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Hotspots • 02 MAY 2023
Home Guarantee Scheme expanded as National Cabinet flags supply increases
Federal Housing Minister Julie Collins announced reforms to the scheme two days after the Prime Minister and state premiers agreed to investigate reforms to boost...
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Hotspots • 29 APR 2023
‘New Rockhampton’ to be formed as Qld braces for population surge
Five new suburbs have been approved in one of South-East Queensland’s largest greenfield growth areas to accommodate future housing needs in the northern Brisbane...
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Hotspots • 29 APR 2023
Government must get serious about NSW housing supply: Tim McKibbin
Australia’s most populated state could face an ongoing housing crisis unless empty government promises become deep commitments, according to the state’s peak real...
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Hotspots • 29 APR 2023
Real estate bodies call for national energy rating scheme
The Property Council of Australia (PCA) and the Green Building Council of Australia are calling for the creation of a single energy performance rating scheme applicable...
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Hotspots • 29 APR 2023
Quarterly home value increases hint at cautious market recovery
For the first time in a year, Australian home prices recorded an increase over the first quarter of the year, with Domain reporting the market’s showing signs of...
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Hotspots • 26 APR 2023
Which suburb saw over 300% capital growth in the last 10 years?
A new report has revealed the suburbs where property owners could potentially cash in on up to 300 per cent value increases — if they bought there in a decade ago. 
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Tax & Legal • 26 APR 2023
Proposed anti-money laundering reforms to make housing transactions more ‘expensive and complex’: REIA
Proposed changes to the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws will do more harm than good to the real estate market, the Real...
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Hotspots • 26 APR 2023
Cairns council scratches controversial investor rate hike
A proposal to charge non-principal places of residence at a higher rate by the popular north Queensland town’s council has been abandoned following intense public and...
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Hotspots • 22 APR 2023
An Investor’s Guide To Vacancy Rates
When you invest in rental properties, finding quality tenants can make the difference between a successful investment and a failure. Vacant properties can be the weak...
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Hotspots • 21 APR 2023
Sydney takes the lead in national industrial rental growth amid low vacancy rates
The NSW capital led the way nationally in terms of industrial rental growth, as low vacancy rates and supply issues supercharged rental prices in the city. 
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