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Hotspots 01 DEC 2020

Market indicators point to overall improvement post-COVID

Australia’s housing market continued along a recovery trend through November, with CoreLogic’s national index...

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Hotspots 01 DEC 2020

How will dwelling values fare in 2021?

Australia’s property market continued its recovery trend through November as dwelling values rose across every...

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Hotspots 01 DEC 2020

Melbourne leads capital city auction activity

CoreLogic revealed that there was a slight increase in preliminary auction clearance rate across higher volumes in...

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Hotspots 30 NOV 2020

Gender superannuation gap declines to 50%

Superannuation is becoming an increasingly important asset in households’ wealth portfolios, but a gap remains...

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Hotspots 30 NOV 2020

REIV opposes ‘ill-informed’ cancellation of rental debt

Tenant advocates have been pushing to cancel all rental debts, but the Real Estate Institute of Victoria believes this...

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Our Portfolio 27 NOV 2020

Building to 11 property investments amid pandemic - Arjun Paliwan

Buyer’s agent and investor Arjun Paliwan did not let COVID-19 stop his wealth-creation journey and went on to...

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Hotspots 27 NOV 2020

Over 2k homes to be auctioned off in capital cities

Scheduled auction volumes are expected to surge above 2,000 for the first time since April, CoreLogic has found.

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Hotspots 27 NOV 2020

Why didn’t the Australian property market crash?

Doom and gloom headlines filled the news as soon as COVID-19 outbreak began, and Australia ultimately headed to its...

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Our Portfolio 26 NOV 2020

How this investor created a 39 property portfolio- George Markoski

After acquiring 39 properties in a 30-year span, investor George Markoski has achieved a million’s worth of increase...

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Hotspots 26 NOV 2020

Top 20 school zones for property growth

New report from Domain revealed the top 10 primary and secondary school catchment zones, all with more than a 25 per...

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Hotspots 25 NOV 2020

The Best-performing Markets In Regional Australia

Tasmania has been revealed to be the home of the regional top performer for houses once more. Find out where the best-...

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Hotspots 25 NOV 2020

$139 million committed to NSW cladding removal plan

The NSW government has announced a three-year program, called Project Remediate, to help remove combustible cladding on...

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Hotspots 25 NOV 2020

More Aussies ‘in tears’ during house-hunting

New research has found that 9 out of 10 Australians find the process of house-hunting more frustrating than exciting,...

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Hotspots 24 NOV 2020

Where are property sellers happiest?

National research by RateMyAgent has revealed that national vendor sale price happiness increased by 4 per cent from Q2...

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Hotspots 23 NOV 2020

REIA seeks amendment to current foreign investment fees

The Real Estate Institute of Australia is seeking a new foreign investment fee structure for the residential property...

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Hotspots 23 NOV 2020

Vic homes record lowest time on market in 11 years

Despite being severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria proved its resilience as homes get sold quicker in...

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Hotspots 23 NOV 2020

Are Aussies up for another credit tightening?

Housing debt comprises most of the debt held by households, putting home owners at risk as debt levels reach a 30-year...

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Hotspots 20 NOV 2020

Melbourne to see busiest auction week since June

Weekly auction volumes are set to rise across the combined capital cities, higher than last week’s volume and the...

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Hotspots 20 NOV 2020

Falling loan deferrals prove market recovery: REIA

The reduction in loan deferral defies doom and gloom forecasts in the property market, the Real Estate Industry of...

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Hotspots 19 NOV 2020

Why are expats returning to property market?

Expats are returning to Australia in droves, eager to put their money into safe investments.

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Hotspots 19 NOV 2020

Perth’s vacancy rate now close to 40-year low

Residential residency rate across Perth slightly declined in October as investor finance demand reached low levels...

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Hotspots 17 NOV 2020

Melbourne rents continue to decline

While most capital cities recorded increase in asking rents, Melbourne continued to see declines in both houses and...

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Hotspots 17 NOV 2020

Tension between renters, landlords heighten amid pandemic

A new study revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has created significant tension in the landlord-tenant relationship,...

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Hotspots 17 NOV 2020

Distressed sales fall to pre-pandemic levels

Urgent property sales have dropped back to pre-pandemic levels in most cities – proof of Australia’s continuous...

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Hotspots 17 NOV 2020

Rental vacancies continue to soar in NSW

NSW continues to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as vacancies continue to rise across the residential rental...