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

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Government backs CBD revitalisation

According to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, ‘it’s time to get back to the office’.
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Property market update: Sydney, May 2021

Sydney’s property values surged in May, as high demand, low interest rates and an improving economy whipped up the...
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REINSW speaks up ahead of strata law review

The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has made its voice heard ahead of the review of 2015’s strata...
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Detached building approvals continue to climb in April

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed an unprecedented increase in the volume of detached...
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Why you should have a long-term approach to investing

Despite rising markets, investors are being urged to look at the fundamentals and worst case scenario plan in order to...
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Go behind the headlines with the Smart Property Investment team

The latest episode of The Smart Property Investment Show sees host Phil Tarrant go behind the headlines with...
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Why isn’t fractional co-investing more popular?

Fractional investing needs support from mainstream financial investors to become more common.
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Auction market powers on amid extended Melbourne lockdown

Auction activity has once again lifted despite Melbourne’s prolonged lockdown.
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Housing and rental affordability slides as investors inch back into the market

The proportion of income required to meet loan repayments has increased, sending housing affordability down a slippery...
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Brisbane property market update – May 2021

This article will highlight what has been happening in the Brisbane property market during May 2021.
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Why mum and dad investors are key to maintaining a healthy rental market

REIWA has stressed the importance of mum and dad investors in creating a healthy rental market, ahead of the upcoming...
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RBA cautions investors, so when can we expect mortgage tightening?

While interest rates are said to remain low for an extended period of time, changes in the lending landscape are...
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Property listings dry up across the nation

National residential property listings have decreased significantly over the last 12 months, creating a full-fledged...
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Prices continue to balloon as capitals outpace the regions

Prices continued to balloon across the combined capital cities in May, with each capital city witnessing monthly growth...
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REIQ slams ‘investment killer’ rental reforms proposal

The Greens and the Real Estate Institute of Queensland have butted heads over proposed rental reforms, which the latter...
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Rent growth slows: Find out where the yields are still flourishing

With the closure of international borders weighing heavily on Sydney and Melbourne, the smaller capital cities are...
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Perth’s property market is approaching a new all-time high

While the overall Perth median house sale price in March 2021 failed to eclipse the market’s 2014 peak, parts of the...
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WA planning reforms set to benefit home buyers

The Western Australian government has garnered attention from property investment advocates after beginning...
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It’s all downhill from here: Property price growth to drop drastically from 2022

With the worst of the pandemic seemingly behind us, bankers are now predicting 15 per cent price growth for...
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300k Australians went rural in 2020, but is the trend over?

Faced with looming lockdowns and rising housing prices, 300,000 Australians chose to leave the city for regional...
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Third busiest week of auctions despite Victorian lockdown

What was supposed to be the second biggest auction week of the year took a turn for the worse as volumes dropped...
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Post-crisis conditions a recipe for investor confidence

While the Australian economy continues to recover from the pandemic, more than 70 per cent of property investors...
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Chasing rental yield or capital growth? Here are the best regions for investors

With investor activity rising across the nation, find out where investors can get the most benefit out of the...
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Australia’s most affordable and liveable suburbs revealed

The most affordable and liveable suburbs across four of Australia’s major cities have been revealed.
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Property market update: Perth, April 2021

Perth’s property market marked its ninth consecutive month of growth in April, with median dwelling values reaching...
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