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Finance • 18 FEB 2022
Home loan affordability plummeted to a record low in 2021
A non-bank lender has reported that 2021 was “the worst year on record” for home loan affordability.
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Hotspots • 17 FEB 2022
Top 10 Adelaide suburbs for price growth in 2021
The Real Estate Institute of South Australia (REISA) has recently released data for the December 2021 quarter that clearly shows it’s one of the top markets to watch.
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Hotspots • 17 FEB 2022
NSW rental property market begins to regain lost ground
Residential rental vacancy rates are improving in NSW, according to a January 2022 report of the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW).
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Hotspots • 16 FEB 2022
How did Sydney and Melbourne retail markets respond to pandemic woes?
Short-term stability in Sydney and Melbourne’s retail markets is expected over the coming months, as the two capital cities strive to stay optimistic.
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Hotspots • 16 FEB 2022
Will Aussies continue swiping right for regional living in 2022?
It has been two years since Aussies’ love for regional areas blossomed, as the latter’s appeal of more space, flexible working conditions and affordability lured...
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Hotspots • 15 FEB 2022
What to expect from retail in 2022
The impact of COVID may have severely disrupted Australia’s retail sector, but Herron Todd White (HTW) is expecting to see short-term stability and more localised...
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Hotspots • 15 FEB 2022
Property market update: Melbourne, January 2022
Melbourne rang in 2022 by hitting a major milestone in January, as house values in the city broke through the six-figure threshold for the first time.
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Hotspots • 12 FEB 2022
Rental seekers break January records
PropTrack reports that the average views per rental listing smashed a new high in January 2022, indicating that the rental market will likely continue to tighten over...
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Hotspots • 12 FEB 2022
Brace for ‘developing headwinds’ in 2022, investors warned
While residential markets are set to continue rising in 2022, Herron Todd White (HTW) is tempering investors’ expectations that the year will replicate the...
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Finance • 12 FEB 2022
Could this finance hack help buy your first property
If you’re new to property investing and have been wondering how you can dip your toes in the property market without a deposit, you’re going to want to check out...
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