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Investor Strategy • 18 FEB 2026
Fight for stock to intensify amid tree-change migration
Investors with regional properties are set to face increased competition in an already tight market, as migration away from the capital cities exacerbates current supply...
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2026
Beyond hotspots: How connections drive regional ROI
To ensure the best regional investment, out-of-town investors must understand demographics and tenants, and build strong local relationships to access the best...
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Investor Strategy • 21 JAN 2026
New Victorian regional hotspot revealed
Regional centres have continued to attract more interest from capital city buyers, with a huge influx of tree-changers and metropolitan investors flocking to a hub on...
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Investor Strategy • 06 NOV 2025
Regional WA leads Australia’s rental yield rankings
Regional WA has been delivering Australia’s highest rental yields, driven by strong demand, affordability, and tight supply, attracting yield-focused investors...
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Investor Strategy • 22 MAY 2025
Regional housing markets still outperform capitals, but gap is closing
While regional dwelling values are still rising faster than those in capital cities on a quarterly basis, the performance gap has closed since the start of the year.
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Investor Strategy • 18 MAR 2025
Migration to regional areas fuels rising house prices
Regional home prices have increased nearly twice as fast than capital cities between mid-2020 and 2022, as more city dwellers relocated to the regions in search of...
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Investor Strategy • 12 FEB 2025
‘Affordability advantage’: Regions outpace capital cities for growth
Properties in regional Australia have continued to outpace capital cities as demand moves to the affordable housing market, CoreLogic’s February Housing Chart Pack...
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Investor Strategy • 10 FEB 2025
Australians choose regional areas over city lifestyle 
Strong demand continues in Australia’s regional property market, with many city dwellers relocating to secure more affordable housing.
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Hotspots • 22 MAY 2023
Why Kearneys Spring is the suburb on many investors’ lips
Impressive capital gains and a sturdy infrastructure has bolstered the Toowoomba suburb’s stature among Australian property investors.
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Hotspots • 22 FEB 2021
Regional NSW leads regional house race
With demand for regional housing persisting, several NSW towns have emerged as the winners of the regional relocation trend.
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Hotspots • 17 FEB 2021
Is the pandemic driving regional property growth?
Internal migration has seen a net decline of 32,346 people in metro areas in just nine months up to September 2020, but the actual trend to move rural started well...
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Hotspots • 10 FEB 2021
Why regions will remain on top in 2021 – and where you should cast your gaze
Regional centres will continue to outperform metropolitan areas in 2021, with towns closest to the three main capital cities touted to be most attractive.
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Hotspots • 08 FEB 2021
Why this expert doesn’t expect the regional appeal to last
A certain class of individuals is heading to the regions, with their city jobs in tow, as a direct result of the shifting mindset created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but...
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Hotspots • 21 JAN 2021
Regional Australia outstrips capital cities in returns game
Regional markets have shown impressive long-term returns over 2020, in what has been a rather tumultuous year for the rest of the real estate sector.
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Hotspots • 25 NOV 2020
The Best-performing Markets In Regional Australia
Tasmania has been revealed to be the home of the regional top performer for houses once more. Find out where the best- and worst-performing property markets are in...
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Hotspots • 02 NOV 2020
Regional Australia Becomes New Hotspot Amid Pandemic
COVID-19 and advanced technology are expected to trigger a “great regional relocation” ahead as people seek more space and fresh air across regional areas, a new...
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Hotspots • 30 OCT 2020
‘Post-pandemic pivot’ leads property buyers to suburbia
COVID-19 has become a catalyst for change, seeing Australians refashioning their homes and rethinking where they want to live, the latest McGrath Estate Agents report...
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Hotspots • 28 OCT 2019
Should you invest in a regional town?
Capital city markets have been the go-to locations for most property investors, but for some experts, regional markets could be just as lucrative. How can investors find...
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Finance • 16 SEP 2019
What is the value of your regional property?
The May federal election hurt the property market, with larger regions outside of the Australian capitals having sales volumes fall by nearly 20 per cent.
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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 • 26 OCT 2018
Tips for the future of Queensland's regional hotspots
With Queensland’s economy relying on a mix of tourism and mining, the next three years shows promise for regional areas.
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Hotspots • 24 OCT 2018
Rising demand in regional WA pointing to improving market
Demand is heating up across regional WA as both sales activity and house prices have increased over the September quarter, and one real estate boss says it’s a sign...
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Hotspots • 18 OCT 2018
Regional areas winning over capital cities as markets soften
New sales data shows that regional areas are outpacing capital cities in clearing properties for sale, against a backdrop of a softening markets. 
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Hotspots • 20 SEP 2018
Why metropolitan markets are still safer bets than regional markets
A lot of investors are generally avoiding the property markets of Sydney and Melbourne as they consistently see declines in the past months, but experts believe that...
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Hotspots • 19 SEP 2018
Rents fall and vacancy rates rise across Sydney, most of regional NSW
Good news for renters but bad news for landlords: vacancy rates are up and rents are down across Sydney and regional NSW, according to the latest data from the Real...
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