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Hotspots 16 JUL 2021

Meet the regional suburb that’s beating out Perth’s hotspots

A coastal suburb is winning the attention of buyers over Western Australia’s metropolitan and regional hubs.

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Hotspots 16 JUL 2021

Property market update: Brisbane, June 2021

Brisbane’s strong price growth continued into winter, as market activity in the Sunshine State capital remained...

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Hotspots 16 JUL 2021

‘World-leading’ construction assurance tool in the works

A new tool will help determine the quality and trustworthiness of NSW residential buildings.

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Hotspots 15 JUL 2021

Auction volumes set for 15% climb

After weeks of subdued activity, capital cities are set to see a double-digit rise in auction volumes over the week,...

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Hotspots 15 JUL 2021

Spring market set to be ‘fantastic’ as appraisals surge 30%

In a show of confidence for Australian real estate, property appraisals are up over 34 per cent year-on-year for one...

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Hotspots 15 JUL 2021

Australia’s least populated cities are now the fastest-growing

Canberra, Hobart and Darwin led the annual price growth in Australia, recording double-digit rises over the year, new...

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Hotspots 15 JUL 2021

More than 1 in 3 Aussie properties cheaper to buy than rent

Having a mortgage is even more likely to be cheaper than renting than it was pre-pandemic, new research has revealed.

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Hotspots 14 JUL 2021

Macro-prudential action likely this year, ANZ predicts

ANZ researchers have suggested that those looking for an indicator of whether the financial regulators will act on...

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Finance 14 JUL 2021

Banks asked to prepare for negative interest rates

Banks have been told to draft plans to deal with the possibility of zero or negative interest rates by April 2022, with...

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Hotspots 14 JUL 2021

Rents surge as rental vacancy rates hit 10-year low

Rental markets are tightening, with the national residential rental vacancy rate said to have hit its lowest level...

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Hotspots 14 JUL 2021

Are you eligible for the COVID-19 landlord support grants?

The NSW government has announced a moratorium on evictions as part of its financial rescue package, but has promised...

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Hotspots 13 JUL 2021

Would house prices be better in a no-COVID world?

Pre-COVID-19, house prices across Australia’s major capital cities were already expected to enter a cyclical upswing...

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Hotspots 13 JUL 2021

1 in 5 capital city residents looking to leave

Muval’s new migration index suggests that Australians aren’t done with capital cities.

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Hotspots 12 JUL 2021

Perth’s top 10 fastest-growing suburbs revealed

The Western Australian capital now boasts 10 suburbs where median price growth exceeded 25 per cent in 2020.

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Hotspots 12 JUL 2021

The standout performers of Brisbane’s real estate market revealed

Brisbane has seen a swift recovery from the pandemic, with sellers and buyers said to have whiplash as property prices...

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Hotspots 12 JUL 2021

Young renters cry out against ‘lack of respect’ in rental market

Young Australians have expressed dismay over the perceived discrimination within the rental market as the wealth divide...

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Hotspots 12 JUL 2021

COVID fails to stop auction market success

Preliminary auction clearance rates across combined capital cities have continued to improve even with volumes...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2021

Online auctions give way to interstate buyers

With the pandemic pushing the real estate industry online, many vendors now get the chance to cast a wider net.

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2021

The two most resilient property markets in Australia revealed

Despite economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19, two Sydney markets have seen strong growth that could be traced back...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2021

Lockdowns affect property markets in 4 distinct ways, new research shows

With state-based lockdowns coming back as a new COVID-19 variant entered Australia, how will the property market fare...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2021

Property market update: Melbourne, June 2021

Melbourne’s property market remained hot amid the winter season, as the Victorian capital saw another month of solid...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2021

Auction volumes edge up slightly amid prolonged Sydney lockdown

Capital city auction markets are slowly recovering after localised lockdowns sent volumes spiraling a week earlier.

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2021

Property sales soared by over 60% in H1

Property sales have soared by over 60 per cent compared with recent years in what has been hailed a testament to the...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2021

Bumper rental yields across capital cities revealed

Rental markets continue their strong growth in prices for landlords over the last quarter, although the ranking of...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2021

10 high-performing suburbs where prices are adding $50k per month

Australia’s housing market continues to rise in value, but the benefits of that rise are rarely distributed equally....

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