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Hotspots • 20 AUG 2021
How far can $700k stretch across Australia’s capital cities?
It’s long been a feature of Australian real estate that a capital city’s location will have some influence on how much bang property owners can get for their buck.
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Hotspots • 20 AUG 2021
Property market update: Brisbane, July 2021
Brisbane bucked the trend of easing growth, delivering solid growth despite facing COVID-related challenges in July. And with the Sunshine State capital set to host the...
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Hotspots • 19 AUG 2021
CoreLogic: Lockdowns might be bad news for spring, but conditions are right for a rebound
CoreLogic says that widespread lockdowns in Victoria and NSW mean that this year’s spring selling season is going to be a little different. 
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Hotspots • 19 AUG 2021
Auction activity still dampened by lockdowns
With less than two weeks before the spring selling season of 2021, auction markets aren’t picking up as much as one would usually expect.
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Hotspots • 19 AUG 2021
Australia’s construction sector said to be in ‘early stages’ of another boom
The data shows that residential construction costs are outpacing inflation.
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Hotspots • 19 AUG 2021
NAB puts a spotlight on affordable suburbs for first home buyers
One of Australia’s biggest banks has shared its shortlist for first home buyers looking for suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy a property than rent one. 
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Hotspots • 18 AUG 2021
Property market told to brace for more frequent natural disasters
Australia’s property market should brace itself for the impact of climate change and the potential for an increase in extreme hazards, experts have warned.
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Hotspots • 18 AUG 2021
4 danger signs property investors need to watch
The property market has shown incredible resilience since the COVID-19 pandemic first began, so what are the warning signs investors should be watching?
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Finance • 18 AUG 2021
Calls for stamp duty reform intensify ahead of housing affordability inquiry
A new inquiry on housing affordability has the property sector talking about the possibility of stamp duty reform again.
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Hotspots • 18 AUG 2021
Over 100 Perth suburbs offer cheaper mortgage than rent
Servicing a mortgage is now cheaper than paying rent in a huge part of Perth as the Western Australian capital continues to boast one of the most affordable property...
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