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Melbourne real estate agents are reporting buyers prepared to bid up to and beyond $1 million are emerging at auctions the same day they see the property for th…
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The battle between the inflationary effect of a lower Australian dollar and the opposite effect of slow wages growth over the coming few years is likely to end …
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When Logan-based real estate agent Julie Andrews took on the listing of what is one of Queensland’s most unique properties, she decided it needed a unique campa…
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Foreign investors, who traditionally focus on Sydney and Melbourne office buildings, are turning to properties in other cities amid rising competition for asset…
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Australia’s political elite are among the country’s most enthusiastic real estate investors, with records showing one freeholding Nationals member owns 50 prope…
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Can Australians expect sensible housing reform when politicians have so much skin in the game? Or will self-interest continue to make Australian housing increas…
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Ausin Group (Finance), a company that offers property and mortgage broking in Australia to Chinese buyers, expects to sell two-thirds more homes and to double t…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the official cash rate for August unchanged from a record low level of 2.50 per cent.
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New figures show Perth’s property market cooled further in July with lower sales turnover, fewer listings and a slight median price dip.
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Pockets of regional Queensland and New South Wales are paying higher average rents than their metropolitan counterparts, with Byron Bay more expensive than Sydn…
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According to new analysis by RP Data of Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, population growth in states dominated by mining regions is slowing down.
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A lot of people are asking if low rates mean it’s time to buy an investment property?
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Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
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Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
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