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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 estate body, it depends on several factors.

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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 before owners transform their dwellings into short-term...

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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 that the Sunshine State’s rental crisis is nearing...

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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 spotlight.

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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 January.

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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 suburbs that managed to cash in 10-digit total...

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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 penultimate quarter of 2022 revealed sales hit record...

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Finance • 27 JAN 2023

Annual inflation balloons to 30-year high

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) consumer price index (CPI) data revealed annual inflation reached its highest point since 1990 last December.

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Hotspots • 27 JAN 2023

6 key real estate trends investors must watch out for in 2023

A mortgage expert weighs in on how trends in 2022 will shape the property market’s landscape this year.