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Finance • 29 APR 2022
CommBank leads the charge for green lending
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has broken new ground by announcing it will be implementing green home loans.
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Finance • 29 APR 2022
Inflation surge to further sour home ownership dreams – REIA
As the latest inflation data bolstered the case for a pre-election rate hike, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) rang the alarm over a looming housing...
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Hotspots • 29 APR 2022
Property market update: Perth, March 2022
The reopening of Western Australia’s borders gave Perth’s property market its second wind in March, as the city saw a boost in monthly growth amid Australia’s...
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Hotspots • 28 APR 2022
Cost of living shortens rental availability, REINSW says
Cost-of-living increases have been attributed as a key factor behind NSW’s low residential vacancy rates, the REINSW finds.
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Finance • 27 APR 2022
Price drops set for 2023: NAB
The bank has doubled down on its prediction that house prices will decline by 10 per cent in 2023.
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Hotspots • 27 APR 2022
Property market update: Brisbane, March 2022
The recent flooding disaster failed to break Brisbane’s strong stride, as the city posted another month of solid gains to reclaim its title as the fastest-growing...
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Hotspots • 27 APR 2022
10 of Perth’s biggest bargain suburbs
According to new information released by REIWA, a strong year of price growth for Perth’s property market has not reduced the city’s housing affordability. 
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Hotspots • 26 APR 2022
Property market update: Melbourne, March 2022
The autumn season didn’t bring just a chill in the air, but to Melbourne’s property market too – as the city’s dwelling values fell in March. As the factors...
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Hotspots • 26 APR 2022
20 affordable suburbs within commuting distance of capital cities
The cost of housing versus the distance you have to spend commuting to your workplace is an equation most Australians will have grappled with at some point in their...
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Finance • 23 APR 2022
Major bank says inflationary pressures on the way up
Westpac predicts core inflation will rise to 4 per cent in the second half of 2022.
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