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Hotspots • 31 May 2023

Why Australians are flocking back to the ‘20-minute neighbourhood’

The cost of living, return of office life and shift in priorities highlighted during lockdowns are driving Australian families back to smaller homes close to convenience...

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Hotspots • 31 May 2023

Armidale – the university town promising big things for investors

For many years university students have flocked to the northern NSW time with big dreams, and now, strong recent property market performances have attracted droves of...

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Hotspots • 31 May 2023

‘Balanced’ WA rental reforms earn state body’s thumbs up

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) has lauded the West Australian government’s rental reforms for “striking the right balance” between the...

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Hotspots • 31 May 2023

Building approvals slide to lowest level in over a decade

Approvals to build new homes fell to the lowest level in 11 years, weighed down by fewer permits for apartment and townhouse buildings.

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Hotspots • 31 May 2023

Wellard proves itself a property winner in WA

The City of Kwinana’s suburb of Wellard has beat out dozens of other Perth suburbs to gain status as an investor hotspot for the year ahead.

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Hotspots • 31 May 2023

Aussie apartment yields almost on par with houses

A sustained lack of stock and increasingly rising demand for rentals has seen the gap between median house and unit rents close to $15 per week, according to CoreLogic.

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Hotspots • 29 May 2023

SA spotlights future planning with housing supply summit

The Malinauskas government’s A Better Future Housing plan will be a key focus for the hundreds of planning and built environment professionals flocking to the state...

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Hotspots • 29 May 2023

Why investors are hunting a piece of the Leppington pie

From farmland to residential hotspot, south-west Sydney’s Leppington is fast becoming a haven for investors in Australia’s most expensive capital city.

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Hotspots • 29 May 2023

Geelong reaps the rewards of affordable living

Would-be Melbourne buyers (and investors) are turning to Geelong in droves as they look for more affordable housing and a lower cost of living.

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Hotspots • 29 May 2023

Cash rates and consumer sentiment to define Australia’s chilly months

With the final week of autumn drawing to a slow conclusion, CoreLogic’s Tim Lawless runs an eye over the national property market’s prospects as the winter chill...

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