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Hotspots • 18 FEB 2023
Rising rates the cause of halved new home sales: HIA
A new report has blamed the rapid rate cycle for the continued fall in new home sales across the country and warned more declines will come. 
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Tax & Legal • 17 FEB 2023
It’s time for NSW landlords to have their say
A new Real Estate of NSW (REINSW) campaign aims to bring balance to the housing crisis.
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Hotspots • 16 FEB 2023
Queensland dominated residential property sales in 2022
Despite the country’s housing sector cooling in 2022, a new report showed one state bucked the trend by recording the highest number of residential sales settlements...
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Hotspots • 15 FEB 2023
Abrupt yearly decline sends Australian residential real estate value spiralling down
In the 12 months to January, Australian dwelling values fell at their sharpest rate since May 2019.
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Hotspots • 15 FEB 2023
Sydney renters stay put as vacancy rates hit 9-year low
 Pressure on Sydney’s rental market is showing no signs of easing anytime soon, as new data showed the harbour city’s vacancy rate hit its lowest level since...
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Hotspots • 15 FEB 2023
5 affordable Aussie suburbs offering upside potential
A new report has revealed the nation’s top five cheap investment hotspots, claiming to offer strong capital growth prospects for a lower fee.
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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 highlighted that a “new set of norms” has also...
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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 “rent race” by getting into their own home.
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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, there are methods to relieve these pains.
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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 shrinking.
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