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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.

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Rising rates the cause of halved new home sales: HIA

A new report has blamed the rapid rate cycle for the continued fall in new home sales across the country and warned...
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5 ways the 2023 budget can fix Australia’s housing problem

Australia’s next federal budget, set to be delivered on 9 May 2023, has the potential to unlock and aid the...
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Queensland dominated residential property sales in 2022

Despite the country’s housing sector cooling in 2022, a new report showed one state bucked the trend by recording the...
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Abrupt yearly decline sends Australian residential real estate value spiralling down

In the 12 months to January, Australian dwelling values fell at their sharpest rate since May 2019.
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Sydney renters stay put as vacancy rates hit 9-year low

 Pressure on Sydney’s rental market is showing no signs of easing anytime soon, as new data showed the harbour...
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5 affordable Aussie suburbs offering upside potential

A new report has revealed the nation’s top five cheap investment hotspots, claiming to offer strong capital growth...
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Tasmania’s property market conditions ‘resets’ to pre-pandemic levels

While a state body declared that Tasmania’s real estate market activity has now reset to pre-pandemic levels, it...
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20 suburbs where first home buyers can escape the ‘rent race'

A new study revealed the top 20 suburbs across the country where first home buyers have a higher chance of escaping the...
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City and coastal living costing Aussies more: Domain

New research from Domain has found Australia’s land prices surged over the last few years despite lot sizes...
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Sunshine Coast feels the heat from interstate buyers as virtual inspections ramp up

One Queensland region is now a cut above the rest for buyers looking to buy a property outside state lines, a new...
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New year sees soft start for Australian residential property listings

There were fewer Australian properties listed for sale in January than last December, according to new data from SQM...
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Property leaders cagey on 2023’s first rate hike

As the country reels from yet another cash rate increase, what will the ramifications of the RBA’s latest decision be...
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Aussies aren’t having a bar of affordable housing policies

A new report from the Property Council of Australia (PCA) has revealed the extent of the community’s perspective on...
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Perth, Adelaide emerge as the most competitive rental markets

The new year failed to bring good tidings to renters, as a new report showed that the number of available rental...
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Buyers have turned up the heat again in Brisbane

Quite surprisingly, the start of 2023 has been a lot different to the end of 2022 in the Brisbane property...
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Perth’s property market continues to outperform East Coast amid rate rises: REIWA

While the east coast continued to deal with cooling values at the start of the year — thanks to eight consecutive...
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Expert sheds light on ‘optimistic’ future for the property sector

Despite the market being currently aplomb with less-than-desirable conditions, a leading demographer and media...
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Annual building approvals down 22%: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed several factors were to blame as new home approvals plummeted last...
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ACT invites community feedback on developer regulations

ACT has opened the floor for community and industry professions to provide insight on a new development scheme.
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Could Queensland be the next frontier for commercial property?

The commercial real estate market is shaped by the way Australians live and work, and this includes regional and...
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 Is the real estate market poised for a return to normal?

How will a return to normalcy scenario play out for the property market? According to the executive of a peak real...
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A 2nd Qld council is cracking down on unapproved Airbnbs

Planning regulations require certain properties on Queensland’s popular Sunshine Coast to seek council approval...
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Will Qld’s rental crisis find a turning point in 2023?

Despite Queensland’s vacancy rate inching higher at the end of 2022, a peak real estate body voiced its scepticism...
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Swift return of Chinese students to add immense pressure to rental market

A snap decision by the Chinese government has placed Australia’s desperate need for student accommodation under the...
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The property market downturn has cooled: Corelogic

Australia’s rate of home value price decline has eased, according to the research firm’s home value index (HVI) for...
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