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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Auction market powers on amid extended Melbourne lockdown read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
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 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
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 slide as an increasing number of first home buyers...
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Brisbane property market update – May 2021 read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 03 Jun 2021
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 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jun 2021
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 review of the Residential Tenancies Act.
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RBA cautions investors read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jun 2021
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 expected shortly, with the RBA itself announcing it is...
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Property listings dry up across the nation read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Jun 2021
Property listings dry up across the nation
National residential property listings have decreased significantly over the last 12 months, creating a full-fledged boom as the number of buyers far outstrips the...
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Prices continue to balloon as capitals outpace the regions read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2021
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 of over 1 per cent. 
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REIQ slams ‘investment killer’ rental reforms proposal read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2021
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 has termed “simply ludicrous”.
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Rent growth slows read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 01 Jun 2021
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 posting stronger performances across their rental...
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Perth property market read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 31 May 2021
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 region have reached historic highs.
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