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Hotspots • 01 FEB 2023
Will Qld’s rental crisis find a turning point in 2023?
Despite Queensland’s vacancy rate inching higher at the end of 2022, a peak real estate body voiced its scepticism that the Sunshine State’s rental crisis is nearing...
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Hotspots • 01 FEB 2023
Swift return of Chinese students to add immense pressure to rental market
A snap decision by the Chinese government has placed Australia’s desperate need for student accommodation under the spotlight.
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Hotspots • 01 FEB 2023
The property market downturn has cooled: Corelogic
Australia’s rate of home value price decline has eased, according to the research firm’s home value index (HVI) for January.
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Hotspots • 31 JAN 2023
Brisbane’s record falls can’t erase rapid pandemic price gains
Just over seven months after prices peaked, the Queensland capital has recorded its swiftest and largest decline ever.
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Hotspots • 31 JAN 2023
Billion-dollar markets: Suburbs where buyers spared no expense in 2022
While 2022 proved to be a tumultuous year for the property market, a new report revealed that there were a handful of suburbs that managed to cash in 10-digit total...
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Hotspots • 27 JAN 2023
New residential land sales fell in Q3 2022 despite price declines
Even with land prices affordability growing slightly, HIA-CoreLogic’s latest Residential Land Report for the penultimate quarter of 2022 revealed sales hit record...
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Finance • 27 JAN 2023
Annual inflation balloons to 30-year high
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) consumer price index (CPI) data revealed annual inflation reached its highest point since 1990 last December.
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Hotspots • 27 JAN 2023
6 key real estate trends investors must watch out for in 2023
A mortgage expert weighs in on how trends in 2022 will shape the property market’s landscape this year. 
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Hotspots • 25 JAN 2023
Trio of beachside suburbs mark Melbourne’s top performers
Melbourne’s waterfront suburbs continue to enjoy strong gains in 2022, with three beachside locations claiming the top three spots for house price growth. 
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Hotspots • 25 JAN 2023
Return to capital cities will continue driving rental crunch in 2023, report shows
Australians and overseas migrants are returning to major cities, causing rental supply to slump and competition for vacant listings to heat up, a new report showed.
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