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Hotspots • 29 OCT 2022
Unit values dropped nationwide across September
The decline of the unit market became more widespread in the last quarter, according to CoreLogic’s latest data.
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Finance • 29 OCT 2022
Why investors shouldn’t be overly concerned with interest rates
One Sydney property veteran has urged buyers to widen their financial focus at this time beyond interest rate rises. 
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Finance • 29 OCT 2022
Is another double-whammy rate rise on the way? The banks weigh in
Ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monthly board meeting on Melbourne Cup Day, Australia’s big four banks have forecast where the cash rate will land...
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Hotspots • 28 OCT 2022
Q3 saw auction levels fall to lowest point in 12 months
Coinciding with this week’s update, CoreLogic analysis has revealed that the September quarter was the quietest period for auction activity since the three months...
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Hotspots • 27 OCT 2022
Property market update: Sydney, September 2022
Rate rise pains continued to dig into Sydney’s property market in September, as the city’s dwelling values slid for the ninth straight month. But as market activity...
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Hotspots • 26 OCT 2022
REINSW advises tenant and landlord collaboration in event of flooding
With 14 flood warnings imposed by the Bureau of Meteorology at the time of writing, the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) has released a toolkit that offers guidance...
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Hotspots • 26 OCT 2022
Darwin property prices to get sugar hit from $2.5bn infra spending, expert says
Darwin’s property market is set to get a boost from the significant infrastructure projects and investments across the Northern Territory, according to an expert. 
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Tax & Legal • 25 OCT 2022
Everything you need to know from the 2022–23 budget
With the second government of the year comes the second federal budget for 2022; here is how the first budget of the Albanese government impacts the property sector.
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Hotspots • 25 OCT 2022
10 Sunshine Coast suburbs on the property radar
Here are the suburbs set to hold opportunities for emerging investors.
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Hotspots • 22 OCT 2022
The market has peaked: When and where will the trough cease?
A majority of Australians have now shifted their attention away from how high prices fly to how low they will drop.
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