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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
How Labor plans to fix the housing affordability crisis read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 May 2021
How Labor plans to fix the housing affordability crisis
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has proposed the creation of a new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund to tackle the housing affordability and homelessness...
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Buyer’s agents mixed on budget read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 13 May 2021
Buyer’s agents mixed on budget
Feelings are mixed among buyer’s agents when it comes to the property-related measures handed down in this week’s budget, with hits and misses reported across the...
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Buyers brace for third busiest week of auctions read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 13 May 2021
Buyers brace for third busiest week of auctions
Even with slightly lower auctions week-on-week, capital cities are still expected to see the third busiest auction week of 2021.
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Gen Z eyes off apartment living read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 12 May 2021
Gen Z eyes off apartment living
A new survey revealed a generational shift in buyers’ preferences, with the next generation of home buyers seeking cheaper living options.
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NSW, SA snag lion’s share of budget infrastructure spending read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 11 May 2021
NSW, SA snag lion’s share of budget infrastructure spending
NSW, SA and Victoria have snagged the lion’s share of infrastructure spending in the latest federal budget.
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Labor won’t touch negative gearing for fear of being ‘annihilated’ read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 May 2021
Labor won’t touch negative gearing for fear of being ‘annihilated’
Labor is said to be hesitant about reintroducing the deletion of negative gearing to its election platform, after losing the race in 2019 largely based on its lack of...
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Budget 2021 read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 11 May 2021
Budget 2021: Few surprises for property investors
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed the latest federal budget, and what it means for property investors in regards to capital gains tax, superannuation and negative...
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Adelaide investor dream read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 11 May 2021
Why Adelaide could be an ‘investor’s dream’
It’s not easy to find a gem in today’s market, especially one that is affordable and a sensible investment, but one agent believes Adelaide is the place to look if...
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Auctions back up read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 May 2021
Auctions back up: 2nd-busiest auction week for 2021
With a continuous increase in auction volumes, clearance rates trended lower over the past week, new data has revealed.
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May could be the beginning of the end for housing pricing boom read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 10 May 2021
May could be the beginning of the end for housing pricing boom
Experts have suggested that recent growth in prices could mark the peak of the pandemic bounceback for the housing market. 
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