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Research • 14 May 2021

Property market update: Melbourne, April 2021

Melbourne stayed the course to recovery in April, despite the Australian property market boom cooling after a scorching ...

Investors are increasingly optimistic about today’s hot market

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Research • 14 May 2021

Investors are increasingly optimistic about today’s hot market

While low interest rates continue to drive demand, affordability constraints and undersupply are starting to dampen the ...

How Labor plans to fix the housing affordability crisis

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Research • 14 May 2021

How Labor plans to fix the housing affordability crisis

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has proposed the creation of a new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund to tackl...

3 MIN READ

Research • 13 May 2021

Buyer’s agents mixed on budget

Feelings are mixed among buyer’s agents when it comes to the property-related measures handed down in this week’s bu...

Buyers brace for third busiest week of auctions

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Research • 13 May 2021

Buyers brace for third busiest week of auctions

Even with slightly lower auctions week-on-week, capital cities are still expected to see the third busiest auction week ...

First home buyers’ optimism dwindles in heating market

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Buying • 13 May 2021

First home buyers’ optimism dwindles in heating market

Supply issues and affordability concerns have dampened the overall mood for first home buyers, although home owners and ...

How will the budget impact the housing market

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Buying • 12 May 2021

How will the budget impact the housing market?

While the 2021 budget included a number of measures relevant to property investors, an expert has questioned whether any...

What will it take for the bank to lift the rates

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Finance • 12 May 2021

What will it take for the bank to lift the rates – and how will it impact property investors?

The stronger than expected recovery outlined in Tuesday’s budget now has leading commenters expecting the RBA could li...

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Tax and legal • 12 May 2021

REIA applauds Frydenberg’s budget

The Real Estate Institute of Australia has looked favourably on the measures handed down in this week’s federal budget...

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Research • 12 May 2021

Gen Z eyes off apartment living

A new survey revealed a generational shift in buyers’ preferences, with the next generation of home buyers seeking che...

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Research • 11 May 2021

NSW, SA snag lion’s share of budget infrastructure spending

NSW, SA and Victoria have snagged the lion’s share of infrastructure spending in the latest federal budget. ...

Labor won’t touch negative gearing for fear of being ‘annihilated’

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Research • 11 May 2021

Labor won’t touch negative gearing for fear of being ‘annihilated’

Labor is said to be hesitant about reintroducing the deletion of negative gearing to its election platform, after losing...

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Research • 11 May 2021

Why Adelaide could be an ‘investor’s dream’

It’s not easy to find a gem in today’s market, especially one that is affordable and a sensible investment, but one ...

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Research • 10 May 2021

Auctions back up: 2nd-busiest auction week for 2021

With a continuous increase in auction volumes, clearance rates trended lower over the past week, new data has revealed. ...

May could be the beginning of the end for housing pricing boom

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Research • 10 May 2021

May could be the beginning of the end for housing pricing boom

Experts have suggested that recent growth in prices could mark the peak of the pandemic bounceback for the housing marke...

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Research • 10 May 2021

Brisbane property market update April 2021

This article will highlight what has been happening in the Brisbane property market during April 2021. ...

Home loan assistance package for single parents announced

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Buying • 10 May 2021

Home loan assistance package for single parents announced

The federal government has announced a new scheme targeted at helping single parents with limited deposits into the hous...

Lending restrictions to blame for undersupply

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Research • 10 May 2021

Lending restrictions to blame for undersupply: PIPA

The current rental undersupply was years in the making – a result of the lending restrictions that were implemented in...

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Research • 7 May 2021

How much of the housing market can you afford?

Aussies can no longer rely on their incomes and savings alone to fund a property purchase, as prices soar and incomes st...

Australian housing market now valued at $8 trillion

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Research • 7 May 2021

Australian housing market now valued at $8 trillion

The Australian dwelling market has reached a new record high, with the total value of residential real estate breaking t...

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12 MONTH GROWTH

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Copacabana

47.55%
Millswood

47.18%
Modbury

46.53%
Blue Bay

46.48%
Lake Cargelligo

46.43%
Berrigan

45.98%
Newington

45.91%
Glenorie

45.02%
Flora Hill

44.42%
Bayswater

44.14%

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Comments

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

JhaiMitchell
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Property market update: Melbourne, April 2021

Investors are increasingly optimistic about today’s hot market