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Hotspots 01 FEB 2021

New home loans soar again, shattering recent records

The total value of loan commitments for investor housing rose 8.2 per cent month-on-month to reach $6 billion in...

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Hotspots 01 FEB 2021

Home values continue recovery in January with new record high

Dwelling values have returned to pre-COVID levels in every capital city across Australia, led by a 2.3 per cent...

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Hotspots 01 FEB 2021

Aussie workers to prop up commercial property sector

Australian workers returning to the office post-pandemic are likely to spur on the commercial property sector as well...

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Hotspots 29 JAN 2021

Top regional towns tipped for growth in 2021

It has been over 12 months since Australia’s first reported COVID-19 case, and while a lot has changed, the...

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Hotspots 29 JAN 2021

8 ways to maximise your rental returns

Being an active participant in the entire leasing process is the best way to maximise an investment property’s value,...

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Hotspots 29 JAN 2021

Rents on the rise with the exception of Sydney

Following the headwinds of early 2020, the rental market finally showed signs of improvement towards the end of the...

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Hotspots 29 JAN 2021

Housing finance commitments top decade averages across Australia

Housing finance commitments have soared across Australia, surpassing decade averages despite the impacts of COVID-19, a...

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Hotspots 28 JAN 2021

Capital city house prices reach record high in December

Hobart is no longer the most affordable capital city in Australia to purchase a house, following double-digit growth in...

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Hotspots 28 JAN 2021

Sunshine Coast supply hits decade low as locals flood the market

Property and rental prices in the Sunshine Coast have been pushed up rapidly as market volatility threatens to deplete...

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Hotspots 28 JAN 2021

Dwelling values finally on track for recovery

Following a tough year, dwelling values are finally on track for recovery across Australia, with the property market...

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Hotspots 28 JAN 2021

Why the REINSW is pushing for a property services commissioner

As NSW’s real estate recovers from the impact of COVID-19, the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales has mobilised...

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Hotspots 28 JAN 2021

1 in 5 property investors are financially stressed due to COVID

New research has revealed that as many as 21 per cent of investors are worried about money as a result of the COVID...

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Hotspots 27 JAN 2021

Australia is in the midst of ‘the biggest rental crisis in history’, expert says

Australia’s property market has never been more paradoxical, with intense rental pressure recorded in a majority of...

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Hotspots 27 JAN 2021

Rental rates record decade-high rise in December

The rental market finished the year strong, with December clocking the largest monthly increase in rental rates since...

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Hotspots 27 JAN 2021

Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021 now live

All 130-plus rental standard reforms from the Victorian government are now available for viewing, in a bid to make...

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Hotspots 27 JAN 2021

New tool to better support Canberran renters

The ACT government has recently launched a tool that it said will help the territory’s renters to assess their...

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Hotspots 26 JAN 2021

5 key changes sought to drive WA property market

Politicians are being urged to make real estate a key focus of elections, in a bid to create a fairer and more...

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Hotspots 26 JAN 2021

Property sector jobs in demand as property boom arrives

Despite a COVID-induced economic downturn, real estate remained resilient, ultimately emerging as one of the most...

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Hotspots 22 JAN 2021

Collateralised borrowing spiked amid financial stress: RBA

The RBA has studied the role of collateral in credit markets under stress, and has found that collateralised...

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Hotspots 22 JAN 2021

Melbourne back on the market as auction volumes soar

Melbourne’s auction volumes are well and truly on the rise, with 174 auctions booked last week.

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Hotspots 22 JAN 2021

What’s new in property: Top stories of the week

2021 has kicked off with a bang, leaving experts abuzz with generous property predictions.

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Hotspots 22 JAN 2021

Why 2021 won’t be the death of retail and office investments

Despite being one of the hardest-hit property sectors, investors in commercial property are being advised not to...

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Hotspots 21 JAN 2021

Melbourne makes comeback with auction resurgence

The December quarter saw auction volumes rise in combined capital city markets, with the bulk of the uplift attributed...

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Hotspots 21 JAN 2021

Regional Australia outstrips capital cities in returns game

Regional markets have shown impressive long-term returns over 2020, in what has been a rather tumultuous year for the...

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Hotspots 21 JAN 2021

RBA’s 30% property growth forecast to materialise in 75% of regions

Experts believe that RBA’s forecasted 30 per cent growth in property prices over the next three years will...