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Hotspots 15 MAR 2021

Auction volumes rise to second highest number annually

Capital cities witnessed over 2,200 homes taken to auction over the past week, with clearance rates rising close to 20...

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Hotspots 12 MAR 2021

Property market update: Melbourne, February 2021

Against a backdrop of surging national property values, Melbourne’s housing market continued to stage a comeback in...

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Hotspots 12 MAR 2021

Is now the right time to sell your property?

Australia’s housing market is currently in one of the strongest growth phases on record, but is now a safe time to...

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Hotspots 12 MAR 2021

New home sales soar with one state blowing past expectations

New home sales in the three months to February trumped last year’s figures by 60.5 per cent, as the government’s...

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2021

How this investor turned his dud buys into a $4m portfolio

Investor Chris Panic’s first foray into property investing landed him a dud buy, but that did not discourage him from...

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2021

What is the average house price around Australia?

With the country rapidly recovering from the impacts of COVID-19, house and unit prices have picked up across the...

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2021

International students key to unlocking Perth’s CBD revival

The Property Council of Western Australia is demanding government support to reactivate Perth’s reputation as a...

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2021

Where to find the highest rental yields

Wondering which city will earn you the highest rental yield?

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2021

Tensions emerge as house prices continue to rise

A strong economic backdrop has led to a near 10-year high in consumer confidence, but evidence of tensions in the...

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Hotspots 10 MAR 2021

RBA puts to rest rate rise chatter and washes hands of house price boom

The Reserve Bank of Australia has put to rest chatter among investors that conditions for a higher cash rate could be...

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Hotspots 10 MAR 2021

Adelaide’s new hotspot region revealed

Despite a turbulent 2020, Adelaide’s property market remained largely resilient and welcomed the new year with strong...

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Finance 10 MAR 2021

Changing policy only way to slow housing market’s ‘up-crash’

Australia’s booming property market could be slowed through the use of regulatory powers rather than a central bank...

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Hotspots 10 MAR 2021

Why a 4pm Friday knock-off could spell good news for property

As COVID restrictions start to ease, Melburnians are being encouraged to “play, stay and spend time” in the city in...

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Hotspots 10 MAR 2021

House and rent prices rise across most of Australia

The weighted average capital city median price for both houses and other dwellings surged over the December quarter,...

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Hotspots 09 MAR 2021

Rental housing crisis descends upon 6 capital city markets

Vacancy rates across six of Australia’s capital cities are at extremely tight levels, prompting a rental housing...

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Hotspots 09 MAR 2021

Gen Z investors pick holiday towns over city suburbs

Holiday locations are gaining investment appeal as local travel booms on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hotspots 09 MAR 2021

6 metrics to consider when researching property

Property research can be daunting, especially for first-timers, but two property gurus and self-proclaimed data nerds...

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Hotspots 09 MAR 2021

The 7 regions where women own more properties than men

There are only seven SA4 regions in Australia where women own more properties than men, with the gender pay gap...

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Hotspots 08 MAR 2021

Top tips for preparing a home for sale

In an active seller’s market, how can home owners make their properties shine and ultimately maximise profits?

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Hotspots 08 MAR 2021

Property market update: Sydney, February 2021

Property prices across the country rose at the fastest rate in 17 years, with Sydney leading the charge. While the...

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Hotspots 08 MAR 2021

Can investors safely return to the rental market?

Rental demand saw a significant decline in 2020 as COVID-19 impacted the property market. Is the tide about to turn?

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Hotspots 08 MAR 2021

1 in 3 home owners ready to hit the market

More than one in three home owners are planning to sell their house over the next five years as Aussies increasingly...

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Hotspots 05 MAR 2021

4 lessons from 4 commercial property deals

Rethink Investing’s Scott O’Neill looks back at his most recent commercial property deals and pinpoints valuable...

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Hotspots 05 MAR 2021

Investor activity too low to yield market disruption, expert says

While new data points to a resurrection in the number of investors entering the housing market, the share of investors...

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Hotspots 05 MAR 2021

High-end capital city markets lead property upswing

Amid the most recent recession in Australia, high-end capital city markets have outpaced growth in other areas, a new...