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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Buyers urged to treat auctions like a typical negotiation read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Mar 2021
Buyers urged to treat auctions like a typical negotiation
Property investors are being urged to treat an auction like any other negotiation, with buyers encouraged to do their due diligence prior to its beginning.
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Affordability crisis tipped to continue, but is the future bleak? read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Mar 2021
Affordability crisis tipped to continue, but is the future bleak?
Moody’s is tipping housing affordability to remain on a downward spiral in 2021, as prices swell and wage growth stalls.
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Property sales volumes soar in 2021 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Mar 2021
Property sales volumes soar in 2021
Home sales volumes are over 30 per cent higher than they were a year ago, with new supply set to boost activity further in the coming months.
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Why agents are fast-tracking auctions read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Mar 2021
Why agents are fast-tracking auctions
High demand across some markets has prompted agents to shorten auction campaigns. How can this strategy benefit both buyers and sellers?
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The biggest stories this week read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 Mar 2021
Hot property: The biggest stories this week 6
As we march towards the nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s a sense of optimism in the air: Here are the biggest property stories of the week.
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Tasmania read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Mar 2021
Tasmania hones in on encouraging property market growth
The Tasmanian government is supporting property market recovery with several key changes and initiatives, including measures to help meet demand for rental properties.
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foreign buyer interest read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Mar 2021
The 4 reasons why foreign buyer interest has picked up in Australia
There are four key drivers of foreign buyer activity in the Australian property market, new research has found.
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residential dwellings read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Mar 2021
Australia’s residential dwellings now valued at $7,724.4bn
The total value of Australian residential dwellings saw its strongest rise in four years, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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Melbourne keeps Asian investor confidence read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Mar 2021
Melbourne keeps Asian investor confidence
Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and investment markets, the Melbourne commercial property market has successfully kept its status as an “investment safe...
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Mortgage delinquency rates read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 17 Mar 2021
Mortgage delinquency rates to improve by end of 2021
Delinquency rates are expected to improve as economic momentum builds, but not before taking a hit on the first half of the year.
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