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Hotspots • 01 JUL 2021
More Australians aspire to home ownership amid soaring prices
Despite significant house price growth, Australians’ appetite for property remained strong, hitting an all-time high in the first few months of this year, new data has...
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Finance • 30 JUN 2021
Bank of banks warns of ‘unusually large’ house price growth
Predicting an uneven global economic recovery, the bank of banks has alerted to several impending risks from surging house prices and an eventual upward movement in...
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Hotspots • 30 JUN 2021
Capital city home values add 10% in 1 week amid lockdowns
Despite localised lockdowns, home values across the capital cities have continued to climb, but is this growth sustainable?
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Hotspots • 30 JUN 2021
Landlords and tenants being asked to pick up the bill for Sydney’s latest lockdown
Rental relief was not included in the NSW state government’s tranche of pandemic support measures.
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Hotspots • 29 JUN 2021
Pandemic boosts rural migration by 7 per cent
The Commonwealth Bank has put a number on the boost in rural migration resulting from the relocation of remote workers to regional locations over the past 12 months.
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Tax & Legal • 28 JUN 2021
Property investors may cop a hit this tax time, accountants warn
The past year has raised new tax issues for mum and dad property investors, with many expected to cop a hit this tax time.
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Hotspots • 28 JUN 2021
Foreign investment slipped during the pandemic
The real consequences of COVID-19 on foreign investment in Australia’s property market are beginning to surface.
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Hotspots • 28 JUN 2021
Auction market continues to improve amid Sydney lockdown
Even with a last-minute lockdown affecting Sydney, auction volumes Australia-wide rose over the weekend.
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Finance • 28 JUN 2021
Is now the right time to lock in record-low rates?
Leading economists are now predicting that rates will move faster than the RBA’s lower for longer forecasts, with those who want to lock in record-low rates urged to...
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Hotspots • 25 JUN 2021
Records keep tumbling in east-coast property boom
Australia’s booming property market has seen a record number of transactions and price growth, an industry expert has revealed.
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