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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
10 sub-$500k markets set to soar in Perth in 2023 read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 06 Dec 2022
10 sub-$500k markets set to soar in Perth in 2023
Established suburbs with a median house price below $500,000 will be the big winners of the West Australian property market over the next 12 months, according to a local...
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‘Still a lot of work to be done’: REIQ responds to government initiatives for housing crisis read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 03 Dec 2022
‘Still a lot of work to be done’: REIQ responds to government initiatives for housing crisis
While the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) lauded the initiatives recently outlined by the state government to address the housing crisis, it argues that...
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Spring’s end brings deeper price declines: Report read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 02 Dec 2022
Spring’s end brings deeper price declines: Report
Green shoots of hope of a market rebound brought on by the softer fall in prices in October were dashed in November, as a new report showed property value declines...
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Busselton, Bunbury named top-performers among WA regional markets read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 30 Nov 2022
Busselton, Bunbury named top-performers among WA regional markets
Western Australia’s regional centres continued to deliver solid growth over three months to September, with the south-west markets of Busselton and Bunbury notching...
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Changing days-on-market trend deals buyers and sellers upper hand read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 30 Nov 2022
Changing days-on-market trend deals buyers and sellers upper hand
Changes in market conditions, particularly the fear-of-missing-out sentiment (FOMO) dissipating over the year, have reshaped the days-on-market trend in capital cities...
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LocalAgentFinder experiences record year thanks to surging investor usage read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 26 Nov 2022
LocalAgentFinder experiences record year thanks to surging investor usage
The comparison site has experienced a 30 per cent increase in property investors in the 12 months to November 2022 when compared to the same period last year.
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Almost 1m households to face housing stress in 2 decades read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 26 Nov 2022
Almost 1m households to face housing stress in 2 decades
Almost 1 million households may face housing stress unless there is a boost in community housing, a new report revealed.
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‘A blessing and a curse’: How pandemic migration is shaping Geelong read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 26 Nov 2022
‘A blessing and a curse’: How pandemic migration is shaping Geelong
A major silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was the increased love Australian regional locations received from out-of-area migrants. But what impact has this had on...
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Million-dollar markets whittled down by rising rates: CoreLogic read icon 3 min read
Hotspots • 25 Nov 2022
Million-dollar markets whittled down by rising rates: CoreLogic
Australia’s property million-dollar club has shrunk considerably in the last six months, as the weight of rising inflation, consecutive rate hikes and falling property...
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‘Key efficiencies’ missing from stamp duty policy read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 24 Nov 2022
‘Key efficiencies’ missing from stamp duty policy
The new First Home Buyer Choice policy could add upwards pressure to housing demand, according to CoreLogic’s head of research.
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