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Hotspots 31 MAY 2021

300k Australians went rural in 2020, but is the trend over?

Faced with looming lockdowns and rising housing prices, 300,000 Australians chose to leave the city for regional...
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Hotspots 31 MAY 2021

Third busiest week of auctions despite Victorian lockdown

What was supposed to be the second biggest auction week of the year took a turn for the worse as volumes dropped...
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Hotspots 28 MAY 2021

Chasing rental yield or capital growth? Here are the best regions for investors

With investor activity rising across the nation, find out where investors can get the most benefit out of the...
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Hotspots 28 MAY 2021

Australia’s most affordable and liveable suburbs revealed

The most affordable and liveable suburbs across four of Australia’s major cities have been revealed.
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Hotspots 28 MAY 2021

Property market update: Perth, April 2021

Perth’s property market marked its ninth consecutive month of growth in April, with median dwelling values reaching...
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Hotspots 27 MAY 2021

Pre-winter auction spree expected amid Melbourne lockdown

Auction levels across most capital cities are expected to rise this week, but Melbourne could be in for a different...
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Hotspots 27 MAY 2021

REIV calls for ‘fundamental restructuring’ of property tax

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has welcomed the Liberal Nationals’ commitment to remove a planned stamp...
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Hotspots 26 MAY 2021

Housing activity turns SA into one of Australia’s most attractive states

With South Australia’s economic activity accelerating, the state has grown to become one of the most attractive...
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Hotspots 26 MAY 2021

Sales activity rebounds in Perth following double-digit decline

The rollercoaster ride of Perth’s sales activity continues following the most recent double-digit decline. 
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Hotspots 25 MAY 2021

Private office landlords brace for more disruption as incentives rise to record highs

Private landlords are under increasing strain as office market vacancies rise, sublease availabilities reach record...
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Hotspots 25 MAY 2021

Property price growth to wane over winter, experts tip

After a strong start to the year, experts are now expecting property price growth to wane over winter. 
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Hotspots 25 MAY 2021

Sydney: 10k affordable rentals on the way

Changes to planning rules across Sydney are set to benefit lower-income households, with affordable housing on the...
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Hotspots 24 MAY 2021

Property market update: Brisbane, April 2021

Brisbane’s typically slow-moving property market has continued to rapidly grow in April, despite Australia’s most...
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Hotspots 24 MAY 2021

Clearance rates continue to trend lower

Auction clearance rates across combined capital cities have declined for the fifth consecutive week, new data has...
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Hotspots 24 MAY 2021

Victoria’s new builds break boom record

A new record number of detached housing starts are set to begin in Victoria, breaking the numbers achieved during the...
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Hotspots 21 MAY 2021

Regional rents soar as people flee cities

Regional rent values have outpaced the capital city markets by almost three times, a new report has revealed.
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Hotspots 21 MAY 2021

ACT extends land tax exemptions for landlords

In a bid to address rental affordability across Canberra, the ACT government has announced the indefinite extension of...
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Hotspots 20 MAY 2021

Auction activity set for slide

Following recent highs, with the last two weeks being the second and third busiest weeks of 2021, the auction market...
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Hotspots 20 MAY 2021

Westpac introduces a savings buffer for distressed mortgage customers

Westpac is looking to make life a little easier for financially distressed customers by introducing a savings buffer to...
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Hotspots 19 MAY 2021

Small capital cities lead rental growth with double-digit rise

While Sydney and Melbourne’s rental markets continue to struggle, the smaller capital cities are thriving, having...
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Hotspots 19 MAY 2021

Could the ‘outstanding’ 2 per cent deposit scheme break the poverty trap?

The 2 per cent deposit scheme has been widely praised as a way to ‘break generational poverty traps’, two industry...
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Hotspots 18 MAY 2021

Regions continue to outpace cities – but which areas are topping the profit ladder?

Regional markets have continued their winning streak, with property values growing at twice the pace seen across the...
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Hotspots 18 MAY 2021

Are buyers retreating from a burgeoning market?

The property market is continuing to go from strength to strength, but future buying intentions for Australians vary,...
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Hotspots 18 MAY 2021

HomeBuilder adds to construction costs

Housing construction costs have risen for the sixth consecutive quarter as dwelling approvals surge in response to the...
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Hotspots 17 MAY 2021

Early indicators point to a cooling market

Australia’s booming property market is showing early signs of cooling as buyer enquiries drop with the conclusion of...
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