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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Home affordability at its worst level since 2011, report says read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jun 2022
Home affordability at its worst level since 2011, report says
Despite the growth of national property values easing in the last few months, a new report showed that the ability of Australians to afford a home loan is at its lowest...
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Housing prices rise as the rental crisis worsens read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jun 2022
Housing prices rise as the rental crisis worsens
The latest Real Estate Market Facts report from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has found that as house prices in the March quarter rose, national dwelling...
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Melbourne read icon 14 min read
Hotspots • 18 Jun 2022
Property market update: Melbourne, May 2022
Melbourne’s property values retreated in May, as the Victorian capital began to feel the sting of rising rates and the city’s market dynamics continually shifted...
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Arjun Paliwal read icon 4 min read
Hotspots • 17 Jun 2022
10 Aussie regions where rents are set to skyrocket
With Australia’s rental crisis only set to worsen, one researcher is expecting certain suburbs to see rents surge by up to $5,000 over 2022 and 2023.
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Property markets to get ‘sugar hit’ from supply crunch, policy interventions – experts read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 16 Jun 2022
Property markets to get ‘sugar hit’ from supply crunch, policy interventions – experts
While most home buyers breathed a sigh of relief from a sooner-than-expected market downturn, experts claim that a persisting housing supply shortage and potential...
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5 common property investment mistakes every beginner investor should avoid read icon 5 min read
Hotspots • 16 Jun 2022
5 common property investment mistakes every beginner investor should avoid
Are you thinking of investing in real estate? Here are common mistakes every beginner investor should avoid. 
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Pleasing first steps need further action for complete cladding safety read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 15 Jun 2022
Pleasing first steps need further action for complete cladding safety
Five years after flames tore through the Grenfell Tower in West London, killing 72 people, the Strata Community Association (SCA) says action taken across Australia to...
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worst housing markets for investment read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 14 Jun 2022
Australia’s 5 worst housing markets for investment
Over the last two years, the Australian property market, and its booming prices, has been an investor’s dream – but not all suburbs are created equal. A new report...
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Home values experience swiftest decline read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 14 Jun 2022
Home values experience swiftest decline in 33 years
New analysis of Australian home price growth by PropTrack has revealed that house prices in the nation’s capitals have experienced their fastest slowdown since...
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Property market update Sydney read icon 12 min read
Hotspots • 09 Jun 2022
Property market update: Sydney, May 2022
Sydney ended autumn on a gloomy note, as the harbour city’s dwelling values took a nosedive in May and led other capitals in what experts claim to be the start of the...
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