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Old listings pile up amid cooling market: Report

The slowdown in the residential market is leading to a pile-up in the number of unsold homes, with properties on sale...
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Building approval declines latest blow delivered by RBA rate hikes

According to new research released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), building approvals fell nearly 10 per...
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Property price declines are slowing down in Brisbane

As we start 2023, like the beginning of any new year, we often reflect back on the year that was and plan for what the...
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2022 saw largest home value fall since GFC: CoreLogic

Australia’s housing market ended the year with its largest yearly rate of decline since the economic tragedy 14 years...
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Why 2023 will be the year of commercial rental growth

Strong rental growth will help lessen the impact of rising interest rates on commercial properties in 2023, according...
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The essential ‘Ps’ of the property game

Mastering any endeavour usually takes time and commitment and property investing is no different. That said, there are...
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2023 will be the year of strong rental returns, report says

Will 2023 bring good tidings to tenants or landlords? According to a new report, rental property owners are in for a...
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2022: A year ‘unlike any other’ in property

Surging inflation, eight consecutive interest rate hikes, and deteriorating affordability drove a shift in...
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What went up will come down: The golden opportunities that await cashed-up commercial property investors in 2023

With values set to slide over the next year, counter-cyclical buyers and cashed-up opportunists can look forward to...
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Tracking Smart Property Investment’s most popular stories for 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, Smart Property Investment takes a look back at the most-read stories on the site for the past...
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2022 in review: Melbourne

A state election rounded out the Victorian capital’s first non-COVID-19-disrupted year since 2019; however, the...
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2022 in review: Sydney

After a wild 18 months of growth from the onset of the pandemic, Sydney’s 2022 was characterised by rising interest...
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Slashed fees position Qld’s tightest rental market for ‘turnaround’, state body says

The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) lauded the recent introduction of measures seen to increase supply in a...
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Perth property prices drop 2.8%

The median house price in Perth dropped to $530,000 across the September 2022 quarter, according to the latest insights...
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2022 in review: Brisbane

Queensland’s capital resisted the market declines for half the year; however, as the year wore on, value decreases...
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2022 in review: Perth

Western Australia’s capital remained incredibly resistant to market downturns throughout the year while maintaining...
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Real estate tops investors’ Google searches in 2022: Report

A new study revealed the top 10 investments that received the most Google searches globally, with real estate crowned...
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Government gets going on National Housing Supply and Affordability Council plans

The chief executive of Mirvac will be taking on an integral role as chair of the government’s interim National...
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Investors tapping out as NSW rental crisis tightens

The latest vacancy rate survey from the Real Estate Institute of NSW (REINSW) has revealed vacancy rates “continue...
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What should investors expect from a 2023 property market recovery?

After a tumultuous and turbulent 2022, categorised by market downturns and rising interest rates, one buyer’s agent...
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House prices fell around $37k on average: ABS

The total value of Australia’s residential dwelling has continued to fall from its $10 trillion peak, down to $9.6...
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The investment benefits of build-to-rent

New analysis has painted the build-to-rent (BTR) sector as “an investment theme not to be ignored” over the coming...
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Which cities saw capital growth of almost 50% through the pandemic?

A new report has revealed just how much capital growth was achieved by investors across Australia’s capital cities...
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Property price declines are no longer accelerating in Brisbane

As we reflect back on this time last year, it is definitely apparent that we are heading into the festive season this...
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Residential listings rose nationwide during November

SQM Research’s latest data found residential listings rose slightly in the penultimate month of the year; however,...
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