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Hotspots • 19 JAN 2021

Double-digit price growth to stick around as ‘property boom’ arrives

According to leading indicators, Australia’s property boom officially began in November, following several slow months on the back of the COVID crisis, with...

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Hotspots • 18 JAN 2021

Sydney, Melbourne boast highest capital city sales

After a COVID-induced downturn, Sydney and Melbourne have reinforced their continued recovery, logging more sales than the remaining capital cities over the past month.

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Hotspots • 18 JAN 2021

COVID trends: Will they continue in 2021?

Despite suffering its first recession in almost 30 years, Australian property markets remained remarkably resilient in the face of a global pandemic. Will the green...

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Hotspots • 18 JAN 2021

Melbourne property ends 2020 with a $900k bang

For the first time, Metropolitan Melbourne house values have surpassed a median price of $900,000.

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Hotspots • 15 JAN 2021

Darwin wins rental race in December quarter

Darwin’s rental market has emerged as the unlikely winner of 2020 following massive gains in the December quarter.

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Hotspots • 15 JAN 2021

New home loan demand shatters records

The total value of loan commitments for investor housing rose 6 per cent month-on-month to reach $5.6 billion in November last year, as the property market heated up in...

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Hotspots • 15 JAN 2021

Victorians, Tasmanians ‘make up for lost time’ with home sales topping $840m

Despite the headwinds of 2020, Victoria and Tasmania capped off the year with not one but two record months for home sales.

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Hotspots • 14 JAN 2021

Northern Beaches emerges as Sydney’s 2021 hotspot

With Sydney set to be a seller’s market in 2021, where will buyers flock as they adjust to the new normal?

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Hotspots • 14 JAN 2021

Best cities for rental performance revealed

COVID-19 has undeniably altered the property market in 2020, with a clear shift in tenant priorities affecting the price of unit rentals throughout the country.

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Hotspots • 13 JAN 2021

Buyers beware, Sydney to cater to sellers in 2021

2021 could be a standout year for Sydney’s property market on the back of low supply and unprecedented demand, with the Hills district drawing increased buyer...