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Hotspots 18 JAN 2021

Sydney, Melbourne boast highest capital city sales

After a COVID-induced downturn, Sydney and Melbourne have reinforced their continued recovery, logging more sales than...
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Hotspots 18 JAN 2021

COVID trends: Will they continue in 2021?

Despite suffering its first recession in almost 30 years, Australian property markets remained remarkably resilient in...
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Hotspots 18 JAN 2021

Melbourne property ends 2020 with a $900k bang

For the first time, Metropolitan Melbourne house values have surpassed a median price of $900,000.
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Hotspots 15 JAN 2021

Darwin wins rental race in December quarter

Darwin’s rental market has emerged as the unlikely winner of 2020 following massive gains in the December quarter.
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Hotspots 15 JAN 2021

New home loan demand shatters records

The total value of loan commitments for investor housing rose 6 per cent month-on-month to reach $5.6 billion in...
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Hotspots 15 JAN 2021

Victorians, Tasmanians ‘make up for lost time’ with home sales topping $840m

Despite the headwinds of 2020, Victoria and Tasmania capped off the year with not one but two record months for home...
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Hotspots 14 JAN 2021

Northern Beaches emerges as Sydney’s 2021 hotspot

With Sydney set to be a seller’s market in 2021, where will buyers flock as they adjust to the new normal?
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Hotspots 14 JAN 2021

Best cities for rental performance revealed

COVID-19 has undeniably altered the property market in 2020, with a clear shift in tenant priorities affecting the...
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Hotspots 13 JAN 2021

Buyers beware, Sydney to cater to sellers in 2021

2021 could be a standout year for Sydney’s property market on the back of low supply and unprecedented demand, with...
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Hotspots 13 JAN 2021

Sydney, Melbourne investors dubbed ‘biggest losers of 2020’

While some of Australia’s most popular rental markets have felt the wrath of COVID-19, leaving investors out of...
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Hotspots 13 JAN 2021

Perth sales activity is going through the roof with 200% growth

Almost 700 transactions were reported by Perth real estate agents over the past week.
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Hotspots 13 JAN 2021

Property market braces for 2021 challenge with prices touted to swell

The housing market is ready to be put to the test in 2021, with further price increases expected on the back of limited...
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Hotspots 12 JAN 2021

10 predictions for Australia’s property market in 2021

Now that the clock has ticked over from 2020 to 2021 and a COVID vaccine is Australia-bound, property investors are...
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Hotspots 12 JAN 2021

COVID-19 fallout to linger for Aussie REITs, research warns

The fallout from COVID-19 will linger beyond lockdowns for rated retail real estate investment trusts, according to...
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Hotspots 12 JAN 2021

Surviving 2020: How COVID-19 has redefined property

How will the property market move forward from such a tumultuous year?
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Hotspots 12 JAN 2021

Australia set for a rental ‘frenzy’ in 2021, expert says

Australia’s rental market is set to experience an all-time record-high increase in household rents this new year,...
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Finance 12 JAN 2021

Economy poised for recovery supported by vaccine rollout

The economy and the budget are expected to reap the benefits of the earlier than planned vaccine rollout, following a...
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Hotspots 11 JAN 2021

Perth leasing activity picks up

While December is traditionally a slow month for the rental market, Perth managed to buck the trend in 2020, with an...
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Hotspots 11 JAN 2021

Melbourne’s inner suburbs boast good value despite COVID lockdown

While most impacted by the pandemic, the inner suburbs of Melbourne are set to bounce back later in 2021, experts are...
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Hotspots 11 JAN 2021

House approvals reach highest level in 21 years

Private sector house approvals rose for the fifth consecutive month in November and, seasonally adjusted, were at the...
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Hotspots 11 JAN 2021

Aussies see 2021 as a ‘great time’ to buy property

2021 is tipped to be one of the busiest years for property ever as money remains cheap and readily accessible, with a...
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Hotspots 10 JAN 2021

Perth property to grow by 10% in 2021

The Western Australian capital concluded 2020 on a property sales high, as forecasts for the coming year predict...
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Hotspots 10 JAN 2021

Adelaide growth to continue through Easter

Despite the effects of COVID-19, Adelaide experienced an average growth of 5 per cent in 2020 – a result expected to...
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Finance 08 JAN 2021

Mortgages slashed 6,777 times in 2020

Historically low interest rates have seen lenders make almost 7,000 cuts to home loans throughout 2020 but mortgage...
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Hotspots 08 JAN 2021

Property experts reveal where to invest in 2021

As Australian property markets recover from a tumultuous 2020, most experts believe that this new year is shaping up to...
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