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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
NSW opens coffers to property owners with land tax relief read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 Aug 2021
NSW opens coffers to property owners with land tax relief scheme
Local landlords affected by the lockdown of Greater Sydney can now apply to have their reduced rents converted into tax relief. 
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Pandemic pushes Australia’s industrial property market to new high read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 Aug 2021
Pandemic pushes Australia’s industrial property market to new high
Australia’s industrial property market is booming, and investors are scrambling to capitalise on it.
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Perth read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 10 Aug 2021
Why a winter slowdown shouldn’t deter property investors looking at Perth
Despite a winter slowdown, Perth’s property market continues to grow at record rates. 
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Auctions take a hit as lockdowns persist read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Aug 2021
Auctions take a hit as lockdowns persist
Auction activity has reduced over the week, but the preliminary clearance rate across capital cities has still managed to hold above 75 per cent.
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Demand for digital home loans increases read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 09 Aug 2021
Demand for digital home loans increases amid ‘new normal’
Digital home loan lender Nano has hit the $100-million mark in unconditionally approved loans just over a month since its public launch, marking a new milestone in...
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Melbourne read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Aug 2021
Melbourne commercial vacancies reach 20-year high
Melbourne’s fifth and sixth lockdowns have left a toll on the city’s commercial real estate market.
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Queensland tops HIA scoreboard read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Aug 2021
Queensland tops HIA scoreboard
It’s a good time to be a property investor in the Sunshine State.
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Victorian government guarantees rent relief for commercial tenants read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 09 Aug 2021
Victorian government guarantees rent relief for commercial tenants
Eligible commercial tenants across Victoria will be provided with rent relief as the reintroduction of the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme moves forward in the...
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Dwelling construction suffers setback but remains high read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 06 Aug 2021
Dwelling construction suffers setback but remains high
The ‘HomeBuilder effect’ is fading for the parts of the market where it had the greatest effect.
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Property market update: Sydney, July 2021 read icon 8 min read
Hotspots • 06 Aug 2021
Property market update: Sydney, July 2021
Sydney showed resilience amid a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown, as record-low rates and a steep decline in listings drove house prices up in July. However, experts are...
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