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Hotspots 20 APR 2021

Mortgage delinquencies to peak in coming months

Mortgage delinquencies are expected to peak on the back of an uneven economic recovery post-COVID, a new report has...

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Hotspots 20 APR 2021

Queensland’s rental crisis: Areas with tightest vacancy rates revealed

Almost 80 per cent of Queensland’s rental market is experiencing extremely low vacancy rates, while demand continues...

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Hotspots 20 APR 2021

Inner-city rental markets stabilise as investors look to sell up

Inner-city apartments are regaining some of their lost popularity across both Sydney and Melbourne, a new report has...

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Hotspots 19 APR 2021

NAB reveals struggles with phantom investors

A big four bank has spoken openly about issues it faces with phantom investors and how it plans to tackle this moving...

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Hotspots 19 APR 2021

Auction market continues to rebound from Easter slowdown

Capital cities have recorded slightly higher clearance rates across higher volumes, building on the recovery trend...

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Hotspots 19 APR 2021

The best rental markets in each state revealed

With house rent prices hitting record highs across the nation, find out which areas are leading Australia’s rental...

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Finance 19 APR 2021

ANZ far more optimistic about property growth than banking peers

ANZ has far greater expectations of the property market than its banking peers, sticking to its property price growth...

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Hotspots 19 APR 2021

Tasmanian first home owners could enjoy additional grant

In a bid to win votes, the Tasmanian government has committed to increasing the First Home Owners Grant once...

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Hotspots 16 APR 2021

Metro Melbourne surpasses $1m mark for the first time

While it has lagged behind other capital cities in post-pandemic recovery, Melbourne has now cemented its resilience,...

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Hotspots 16 APR 2021

‘Pet-friendly’ an increasing priority for Sydney purchasers

More apartment buyers in Sydney’s lower north shore are seeking pet-friendly spaces after pandemic-induced puppy and...

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Hotspots 16 APR 2021

Apartment development policies critical to maintaining WA’s confidence: PCA

Confidence in Western Australia’s property industry is soaring, but investment-sapping taxes are tipped to slow...

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Hotspots 16 APR 2021

Property market update: Melbourne, March 2021

Melbourne’s property market continued to heat up in March, with the Victorian capital hitting a number of new records...

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Finance 15 APR 2021

CBA ups house price growth expectations but fails to meet Westpac’s optimism

The Commonwealth Bank has revised its property price forecast for 2021 on the back of strong growth in February and...

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Hotspots 15 APR 2021

House prices to grow by 25% over 3 years

New research is predicting a large gain in property prices of around 25 per cent through to the end of 2023, driven...

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Hotspots 15 APR 2021

Government stimulus drives record demand in new housing construction

The government’s HomeBuilder stimulus has led to a two-decade high in new houses that commenced construction,...

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Hotspots 15 APR 2021

‘Student’ suburbs struggle to shake off COVID impact

Suburbs located in close proximity to universities are struggling to keep up with the rising property market, new...

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Hotspots 15 APR 2021

Confidence in Victoria’s property industry lags behind national average

While confidence continues to climb across a majority of the nation, Victoria is lagging behind as it struggles to...

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Hotspots 15 APR 2021

Melbourne becomes Australia’s 2nd most affordable rental market

While most capital cities saw house rents soar to new record highs over the first quarter of 2021, Melbourne continued...

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Hotspots 14 APR 2021

Aussies increasingly fearful of property boom

While consumer confidence is at an 11-year high, Aussies are becoming increasingly fearful of the property boom, with...

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Tax & Legal 14 APR 2021

Accountants lend their weight to scrapping of stamp duty

Two major Australian accounting groups have come out in support of the removal of stamp duty in NSW – but the opt-in...

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Hotspots 14 APR 2021

Australia sees 3rd best Q1 on record for the office sector

Commercial property has steamed into 2021, with total investment volume surpassing $4 billion in the first quarter...

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Finance 14 APR 2021

Banks offer cyclone relief packages

Lenders have begun offering disaster relief packages for customers impacted by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Western...

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Hotspots 13 APR 2021

Mornington Peninsula and Central Coast boost Q1 auction clearance rates

The combined capital city clearance rate exceeded 80 per cent in the first quarter, propped up by lifestyle markets...

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Hotspots 13 APR 2021

Brisbane CBD office market poised for post-COVID growth

As both confidence and transaction activity strengthen in the investment and leasing markets on the back of greater...

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Hotspots 13 APR 2021

Rental vacancy rates see ‘abnormal’ March rise

National residential vacancy rates have risen by 0.1 per cent over the month, marking the first time an increase has...

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