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The housing market is running out of records to smash, as Australia experiences a perfect storm of easy money, record low interest rates and government incentiv…
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Aussies are buying properties at record speeds with homes selling on average in just 32 days.
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Fair Trading inspectors are out in force in NSW to ensure agents are complying with legislation in place to protect consumers.
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Brisbane is leading the property market in the eastern seaboard in 2021! Favourable macro-economic factors such as population growth, housing affordability, lo…
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The fear of never owning a home is producing a spike in so-called "snap" or "on-the-spot" auctions.
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For 55 millionaires, the 2018-19 financial year was very good. Not only did they earn more than $1m, they paid no net tax.
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There are 156 suburbs in Sydney and 15 in Melbourne where every house sold this year has changed hands for more than $1 million.
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Sydney’s property boom has been out of control for a long time, but the most rapidly growing prices in Greater Sydney aren’t in the city itself.
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Property-hunters are increasingly valuing energy efficient homes, with around three quarters of recent buyers saying an energy rating was important.
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The last time stamp duty and home renovations drove economic growth to a similar extent to now was in June 2002.
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Australia is starting to get more Covid-normal with its recently announced 2021-22 budget. Released in May 2021, the aggressive yet comprehensive budget aims to…
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Sydney property prices rose by 3% in May, or more than $30,000, according to the latest CoreLogic data.
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