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Hotspots • 04 MAY 2022
National housing value gains slowest since 2020
CoreLogic’s Home Value Index (HVI) has recorded its lowest monthly growth since October 2020, impacted by the slowing growth of two of the nation’s largest...
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Finance • 03 MAY 2022
RBA hands down much-awaited May cash rate
The Reserve Bank of Australia has released its cash rate for May amid wide speculation this would be the month to break the record low that has been held since November...
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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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