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Hotspots • 11 MAR 2021
International students key to unlocking Perth’s CBD revival
The Property Council of Western Australia is demanding government support to reactivate Perth’s reputation as a university city, with the aim to revitalise the CBD and...
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Hotspots • 11 MAR 2021
Where to find the highest rental yields
Wondering which city will earn you the highest rental yield?
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Hotspots • 11 MAR 2021
Tensions emerge as house prices continue to rise
A strong economic backdrop has led to a near 10-year high in consumer confidence, but evidence of tensions in the housing market have emerged as a result of rising...
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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2021
RBA puts to rest rate rise chatter and washes hands of house price boom
The Reserve Bank of Australia has put to rest chatter among investors that conditions for a higher cash rate could be met as early as next year and reaffirmed its...
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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2021
Adelaide’s new hotspot region revealed
Despite a turbulent 2020, Adelaide’s property market remained largely resilient and welcomed the new year with strong momentum.
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Finance • 10 MAR 2021
Changing policy only way to slow housing market’s ‘up-crash’
Australia’s booming property market could be slowed through the use of regulatory powers rather than a central bank intervention, an economist has said.
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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2021
Why a 4pm Friday knock-off could spell good news for property
As COVID restrictions start to ease, Melburnians are being encouraged to “play, stay and spend time” in the city in a bid to revitalise the CBD – with early...
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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2021
House and rent prices rise across most of Australia
The weighted average capital city median price for both houses and other dwellings surged over the December quarter, marking a successful end to a COVID-impacted 2020.
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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2021
Rental housing crisis descends upon 6 capital city markets
Vacancy rates across six of Australia’s capital cities are at extremely tight levels, prompting a rental housing crisis across many of the regions, new research has...
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Hotspots • 09 MAR 2021
Gen Z investors pick holiday towns over city suburbs
Holiday locations are gaining investment appeal as local travel booms on the back of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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