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One of WA’s most effective property lobbyists has announced her intention to run for the Liberal Party’s only metropolitan seat.
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Domain's 2024 Outlook Report predicts a further increase in house and unit prices, interest rates remaining at a high level and a strong population growth.
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Home buyers would need to earn up to $90,000 more than they did early last year to afford to buy a median-priced house as rising interest rates slash buyer budg…
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Australians living in older homes have the potential to halve their energy bills with fairly modest renovations, a study has revealed.
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Australia’s biggest property and construction companies will ban engineered stone from new developments as part of a landmark agreement with the construction un…
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While rising interest rates and changing regulations have put the property market in a state of flux, aspirational investors remain committed to the long term.
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Australia's median property value is now at a record high of $753,654 but experts are expecting prices to stabilise next year.
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A failed bid to ban property investors from serving as local councillors has reignited debate about who should sit on local councils.
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Minns government to place every aspect of housing ‘under the microscope’ as it confronts rental crisis.
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In his first column for API Magazine, development expert Greg Devine says developers' margins are tight but 2024 represents an opportunity for progress as building cost pressures begin to ease.
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has named two prominent real estate industry women in the roles of president and deputy president, with former REINSW President Leanne Pilkington taking the helm.
At a time when the household saving to income ratio declined to its the lowest level in 16 years, new data has revealed that home ownership remains the biggest source of personal happiness.
The most recent interest rate hike has had minimal impact on the Brisbane real estate market but there are other pressures acting as obstacles to further price rises.
Improved inflation figures have encouraged the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold off on a December interest rate hike.
Commercial property is becoming an investment of choice for a broader cross-section of investors but there are some steps to take to ensure the best prospects of success.
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