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Port Hedland residents claim they are being pushed out at bottom dollar to turn the historic heart of the town into a buffer zone for wider mining activity.
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Working remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, as well as an ageing population, has changed the nature of property demand, according to a lender.
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The Reserve Bank has slashed its official cash rate to a new historic low of 0.1% as it desperately tries to prop up the economy.
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New research shows that nearly a third of Australians have been working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, driving demand for properties in regional New So…
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Three major factors have underpinned the property markets and could contribute to a perfect storm that will have property markets performing strongly in 2021 an…
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Despite yield compression, industrial is set to remain a compelling story for investors. (video content)
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Record low interest and rental vacancy rates has created good conditions for property investors returning to the market in Geelong.
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More Australians could go into "negative equity", where the value of their property falls below the outstanding balance on their mortgage, according to the RBA.…
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Retirement should be the best time of your life! Downsizing is one of the most popular retirement strategies. It can provide a tremendous uplift to your lifesty…
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Despite recent significant falls in Sydney and Melbourne house prices, property experts say the worst may be over and dire predictions of a COVID-19-induced cra…
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The US Presidential elections, Europe to maintain its ‘wait and see’ tone as a second wave of infections begins to fly through the continent. In Australia this …
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