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Research • 29 Jul 2021

Housing market intervention to wipe out growth by 2023

A big four bank has conceded that its earlier property growth forecasts were overly cautious, while predicting that a t...

Less lockdowns lead the way for auction recovery

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Research • 29 Jul 2021

Less lockdowns lead the way for auction recovery

Capital city auction activity is expected to rise over this weekend as some cities see lockdown measures ease, new data ...

Tassie property boosts balance sheet over latest quarter

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Research • 29 Jul 2021

Tassie property boosts balance sheet over latest quarter

Strong buyer and rental demand are continuing to drive prices and rents up across Tasmania, according to the latest data...

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Research • 29 Jul 2021

Cities with the largest gap between house and unit prices revealed

The premium for houses over units has hit record highs as demand for detached houses continues to increase, new research...

How will the lockdown extension impact property?

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Research • 28 Jul 2021

How will the lockdown extension impact property?

The Greater Sydney lockdown will continue for another four weeks, at least, meaning auctions will remain in the online ...

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Research • 28 Jul 2021

Suburbs with the fastest-selling properties revealed

The length of time properties remain on the market has significantly contracted as demand continues to strengthen and su...

CPI increases good news for rate-watchers

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Research • 28 Jul 2021

CPI increases good news for rate-watchers

The latest movements in Australia’s consumer price index suggest that macro-prudential action may be further off than ...

Port Hedland leads property price gains in WA

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Research • 28 Jul 2021

Port Hedland leads property price gains in WA

For the fourth quarter in a row, a majority of Western Australian regional centres have recorded an increase in house pr...

NAB tips price growth for property in 2021

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Research • 27 Jul 2021

NAB tips 19% price growth for property in 2021

One of Australia’s biggest banks has upped their expectations for Australia’s residential housing market, tipping 19...

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Tax and legal • 27 Jul 2021

‘Vital to economic recovery’: Property industry advocates dance on the grave of negative gearing reform

Labor has decided that tinkering with negative gearing and capital gains tax isn’t worth the risk of losing the next e...

Australia’s hottest auction market revealed

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Research • 27 Jul 2021

Australia’s hottest auction market revealed

Australia has clocked its busiest quarter for auctions since December 2017, with 31,605 homes taken to auction across th...

How to shift from a residential to commercial portfolio

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Property management • 27 Jul 2021

How to shift from a residential to commercial portfolio

Many things feel uncertain in the world at the moment, but one thing’s for sure, commercial property is producing some...

NAB bags strongest month of home lending on record

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Research • 26 Jul 2021

NAB bags strongest month of home lending on record

While property prices continue to grow, new research suggests that the government’s current crop of first-home-buyer i...

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Research • 26 Jul 2021

Auctions take a hit as multiple lockdowns persist

Auction volumes and preliminary clearance rates have taken a hit as Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide remain in lockdown. ...

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Finance • 26 Jul 2021

RBA gives APRA’s use of macro tools a tick of approval

Ahead of an expected move to impose tougher lending rules on the banks, the Reserve Bank has looked into previous attemp...

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Buying • 26 Jul 2021

Labor officially dumps Shorten’s negative gearing push

Labor has taken a new stance on tax cuts and negative gearing in time for the next election. ...

This Central Coast suburb will remain ‘white hot’ for the rest of the year

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Research • 23 Jul 2021

This Central Coast suburb will remain ‘white hot’ for the rest of the year

The poster child of the COVID-19 city exodus, Gosford on the Central Coast, is now seeing an uptick in listings, but acc...

Qld rental market hit by ‘the perfect storm’ in Q2

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Research • 23 Jul 2021

Qld rental market hit by ‘the perfect storm’ in Q2

Almost two-thirds of Queensland have recorded their lowest rental vacancy rates since 2010. ...

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Investor stories • 23 Jul 2021

How this investor is turning a marriage breakdown into a fresh opportunity

Despite a marriage breakdown, this property investor is looking to not only rebuild, but expand into commercial property...

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Research • 23 Jul 2021

Property market update: Perth, June 2021

Perth’s property market boom almost grinds to a halt in June, as growth in dwelling values in the Western Australian�...

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Travancore

49.78%
Timboon

49.57%
Dolphin Point

49.51%
Nyah West

49.42%
Preston Beach

49.29%
Newington

48.97%
Killcare Heights

48.89%
Wundowie

48.77%
Homebush

48.44%
Glenside

48.28%

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xray bb
I reckon this is a lot of gov hogwash. I'll wait to I see some action. these resource towns make me nervous and I reckon they'll all fall over once the gvt releases more housing and land -- bad news f...

Resources boom reveals potential new hotspots

daniel mathieson
yep have to agree, its the dimwitted that get startled in the headlights of news negativity. the savvy amongst us will block the ears, pin them back and borrow as much 4 property as they can b4 its to...

Mining boom won't end in two years, says analyst

Craig
This is bad sad news, At the moment the sunshine coast is a group of communities. From beach towns to country acreage to master planned estates, all adding diversity to the region. We will lose this a...

Coastal area's future set to change

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