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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Melbourne commercial vacancies reach 20-year high

Melbourne’s fifth and sixth lockdowns have left a toll on the city’s commercial real estate market.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Queensland tops HIA scoreboard

It’s a good time to be a property investor in the Sunshine State.

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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021

Victorian government guarantees rent relief for commercial tenants

Eligible commercial tenants across Victoria will be provided with rent relief as the reintroduction of the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme moves forward in the...

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Finance • 06 AUG 2021

COVID-19 has Australians asking big questions about mortgages, and finding new answers

Digital mortgages are faster and leaner than the alternatives, so why do 80 per cent of Australians still opt for the big banks?

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Hotspots • 06 AUG 2021

Dwelling construction suffers setback but remains high

The ‘HomeBuilder effect’ is fading for the parts of the market where it had the greatest effect.

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Hotspots • 06 AUG 2021

Property market update: Sydney, July 2021

Sydney showed resilience amid a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown, as record-low rates and a steep decline in listings drove house prices up in July. However, experts are...

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Hotspots • 06 AUG 2021

How COVID-19 has changed commercial property

By entrenching flexible work, COVID-19 has changed the way office space is used, while helping industrial property climb into the limelight.

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Hotspots • 05 AUG 2021

Melbourne, Perth drive weekly auction activity

Capital city auction activity is expected to rise over this weekend, with an increase in volumes on the back of strong activity in Melbourne and Perth, new data has...

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Hotspots • 05 AUG 2021

Brisbane property market update July 2021

This article will highlight what has been happening in the Brisbane Property Market during July 2021.

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Hotspots • 05 AUG 2021

Key property trends revealed and how they’re shaping the market

We’ve heard it before – the property market is in rebound, prices are rising, buy now. But how exactly are the elements of the property market moving today and what...