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Finance 30 APR 2021

Home loan demand continues to soar

Record-low interest rates and strong house price growth is leading to surging mortgage applications, new research has...

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Hotspots 30 APR 2021

Why regional markets will continue to soar post-stimulus packages

Australia’s regional property market is tipped to continue its strong growth into 2023, despite government stimulus...

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Hotspots 30 APR 2021

Property market update: Perth, March 2021

Perth’s property market made a strong showing in March, as solid demand fuelled greater than expected gains over the...

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Finance 29 APR 2021

Why you need to exercise caution in a low-rate environment

Investors are returning to the market following a nine-month-long hiatus, a mortgage broker has hinted.

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Hotspots 29 APR 2021

Melbourne becomes a million-dollar median city

Houses in metro Melbourne have surpassed a median value of $1 million for the first time, jumping by as much as 8.8 per...

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Tax & Legal 29 APR 2021

Property industry welcomes overhaul of super performance test

The property industry has welcomed the government’s announced overhaul of the superannuation performance test, which...

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Hotspots 29 APR 2021

Sydney and Melbourne reap benefits of increased demand for industrial property

The industrial property sector appears to be booming across Australia’s two biggest cities on the back of an...

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Finance 28 APR 2021

Rate of inflation disappoints, silencing interest rate doomsayers

Speculation that the likelihood of rising March quarter inflation data would signal the prospect of interest rate rises...

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Hotspots 28 APR 2021

National house prices break 18-year record

Building on the post-pandemic recovery trend, national house prices saw the steepest quarterly increase in almost 18...

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Tax & Legal 28 APR 2021

Buyers' agents receive key legal recognition in NSW

Buyers’ agents have been formally recognised in NSW’s Residential Conveyancing Protocol for the role they play in...

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Hotspots 28 APR 2021

Newcastle’s industrial market sees surge in demand

The Newcastle and Hunter Region’s industrial property market has continued to attract swelling demand driven mostly...

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Hotspots 28 APR 2021

Victoria leads on loan commitments and construction work done: CommSec

The latest State of the States report has shown that Victoria leads the country for home loan commitments and...

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Hotspots 28 APR 2021

Perth sales boom slows as supply improves

Perth’s sales activity has continued its growth trajectory, albeit at a slower pace compared with the first...

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Hotspots 27 APR 2021

Big 4 tips price growth to slow based on 4 key reasons

Despite remaining bullish on Australia’s housing outlook, a big four bank has tipped that affordability pressures and...

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Tax & Legal 27 APR 2021

Whither Australian residential property investors if the government goes radical?

The New Zealand government has taken extraordinary steps to curb runaway property prices, and it’s not inconceivable...

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Hotspots 27 APR 2021

Highest-yielding suburbs in Australia’s capital cities revealed

With national rents surging at the fastest pace in 14 years, certain areas are performing much better than others as...

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Hotspots 27 APR 2021

WA’s industrial property market driving Australia’s economic growth

With confidence returning and the jobs market rebounding, Western Australia is believed to be at the forefront of...

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Hotspots 27 APR 2021

17-month stays now the norm in Sydney

Recent data has revealed that most NSW tenants are vacating rental properties within just 500 days.

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Hotspots 27 APR 2021

Top yields revealed: Rents grow at fastest pace since 2007

Housing rents are rising at the fastest pace since 2007, but experts are warning that rental conditions around the...

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Tax & Legal 26 APR 2021

The common mistakes property investors make when filing tax returns

Many property owners miss out on potential tax deductions. Here are the common mistakes investors make when filing...

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Hotspots 26 APR 2021

NT’s property market heats up following 5-year slump

Following a five-year reign of the “most depressed” property market the Northern Territory has seen in decades,...

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Hotspots 26 APR 2021

Capital city auctions start to cool

The latest auction data has revealed a decline in auction volumes and clearance rates following weeks of rebound.

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Tax & Legal 23 APR 2021

Investment sweeteners safe in pre-election budget

With a pre-election budget just around the corner, property investors are confident certain tax breaks won’t be...

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Hotspots 23 APR 2021

Western Sydney on the verge of further expansion as prices soar

Significant growth is tipped for Western Sydney, driven by low interest rates, new infrastructure and confident...

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Tax & Legal 23 APR 2021

Governments must step in on stamp duty: CEO

It’s the low interest rate environment that has ensured the property market has continued its boom-time run,...

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