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Hotspots 25 MAY 2021

Sydney: 10k affordable rentals on the way

Changes to planning rules across Sydney are set to benefit lower-income households, with affordable housing on the...

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Hotspots 24 MAY 2021

Property market update: Brisbane, April 2021

Brisbane’s typically slow-moving property market has continued to rapidly grow in April, despite Australia’s most...

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Hotspots 24 MAY 2021

Clearance rates continue to trend lower

Auction clearance rates across combined capital cities have declined for the fifth consecutive week, new data has...

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Hotspots 24 MAY 2021

Victoria’s new builds break boom record

A new record number of detached housing starts are set to begin in Victoria, breaking the numbers achieved during the...

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Hotspots 21 MAY 2021

Regional rents soar as people flee cities

Regional rent values have outpaced the capital city markets by almost three times, a new report has revealed.

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Hotspots 21 MAY 2021

ACT extends land tax exemptions for landlords

In a bid to address rental affordability across Canberra, the ACT government has announced the indefinite extension of...

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Hotspots 20 MAY 2021

Auction activity set for slide

Following recent highs, with the last two weeks being the second and third busiest weeks of 2021, the auction market...

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Hotspots 20 MAY 2021

Westpac introduces a savings buffer for distressed mortgage customers

Westpac is looking to make life a little easier for financially distressed customers by introducing a savings buffer to...

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Hotspots 19 MAY 2021

Small capital cities lead rental growth with double-digit rise

While Sydney and Melbourne’s rental markets continue to struggle, the smaller capital cities are thriving, having...

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Hotspots 19 MAY 2021

Could the ‘outstanding’ 2 per cent deposit scheme break the poverty trap?

The 2 per cent deposit scheme has been widely praised as a way to ‘break generational poverty traps’, two industry...

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Hotspots 18 MAY 2021

Regions continue to outpace cities – but which areas are topping the profit ladder?

Regional markets have continued their winning streak, with property values growing at twice the pace seen across the...

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Hotspots 18 MAY 2021

Are buyers retreating from a burgeoning market?

The property market is continuing to go from strength to strength, but future buying intentions for Australians vary,...

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Hotspots 18 MAY 2021

HomeBuilder adds to construction costs

Housing construction costs have risen for the sixth consecutive quarter as dwelling approvals surge in response to the...

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Hotspots 17 MAY 2021

Early indicators point to a cooling market

Australia’s booming property market is showing early signs of cooling as buyer enquiries drop with the conclusion of...

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Hotspots 17 MAY 2021

Capital cities see lower clearance rates as volumes decline

Auction activity continued to trend lower, clocking a fourth consecutive week-on-week drop in clearance rates...

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Hotspots 17 MAY 2021

Sydney leads capital city price growth

Sydney has reclaimed its crown as one of Australia’s strongest-performing property markets.

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Hotspots 14 MAY 2021

Property market update: Melbourne, April 2021

Melbourne stayed the course to recovery in April, despite the Australian property market boom cooling after a scorching...

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Hotspots 14 MAY 2021

Investors are increasingly optimistic about today’s hot market

While low interest rates continue to drive demand, affordability constraints and undersupply are starting to dampen the...

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Hotspots 14 MAY 2021

How Labor plans to fix the housing affordability crisis

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has proposed the creation of a new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund to...

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Hotspots 13 MAY 2021

Buyer’s agents mixed on budget

Feelings are mixed among buyer’s agents when it comes to the property-related measures handed down in this week’s...

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Hotspots 13 MAY 2021

Buyers brace for third busiest week of auctions

Even with slightly lower auctions week-on-week, capital cities are still expected to see the third busiest auction week...

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Finance 12 MAY 2021

What will it take for the bank to lift the rates – and how will it impact property investors?

The stronger than expected recovery outlined in Tuesday’s budget now has leading commenters expecting the RBA could...

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Tax & Legal 12 MAY 2021

REIA applauds Frydenberg’s budget

The Real Estate Institute of Australia has looked favourably on the measures handed down in this week’s federal...

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Hotspots 12 MAY 2021

Gen Z eyes off apartment living

A new survey revealed a generational shift in buyers’ preferences, with the next generation of home buyers seeking...

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Hotspots 11 MAY 2021

NSW, SA snag lion’s share of budget infrastructure spending

NSW, SA and Victoria have snagged the lion’s share of infrastructure spending in the latest federal budget.

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