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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
WA’s rental market poised for resurrection as investor lending soars read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 08 Jun 2021
WA’s rental market poised for resurrection as investor lending soars
Western Australians are celebrating a significant increase in investor lending, marked by the return of investor confidence and an impending, long-awaited resurrection...
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Auction activity continues to fall as Melbourne remains in lockdown read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 07 Jun 2021
Auction activity continues to fall as Melbourne remains in lockdown
The ongoing lockdown in Melbourne has impacted auction volumes once again.
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Family Home Guarantee under fire for narrow size and price caps read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 07 Jun 2021
Family Home Guarantee under fire for narrow size and price caps
Questions surrounding the real value of the government’s new Family Home Guarantee scheme have surfaced, with data pointing to several issues with the scheme,...
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Government backs CBD revitalisation read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 07 Jun 2021
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 read icon 6 min read
Hotspots • 07 Jun 2021
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 ‘perfect storm’ to re-accelerate the 2021...
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REINSW speaks up ahead of strata law review read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2021
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 regulations by the state government.
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Detached building approvals continue to climb in April read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2021
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 buildings being built in Australia over the last...
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Why you should have a long-term approach to investing read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2021
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 maintain their wealth long-term. 
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Go behind the headlines with the Smart Property Investment team read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 04 Jun 2021
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 journalists Cameron Micallef and Fergus Halliday.
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Why isn’t fractional co-investing more popular? read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
Why isn’t fractional co-investing more popular?
Fractional investing needs support from mainstream financial investors to become more common.
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