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Hotspots 19 MAR 2021

WA’s top regional rental markets revealed

Regional centres in Western Australia are enjoying increasing interest, with several areas toppling Perth’s...

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Hotspots 19 MAR 2021

Things you need to consider when buying a recently renovated property

A buyer’s agent has raised an alarm against buyers who are choosing to skip building reports in the current market,...

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Hotspots 19 MAR 2021

Why childcare centres are a hot commodity

Childcare centres are the new service station, according to a commercial real estate agent.

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Hotspots 19 MAR 2021

Perth office market set for an uphill recovery

Perth’s office market has struggled to rebound from the impacts of the pandemic due to unoccupied stock despite...

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Hotspots 19 MAR 2021

Improving labour market to aid property recovery

Rising employment across Australia could spur investor confidence and further boost the already strong house prices, an...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2021

Buyers urged to treat auctions like a typical negotiation

Property investors are being urged to treat an auction like any other negotiation, with buyers encouraged to do their...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2021

Affordability crisis tipped to continue, but is the future bleak?

Moody’s is tipping housing affordability to remain on a downward spiral in 2021, as prices swell and wage growth...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2021

Property sales volumes soar in 2021

Home sales volumes are over 30 per cent higher than they were a year ago, with new supply set to boost activity further...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2021

Why agents are fast-tracking auctions

High demand across some markets has prompted agents to shorten auction campaigns. How can this strategy benefit both...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2021

Hot property: The biggest stories this week 6

As we march towards the nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s a sense of optimism in the air: Here are...

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Hotspots 18 MAR 2021

Tasmania hones in on encouraging property market growth

The Tasmanian government is supporting property market recovery with several key changes and initiatives, including...

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Hotspots 17 MAR 2021

The 4 reasons why foreign buyer interest has picked up in Australia

There are four key drivers of foreign buyer activity in the Australian property market, new research has found.

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Finance 17 MAR 2021

Certificates of title to go digital

The New South Wales government is proposing a new reform set to revolutionise the state’s processing of certificates...

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Hotspots 17 MAR 2021

Australia’s residential dwellings now valued at $7,724.4bn

The total value of Australian residential dwellings saw its strongest rise in four years, according to new figures from...

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Hotspots 17 MAR 2021

Melbourne keeps Asian investor confidence

Despite the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and investment markets, the Melbourne commercial property market has...

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Hotspots 17 MAR 2021

Mortgage delinquency rates to improve by end of 2021

Delinquency rates are expected to improve as economic momentum builds, but not before taking a hit on the first half of...

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Hotspots 16 MAR 2021

Top 10 Aussie cities foreign buyers are enquiring about

New research has identified the top 10 Australian cities foreign property buyers have their eye on.

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Finance 16 MAR 2021

‘Auction frenzy’ fuelling Vic property market

The number of homes going under the hammer in the Victorian property market has only added to rising demand, with more...

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Hotspots 16 MAR 2021

Top-selling auction suburbs in Victoria

After bearing the brunt of the impact of COVID-19 last year, the Victorian property market continues on a recovery...

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Hotspots 16 MAR 2021

Melbourne, Sydney continue struggle towards rental market recovery

While the national residential rental vacancy rate has remained steady, Melbourne and Sydney are still struggling...

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Hotspots 16 MAR 2021

Why men own more properties than women

As of January 2021, Australian men own over 3 per cent more properties than women, according to a new report.

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Hotspots 15 MAR 2021

NSW rental stock continues decline as Sydneysiders go west

The continuation of Sydneysiders leaving the big smoke for other parts of NSW has once again firmed up rental stock in...

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Hotspots 15 MAR 2021

Competition pushes homes $50k above first offers

Nationwide, final bids are up almost $50k on the first offers being made, thanks to a boom in qualified buyers and...

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Finance 15 MAR 2021

Will changing lending laws see a debt disaster?

A soaring property market combined with a federal government looking to wind back safe lending laws is set to spell a...

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Hotspots 15 MAR 2021

The WA location where rentals are spending just 11 days vacant

A number of regional centres have surpassed Perth in terms of the fastest median leasing time, with the city of...

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