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Investor Strategy • 16 JUN 2025
WA loan activity surges over March quarter as FHB segment lags
Improving economic conditions drove an increase in lending activity to owner occupiers in WA over the March quarter of 2025, while the first home buyer segment did not...
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Finance • 16 JUN 2025
CBA pushes investor lending costs to new low
The Commonwealth Bank has cut its variable investor rate, leading the charge with the lowest rate available among the big four.
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Investor Strategy • 13 JUN 2025
Regional markets leading the way for interstate migration
Outer-city markets are surging in popularity among relocators, with families across the nation eyeing areas such as regional Queensland and Western Australia that...
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Hotspots • 13 JUN 2025
Dandenong: Melbourne’s south-east gem for investors
This multicultural suburb in Victoria has been attracting savvy investors looking for steady growth, high demand and tight rental vacancy, according to SPI’s FAST 50...
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Investor Strategy • 12 JUN 2025
Flood of new listings over May reinforces renewed market confidence
Following last month’s federal election, a surge in new listings in May signalled renewed consumer confidence and fresh opportunities for property investors...
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Investor Strategy • 12 JUN 2025
Investors turn to compact dwellings amid price and rental gains
Two-bedroom dwellings have emerged as a smart investment, outperforming housing capital gain and rental growth amid rising demand for affordable, low-maintenance...
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Investor Strategy • 12 JUN 2025
Demand surges for outer-city markets over first half of 2025
Changing buyer behaviours in Australia’s capital city markets have driven demand outward for property located on the outskirts of Brisbane and Melbourne.
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Investor Strategy • 11 JUN 2025
Units overtake houses: Australia’s apartment market surges
Investors in units have seen their assets appreciate, with over 60 per cent of apartment markets nationwide recording median price growth that has matched or exceeded...
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Investor Strategy • 11 JUN 2025
Annual growth speeds up in larger capital cities during May
Sydney and Melbourne markets have picked up speed in May, bringing the pace of growth across the nation’s capital cities to its narrowest point since March 2021,...
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Hotspots • 11 JUN 2025
Sydney's east positioned for growth amid renewed market confidence
Lower inflation and stronger buyer confidence have been setting the stage for a surge in property activity in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in the coming months.
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