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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.
Busselton, Port Hedland named biggest winners among regional WA markets read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 31 May 2022
Busselton, Port Hedland named biggest winners among regional WA markets
Western Australia’s regional centres saw widespread growth over the first three months of the year, as data from REIWA revealed median house sale prices rose in eight...
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How immigration will drive Australia’s 10-year housing needs read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 27 May 2022
How immigration will drive Australia’s 10-year housing needs
After two years of curtailed arrivals on Australia’s shores, immigration is now picking up steam, and one market watcher says it will set the tone for housing demand...
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How does an economist view Labor’s housing plans? read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 26 May 2022
How does an economist view Labor’s housing plans?
Saturday’s (21 May) federal election brought with it a new government, with the Albanese-led Labor party winning power from the Coalition, bringing with it a raft of...
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Brisbane Hobart read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 26 May 2022
How 5 prime markets are performing mid-2022
As the half-year mark for 2022 approaches, looking at how things have changed since the start of the year can provide some valuable insight into expectations leading...
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Byron Bay read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 25 May 2022
Can regional centres still be considered affordable?
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in hundreds of thousands of Australians swapping their major-city life for regional areas, as the reality of remote working has caused...
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Federal election results read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 21 May 2022
Federal election results revealed: What it means for investors
Australia has voted. Looking forward, here are the policies property purchasers, home owners, and investors can expect from the next government.
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The property policies both major parties are peddling read icon 2 min read
Hotspots • 21 May 2022
The property policies both major parties are peddling
Today’s (21 May) the last day for Australians to vote in the federal election. Here, we’ll be recapping the major property policy platforms of both the Liberal and...
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Brisbane read icon 9 min read
Hotspots • 20 May 2022
Property market update: Brisbane, April 2022
Brisbane remained golden in April, as house values in the city marched higher to hit a new record high. But with a rate hike added to its cocktail of strong market...
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Melbourne read icon 12 min read
Hotspots • 18 May 2022
Property market update: Melbourne, April 2022
Melbourne’s growth plateaued over April and posted its first quarterly decline since the start of the pandemic boom, further dimming the Victorian capital’s...
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Melbourne read icon 1 min read
Hotspots • 18 May 2022
Melbourne’s inner-city rentals on the road to COVID recovery
After a two-year period that saw it become the most locked-down city in the world, Melbourne’s rental market is starting to bounce back from the pains of the...
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