in what Domain has also noted as an...
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RBA springs September cash rate call on the nation

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its September cash rate call at its monthly board meeting.
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‘Unlikely bedfellows’ call for Sydney housing reform

Looking to shake up the conversation, a new alliance is highlighting issues trickling into the health, education and...
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Where home owners are in it for the long haul

New analysis has highlighted the top Australian suburbs with a low turnover, where homes are frequently held for...
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Knockdown rebuilds under scrutiny in watchdog blitz

The NSW Department of Fair Trading has revealed it is keeping a close eye on the state’s knockdown-rebuild projects.
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Short-term v long-term rentals: Which offer better returns?

With no end in sight for the national rental crisis, a new research has revealed just how alluring the financial...
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Brisbane slashes fees to ramp up high-density building

Brisbane has unveiled a plan to encourage the delivery of thousands of new homes by offering financial incentives in...
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Double-digit growth in rents on show in Sydney’s luxury market

The harbourside city has seen the third-highest growth in luxury residential rents over a 12-month period in a global...
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Dispelling Perth’s foreign buyer myths

It’s the headline which has been all the rage in mainstream media for some time now: foreign investors are buying up...
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What investors need to know about the student accommodation crisis

According to the acting executive director of the Student Accommodation Council, Adina Cirson, Australia’s “need to...
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