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Hotspots • 29 OCT 2020

Housing to become more affordable next year: expert

Housing affordability will continue to improve moderately over the next 12 months because of low mortgage interest rates and lower housing prices, according to a new...

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Hotspots • 29 OCT 2020

Gold Coast records lowest vacancy rate in 2 years

Queensland has started recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the regional rental markets leading the charge.

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Hotspots • 29 OCT 2020

Melbourne Cup can’t rein in auction activity

The race that stops the nation won’t be stopping a large number of homes from going under the hammer in Victoria this week.

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Finance • 29 OCT 2020

How a Hobart purchase set this investor up for a successful portfolio

A keen property investor has spoken out about how his purchase in the Hobart market kicked off the start of a successful portfolio.

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Hotspots • 28 OCT 2020

Mortgage delinquency rates to continue rising in 2021

Australian mortgage delinquency rates will continue to increase over the next year due to the ongoing economic fallout from the COVID-19 outbreak, although arrears will...

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Hotspots • 28 OCT 2020

Brisbane Rental Market Shows Signs Of Improvement: REIQ

As restrictions begin to ease, the Brisbane property market has begun to work its way towards recovery, with the rental market showing the first signs of improvement.

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Hotspots • 28 OCT 2020

SA property sales increase in September

South Australia’s property market continues to climb in September, with residential property sales up 27.5 per cent from the same time last year, and residential...

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Hotspots • 28 OCT 2020

1 in 4 Aussies wants to buy a property now

New research has found that Australians increasingly have their sight set on buying property, with one in four looking to purchase now.

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Hotspots • 27 OCT 2020

Consumers move prior to lockdown

The COVID-19 pandemic has simply accelerated the tree change that had started prior to the health outbreak, a leading researcher has told Smart Property Investment.

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Hotspots • 27 OCT 2020

SA to see ‘mini property boom’: Land Services SA

After the property market has witnessed a lull in activity as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, South Australia is expected to experience a ‘mini property boom’,...