Vendor caution drives declines in property listings
Capital cities saw larger-than-normal declines in residential property listings in April as vendors took a cautious stance amid slow buying activity.
HOTSPOTS • Thu, 04 May 2023
Lifestyle and location dominate property buyers’ decisions: HTW
Although interest rates and record-low housing affordability are viewed as the biggest deciding factors for property purchases, a new report revealed home buyers are ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 02 May 2023
Market confidence improves as cautious buyers and investors leave sidelines
Confidence is returning to the property sector, a new report showed, as savvy buyers and investors shed their cautious approach and return to the market.
HOTSPOTS • Tue, 02 May 2023
Real estate bodies call for national energy rating scheme
The Property Council of Australia (PCA) and the Green Building Council of Australia are calling for the creation of a single energy performance rating scheme applicable ...
HOTSPOTS • Fri, 28 Apr 2023
‘New Rockhampton’ to be formed as Qld braces for population surge
Five new suburbs have been approved in one of South-East Queensland’s largest greenfield growth areas to accommodate future housing needs in the northern Brisbane area
Buyers and renters taking ‘wait-and-see’ approach amid market uncertainty: Report
Amid ongoing interest rate hikes and consumer uncertainty, a new report found buyers and renters are refraining from exploring their options interstate instead of ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 28 Apr 2023
Perth’s property prices to hold steady in first half of 2023: REIWA
While Perth’s property prices will remain steady in the first half of 2023, rents in the city are expected to continue their upward trend, according to the Real Estate ...
HOTSPOTS • Tue, 25 Apr 2023
Proposed anti-money laundering reforms to make housing transactions more ‘expensive and complex’: REIA
Proposed changes to the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws will do more harm than good to the real estate market, the Real ...
TAX & LEGAL • Tue, 25 Apr 2023
Which suburb saw over 300% capital growth in the last 10 years?
A new report has revealed the suburbs where property owners could potentially cash in on up to 300 per cent value increases — if they bought there in a decade ago.
