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Hotspots • 22 JAN 2022

Big spenders buy into luxury residential markets despite pandemic, report shows

The pandemic did not deter high rollers from buying into Australia’s luxury residential market, with a new report revealing that the premium sector performed...

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Finance • 22 JAN 2022

Westpac forecasts higher interests rates: Borrowers warned to brace for higher repayments

Monthly repayments could soon cost borrowers a lot more cash if Westpac’s predictions for rate rises do come to fruition.

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Hotspots • 21 JAN 2022

Aussie sellers see highest level of profitability in a decade

Aussie property vendors are now making $270,000, on average, for every sale, according to a recent study.

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Hotspots • 20 JAN 2022

Top 10 Perth suburbs for price growth

While the overall Perth property market achieved a healthy 13 per cent increase in 2021, a number of Perth suburbs saw gains of more than 25 per cent over the same...

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Hotspots • 20 JAN 2022

The ‘survivorship’ mindset: How to capitalise on NSW rising land values

According to projections from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the value of residential land in NSW has reached $2.67 trillion in the financial year 2021.

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Hotspots • 19 JAN 2022

The best suburbs for property growth in 2022 – Part 2

Growth is currently forecast for these 15 suburbs in the year ahead.

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Hotspots • 18 JAN 2022

Property market update: Melbourne, December 2021

Melbourne capped off a bumpy 2021 with double-digit annual growth, triumphing over gloomy start-of-the-year forecasts. However, the monthly decline in the city’s...

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Hotspots • 18 JAN 2022

7 trends to shape the commercial market in 2022

The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the commercial real estate industry, as it does practically every other business.

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Hotspots • 15 JAN 2022

‘Nearology’ factor pushing double-digit growth in these WA suburbs

Robust activity in Western Australia’s popular suburbs has caused property prices to skyrocket, yet buyers are still willing to pay the price. Here’s why:

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Hotspots • 14 JAN 2022

5 reasons SA property prices could jump 15% in 2022

As open borders boost demand, one network GM expects South Australia to grow by 15 per cent in 2022.