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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2021

Australian residential real estate now valued at over $8 trillion

Residential real estate continues to underpin Australia’s wealth, with the value of residential real estate continuing to climb over the month of July.

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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2021

NSW opens coffers to property owners with land tax relief scheme

Local landlords affected by the lockdown of Greater Sydney can now apply to have their reduced rents converted into tax relief.

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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2021

Pandemic pushes Australia’s industrial property market to new high

Australia’s industrial property market is booming, and investors are scrambling to capitalise on it.

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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2021

Why a winter slowdown shouldn’t deter property investors looking at Perth

Despite a winter slowdown, Perth’s property market continues to grow at record rates.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Auctions take a hit as lockdowns persist

Auction activity has reduced over the week, but the preliminary clearance rate across capital cities has still managed to hold above 75 per cent.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Demand for digital home loans increases amid ‘new normal’

Digital home loan lender Nano has hit the $100-million mark in unconditionally approved loans just over a month since its public launch, marking a new milestone in...

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Melbourne commercial vacancies reach 20-year high

Melbourne’s fifth and sixth lockdowns have left a toll on the city’s commercial real estate market.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Queensland tops HIA scoreboard

It’s a good time to be a property investor in the Sunshine State.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Victorian government guarantees rent relief for commercial tenants

Eligible commercial tenants across Victoria will be provided with rent relief as the reintroduction of the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme moves forward in the...

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Finance • 06 AUG 2021

COVID-19 has Australians asking big questions about mortgages, and finding new answers

Digital mortgages are faster and leaner than the alternatives, so why do 80 per cent of Australians still opt for the big banks?