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Hotspots • 14 APR 2021
Aussies increasingly fearful of property boom
While consumer confidence is at an 11-year high, Aussies are becoming increasingly fearful of the property boom, with expectations of further price increases at their...
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Tax & Legal • 14 APR 2021
Accountants lend their weight to scrapping of stamp duty
Two major Australian accounting groups have come out in support of the removal of stamp duty in NSW – but the opt-in system could have unintended effects.
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Hotspots • 14 APR 2021
Australia sees 3rd best Q1 on record for the office sector
Commercial property has steamed into 2021, with total investment volume surpassing $4 billion in the first quarter alone.
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Finance • 14 APR 2021
Banks offer cyclone relief packages
Lenders have begun offering disaster relief packages for customers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Western Australia.
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Hotspots • 13 APR 2021
Mornington Peninsula and Central Coast boost Q1 auction clearance rates
The combined capital city clearance rate exceeded 80 per cent in the first quarter, propped up by lifestyle markets such as the Central Coast and the Mornington...
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Hotspots • 13 APR 2021
Brisbane CBD office market poised for post-COVID growth
As both confidence and transaction activity strengthen in the investment and leasing markets on the back of greater certainty in the economy, the Brisbane CBD has been...
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Hotspots • 13 APR 2021
Rental vacancy rates see ‘abnormal’ March rise
National residential vacancy rates have risen by 0.1 per cent over the month, marking the first time an increase has been recorded between February and March in 14...
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Hotspots • 12 APR 2021
Why home buyers are now more open to high-priced properties
Buyers are more likely to spend more to secure a property as their preferences shift towards bigger spaces with higher price tags, recent data has shown.
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Hotspots • 12 APR 2021
As Brisbane’s rental market tightens, landlords are being advised to rethink rent hikes
Brisbane is experiencing one of the tightest rental markets in a decade on the back of high demand coupled with extremely low supply, a new report has revealed.
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Hotspots • 12 APR 2021
WA’s property price growth revised upward
REIWA has revised its forecast for Western Australia’s property price growth, following a strong first quarter.
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