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Reports, statistics and analysis from experts on the Australian property market.

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Residential construction falls by 10 per cent

New residential construction has plummeted in every state except Western Australia, according PRDnationwide’s recent...
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Demand grows for serviced apartments

Furnished and serviced apartments for short-term lease are in high demand and short supply, a report has shown.
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Balancing development and environment

Environmentalists have for many years painted property developers as the bad guys. Unfortunately, in days gone by, we...
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Area cemented as upcoming hotspot

An emerging hotspot has received another boost that should set it in good stead for the future, a property investment...
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ACT overtakes NT as second best economy

A surprise shuffle of the country’s best performing state and territory economies has seen the ACT leap to second...
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State designates Qld suburb for growth

The Queensland state government has targeted a Sunshine Coast suburb as a priority development area (PDA), aiming to...
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Gold Coast sees growth ahead

The Gold Coast market has lately seen a pick-up in homebuying activity, perhaps largely due to a $1.2 trillion...
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Property market on the rise

The property market is well and truly past the bottom of the cycle, with solidly growing buyer activity being seen...
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cate bakos
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Mining town success: How we did it

Back in mid 2010 my husband and I were keen to expand our investment portfolio into Queensland.
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Building activity soaring in NT

Recent figures are telling of soaring building activity in the Northern Territory, with some areas seeing record...
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Housing shortage of 230,000 homes

In a report released by the HIA Economics group entitled Housing to 2020 it stated that we have a aggregate shortage of...
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Photos can make or break profit

Sub par real estate photography may save you thousands on the purchase of your new property. A recent study by Florida...
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Change is on the way!

I started investing at the age of 18 while I was working part-time and by the age of 23 I was more than $1 million in...
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Overlooked Sydney suburb to boom

An overlooked suburb in Sydney’s west has been tipped as one of the best hotspots in the state with reported growth...
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richard fulcher
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Our backyards are shrinking

A few months ago I laughed when a friend suggested the falling standard of the Australian cricket side was due to the...
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Queensland leading growth

Queensland is outperforming the rest of Australia across a range of economic indicators, according to ABS data.
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Outperformers identified in SA

Three Adelaide suburbs have been picked as outperformers due to their sustained performance above the curve on median...
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New properties back in favour

New home lending edged higher in May 2013 with investor activity also strong, according to Australian Bureau of...
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bernadette janson
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The magic of paint

In the old days real estate agents liked to have fresh coffee brewing during the open inspections so the aroma wafted...
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kevin lee
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8 tips from one investor to another

Every successful property investor has their own strategies and routines that have helped them achieve that success. I...
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Investors saw big returns in May

Rents increased across most states in May, which meant landlords were the clear winners according to new research.
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New legislation to make buying easier

Property buyers in Victoria will now have further disclosure from vendors about the property they’re looking to buy,...
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What granny flat law changes mean to WA investors

The rental of investment properties in Perth is about to be irrevocably changed at 3pm on August 2nd 2013; many think...
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Government failing new buyers

The NSW government is failing to support first home buyers in purchasing a property, according to the Young Agents...
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Units still outperforming houses

Despite the 'old school' investment preference for houses, units appear to be growing in strength by comparison,...
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