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Hotspots • 21 APR 2021
Sydney rental vacancy rate rises to 4%
While the overall property market has been rebounding from a tumultuous 2020, Sydney’s rental market continues to lag behind, with vacancy rates once again on the...
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Hotspots • 21 APR 2021
Residential, industrial sectors drive property confidence in NSW
Capital growth expectations for the industrial and residential sectors have reached record highs across NSW, a new survey has revealed.
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Hotspots • 20 APR 2021
Mortgage delinquencies to peak in coming months
Mortgage delinquencies are expected to peak on the back of an uneven economic recovery post-COVID, a new report has revealed.
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Hotspots • 20 APR 2021
Queensland’s rental crisis: Areas with tightest vacancy rates revealed
Almost 80 per cent of Queensland’s rental market is experiencing extremely low vacancy rates, while demand continues to soar, a new report has revealed.
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Hotspots • 20 APR 2021
Inner-city rental markets stabilise as investors look to sell up
Inner-city apartments are regaining some of their lost popularity across both Sydney and Melbourne, a new report has revealed.
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Hotspots • 19 APR 2021
NAB reveals struggles with phantom investors
A big four bank has spoken openly about issues it faces with phantom investors and how it plans to tackle this moving forward.
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Hotspots • 19 APR 2021
Auction market continues to rebound from Easter slowdown
Capital cities have recorded slightly higher clearance rates across higher volumes, building on the recovery trend post-Easter.
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Hotspots • 19 APR 2021
The best rental markets in each state revealed
With house rent prices hitting record highs across the nation, find out which areas are leading Australia’s rental market growth.
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Finance • 19 APR 2021
ANZ far more optimistic about property growth than banking peers
ANZ has far greater expectations of the property market than its banking peers, sticking to its property price growth prediction of 17 per cent this year alone.
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Hotspots • 19 APR 2021
Tasmanian first home owners could enjoy additional grant
In a bid to win votes, the Tasmanian government has committed to increasing the First Home Owners Grant once re-elected.
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