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Hotspots 15 FEB 2023

Tasmania’s property market conditions ‘resets’ to pre-pandemic levels

While a state body declared that Tasmania’s real estate market activity has now reset to pre-pandemic levels, it...
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Hotspots 15 FEB 2023

20 suburbs where first home buyers can escape the ‘rent race'

A new study revealed the top 20 suburbs across the country where first home buyers have a higher chance of escaping the...
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Finance 14 FEB 2023

4 methods which could reduce your home loan

Even with financial stress growing among many Australian households in the face of rising interest rates and inflation,...
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Hotspots 11 FEB 2023

City and coastal living costing Aussies more: Domain

New research from Domain has found Australia’s land prices surged over the last few years despite lot sizes...
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Hotspots 11 FEB 2023

Sunshine Coast feels the heat from interstate buyers as virtual inspections ramp up

One Queensland region is now a cut above the rest for buyers looking to buy a property outside state lines, a new...
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Hotspots 11 FEB 2023

New year sees soft start for Australian residential property listings

There were fewer Australian properties listed for sale in January than last December, according to new data from SQM...
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Hotspots 10 FEB 2023

Property leaders cagey on 2023’s first rate hike

As the country reels from yet another cash rate increase, what will the ramifications of the RBA’s latest decision be...
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Hotspots 10 FEB 2023

Aussies aren’t having a bar of affordable housing policies

A new report from the Property Council of Australia (PCA) has revealed the extent of the community’s perspective on...
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Hotspots 08 FEB 2023

Perth, Adelaide emerge as the most competitive rental markets

The new year failed to bring good tidings to renters, as a new report showed that the number of available rental...
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Hotspots 08 FEB 2023

Buyers have turned up the heat again in Brisbane

Quite surprisingly, the start of 2023 has been a lot different to the end of 2022 in the Brisbane property...
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Finance 07 FEB 2023

RBA dishes out 2023’s first cash rate decision

Two months after its last meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has delivered its debut cash rate decision of...
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Finance 07 FEB 2023

Expect property price declines of up to 11% in 2023: Report

With interest rate rises weighing on prices, a new outlook report is forecasting property price falls of between 7 and...
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Hotspots 07 FEB 2023

Perth’s property market continues to outperform East Coast amid rate rises: REIWA

While the east coast continued to deal with cooling values at the start of the year — thanks to eight consecutive...
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Hotspots 07 FEB 2023

Expert sheds light on ‘optimistic’ future for the property sector

Despite the market being currently aplomb with less-than-desirable conditions, a leading demographer and media...
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Tax & Legal 04 FEB 2023

Albanese government urged to review property tax systems for economic stability

To ensure Australia’s economy would avoid a recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the...
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Finance 04 FEB 2023

Australia’s interest rate future: When will the RBA cease rate hikes?

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) aggressive, inflation-stemming cash rate hiking cycle has left many Australian...
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Hotspots 04 FEB 2023

Annual building approvals down 22%: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed several factors were to blame as new home approvals plummeted last...
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Hotspots 02 FEB 2023

 Is the real estate market poised for a return to normal?

How will a return to normalcy scenario play out for the property market? According to the executive of a peak real...
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Hotspots 01 FEB 2023

A 2nd Qld council is cracking down on unapproved Airbnbs

Planning regulations require certain properties on Queensland’s popular Sunshine Coast to seek council approval...
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Hotspots 01 FEB 2023

Will Qld’s rental crisis find a turning point in 2023?

Despite Queensland’s vacancy rate inching higher at the end of 2022, a peak real estate body voiced its scepticism...
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Hotspots 01 FEB 2023

Swift return of Chinese students to add immense pressure to rental market

A snap decision by the Chinese government has placed Australia’s desperate need for student accommodation under the...
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Hotspots 01 FEB 2023

The property market downturn has cooled: Corelogic

Australia’s rate of home value price decline has eased, according to the research firm’s home value index (HVI) for...
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Hotspots 31 JAN 2023

Brisbane’s record falls can’t erase rapid pandemic price gains

Just over seven months after prices peaked, the Queensland capital has recorded its swiftest and largest decline ever.
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Hotspots 31 JAN 2023

Billion-dollar markets: Suburbs where buyers spared no expense in 2022

While 2022 proved to be a tumultuous year for the property market, a new report revealed that there were a handful of...
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Hotspots 27 JAN 2023

New residential land sales fell in Q3 2022 despite price declines

Even with land prices affordability growing slightly, HIA-CoreLogic’s latest Residential Land Report for the...
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