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Hotspots • 07 Apr 2023

Building surveyor’s mistakes highlight high cost of noncompliance

A Western Australian building surveyor has received a second set of fines and an order to complete further education after multiple breaches were found across several...

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Hotspots • 06 Apr 2023

Rents are surging across the country in 2023

Following a slowdown at the end of 2022, new data from CoreLogic and PropTrack indicates a reacceleration of rental growth occurred during the first three months of the...

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Hotspots • 06 Apr 2023

New home loans at GFC lows as supply crunch worsens

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) rate hiking cycle has compounded the nation’s housing stock woes as home owners continue their market retreat.

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Hotspots • 06 Apr 2023

Can investors be enticed back to WA?

A worrying trend is keeping a steady pace in Western Australia, with the number of rental properties continuing to decline.

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Hotspots • 06 Apr 2023

Price growth categorises SA’s Q1 2023

Home values in the state rose slightly during the opening three months of the new year according to new research from the Real Estate Institute of South Australia...

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Hotspots • 04 Apr 2023

2,500+ house contracts in the lurch after building company collapse

More than 1,700 home builds have stopped and nearly 800 contracts for builds that had not yet commenced are in the lurch following the collapse of one of Australia’s...

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Hotspots • 04 Apr 2023

Market outlook points to steady recovery in 2024: Knight Frank

While a rebound is not likely in the cards for the country’s property market this year, a new report predicts the sector will find the spring back in its step in 2024...

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Hotspots • 04 Apr 2023

Australian home values grow for the first time in 10 months

Following an easing of the downturn at the beginning of the new year, Australia’s home values rose 0.6 per cent in March, according to CoreLogic.

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Hotspots • 04 Apr 2023

Is it time to ‘unbundle’ parking spaces from apartments?

With new research indicating Aussies are paying billions for unused parking spaces, experts think it’s time to rethink planning policies to help make housing more...

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Hotspots • 01 Apr 2023

Is migration exacerbating regional Australia’s supply crunch?

Do the nation’s regional hotspots have enough housing to cater to increasing demand?

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