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Property investors jumped back into the housing market at record levels in November ahead of the Omicron outbreak.
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While confidence remains relatively stable, strong November results for the retail sector could trigger false hope, economists warn.
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Omicron has threatened border reopening and restriction extensions but experts say the new variant is unlikely to play a role in real estate finances.
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Fewer respondents to a survey were confident that now was a good time to invest in property compared to last year.
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Almost two-thirds of auctions scheduled in Melbourne during the week ending last Sunday were withdrawn.
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Cracking into Canberra's property market was already a struggle, but the current lockdown has made buying a home even more difficult.
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The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal mortgage refinancing skyrocketed to an all-time high in June, 2021.
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Australians could use a vaccine passport system linked to QR codes from October, according to reports.
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Regional house prices have been the major winner of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a property economist.
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The number of new property listings has crashed in the past week.
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New listings fell in five out of Australia’s eight capital cities in a sign that lockdown stress is dampening Australia’s hot property market.
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Australia's central bank will likely reverse its decision to taper its bond buying programme if Sydney remains in a coronavirus lockdown, bank economists say.
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