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Hotspots • 18 MAY 2021
Are buyers retreating from a burgeoning market?
The property market is continuing to go from strength to strength, but future buying intentions for Australians vary, according to new survey data. 
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Hotspots • 18 MAY 2021
HomeBuilder adds to construction costs
Housing construction costs have risen for the sixth consecutive quarter as dwelling approvals surge in response to the recently expired HomeBuilder, according to...
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Hotspots • 17 MAY 2021
Early indicators point to a cooling market
Australia’s booming property market is showing early signs of cooling as buyer enquiries drop with the conclusion of the HomeBuilder stimulus, new research has...
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Hotspots • 17 MAY 2021
Capital cities see lower clearance rates as volumes decline
Auction activity continued to trend lower, clocking a fourth consecutive week-on-week drop in clearance rates nationally, new data has revealed.
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Hotspots • 17 MAY 2021
Sydney leads capital city price growth
Sydney has reclaimed its crown as one of Australia’s strongest-performing property markets.
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Hotspots • 14 MAY 2021
Property market update: Melbourne, April 2021
Melbourne stayed the course to recovery in April, despite the Australian property market boom cooling after a scorching first quarter. Can the Victorian capital hit new...
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Hotspots • 14 MAY 2021
Investors are increasingly optimistic about today’s hot market
While low interest rates continue to drive demand, affordability constraints and undersupply are starting to dampen the sentiment across residential real estate, a new...
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Hotspots • 14 MAY 2021
How Labor plans to fix the housing affordability crisis
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has proposed the creation of a new $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund to tackle the housing affordability and homelessness...
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Hotspots • 13 MAY 2021
Buyer’s agents mixed on budget
Feelings are mixed among buyer’s agents when it comes to the property-related measures handed down in this week’s budget, with hits and misses reported across the...
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Hotspots • 13 MAY 2021
Buyers brace for third busiest week of auctions
Even with slightly lower auctions week-on-week, capital cities are still expected to see the third busiest auction week of 2021.
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