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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2021
Perth’s property market is approaching a new all-time high
While the overall Perth median house sale price in March 2021 failed to eclipse the market’s 2014 peak, parts of the region have reached historic highs.
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2021
WA planning reforms set to benefit home buyers
The Western Australian government has garnered attention from property investment advocates after beginning consultation on the second wave of proposed planning...
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2021
300k Australians went rural in 2020, but is the trend over?
Faced with looming lockdowns and rising housing prices, 300,000 Australians chose to leave the city for regional living. 
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Hotspots • 31 MAY 2021
Third busiest week of auctions despite Victorian lockdown
What was supposed to be the second biggest auction week of the year took a turn for the worse as volumes dropped following the announcement of another lockdown in...
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Hotspots • 28 MAY 2021
Chasing rental yield or capital growth? Here are the best regions for investors
With investor activity rising across the nation, find out where investors can get the most benefit out of the rebounding housing market.
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Hotspots • 28 MAY 2021
Australia’s most affordable and liveable suburbs revealed
The most affordable and liveable suburbs across four of Australia’s major cities have been revealed.
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Hotspots • 28 MAY 2021
Property market update: Perth, April 2021
Perth’s property market marked its ninth consecutive month of growth in April, with median dwelling values reaching levels not seen since December 2018. Can the WA...
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Hotspots • 27 MAY 2021
Pre-winter auction spree expected amid Melbourne lockdown
Auction levels across most capital cities are expected to rise this week, but Melbourne could be in for a different ride as the city enters yet another lockdown.
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Hotspots • 27 MAY 2021
REIV calls for ‘fundamental restructuring’ of property tax
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has welcomed the Liberal Nationals’ commitment to remove a planned stamp duty tax increase, should it win government at...
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Hotspots • 26 MAY 2021
Housing activity turns SA into one of Australia’s most attractive states
With South Australia’s economic activity accelerating, the state has grown to become one of the most attractive places to live, work and raise a family, a new report...
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