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Hotspots • 01 JUN 2023
Queensland’s Warwick a darling pick for sub-$400k investments
The “Rose and Rodeo Capital” has plenty going on — and with the median price of property sitting at a pretty $370,000 as at May 2023 — investors should take...
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Hotspots • 01 JUN 2023
Perth’s top 5 transit-oriented development locations revealed
As train access increasingly shapes Australia’s property landscape, a new report unveiled the top five priority locations for transit-oriented development (TOD) in...
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2023
Why Australians are flocking back to the ‘20-minute neighbourhood’
The cost of living, return of office life and shift in priorities highlighted during lockdowns are driving Australian families back to smaller homes close to convenience...
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2023
Armidale – the university town promising big things for investors
For many years university students have flocked to the northern NSW time with big dreams, and now, strong recent property market performances have attracted droves of...
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2023
Building approvals slide to lowest level in over a decade
Approvals to build new homes fell to the lowest level in 11 years, weighed down by fewer permits for apartment and townhouse buildings.
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2023
Wellard proves itself a property winner in WA
The City of Kwinana’s suburb of Wellard has beat out dozens of other Perth suburbs to gain status as an investor hotspot for the year ahead.
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2023
Aussie apartment yields almost on par with houses
A sustained lack of stock and increasingly rising demand for rentals has seen the gap between median house and unit rents close to $15 per week, according to CoreLogic.
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
SA spotlights future planning with housing supply summit
The Malinauskas government’s A Better Future Housing plan will be a key focus for the hundreds of planning and built environment professionals flocking to the state...
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
Why investors are hunting a piece of the Leppington pie
From farmland to residential hotspot, south-west Sydney’s Leppington is fast becoming a haven for investors in Australia’s most expensive capital city.
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
Geelong reaps the rewards of affordable living
Would-be Melbourne buyers (and investors) are turning to Geelong in droves as they look for more affordable housing and a lower cost of living.
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