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Hotspots • 10 AUG 2021
Why a winter slowdown shouldn’t deter property investors looking at Perth
Despite a winter slowdown, Perth’s property market continues to grow at record rates. 
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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021
Auctions take a hit as lockdowns persist
Auction activity has reduced over the week, but the preliminary clearance rate across capital cities has still managed to hold above 75 per cent.
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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021
Demand for digital home loans increases amid ‘new normal’
Digital home loan lender Nano has hit the $100-million mark in unconditionally approved loans just over a month since its public launch, marking a new milestone in...
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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021
Melbourne commercial vacancies reach 20-year high
Melbourne’s fifth and sixth lockdowns have left a toll on the city’s commercial real estate market.
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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021
Queensland tops HIA scoreboard
It’s a good time to be a property investor in the Sunshine State.
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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2021
Victorian government guarantees rent relief for commercial tenants
Eligible commercial tenants across Victoria will be provided with rent relief as the reintroduction of the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme moves forward in the...
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Finance • 06 AUG 2021
COVID-19 has Australians asking big questions about mortgages, and finding new answers
Digital mortgages are faster and leaner than the alternatives, so why do 80 per cent of Australians still opt for the big banks?
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Hotspots • 06 AUG 2021
Dwelling construction suffers setback but remains high
The ‘HomeBuilder effect’ is fading for the parts of the market where it had the greatest effect.
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Hotspots • 06 AUG 2021
Property market update: Sydney, July 2021
Sydney showed resilience amid a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown, as record-low rates and a steep decline in listings drove house prices up in July. However, experts are...
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Hotspots • 06 AUG 2021
How COVID-19 has changed commercial property
By entrenching flexible work, COVID-19 has changed the way office space is used, while helping industrial property climb into the limelight.
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