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Hotspots • 20 NOV 2018

Major bank reveals predictions for property market in 2019

One of the big four banks has released its price predictions for the year ahead, on the basis of patterns and data from buyers in 2018.

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Hotspots • 20 NOV 2018

'Problematic' Sydney, Melbourne focus holds back investors

Property investors often gravitate towards the bigger markets of Sydney and Melbourne, but one industry boss has expressed "grave concerns" for buyers who don't look...

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Hotspots • 19 NOV 2018

Vacancy rate creeps back up in Sydney, down in regional NSW

Vacancy rates are starting to rise back after last month’s decline, new data shows.

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Hotspots • 19 NOV 2018

Only one capital city avoided value drop last week

Home values continued their continued decline over the last week, with the exception of one capital city holding steady, the latest data shows.

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Hotspots • 19 NOV 2018

New housing supply tipped to take hit

New housing supply will likely be impacted by a changing financing market for property investors, an industry boss predicts.

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Hotspots • 19 NOV 2018

Australian home sizes at 22-year low

New data from the ABS has highlighted the decline of the average new-home size, which is at its smallest level since 1996.

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Tax & Legal • 16 NOV 2018

Queensland pet reform proposals cop criticism

The Queensland government is considering making it easier for tenants to own pets in a rental property, but some think the changes could be pointless in strata...

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Tax & Legal • 16 NOV 2018

New laws pass for signing residential property agreements

New legislation has passed in NSW parliament that allows for residential agreements to be signed and witnessed electronically, but there’s still a larger underlying...

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Hotspots • 16 NOV 2018

75% of property sold at below asking price last quarter

More than 75 per cent of properties that sold over the three months to October were less than their original purchase price, new data reveals.

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Tax & Legal • 15 NOV 2018

Property spruiker hit with record $18 million fine

The Federal Court has imposed a record penalty against a property spruiker and his firm for false or misleading representations about how people could buy a house for...

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