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Insurance affordability remains a significant issue in northern Australia and other high cyclone risk areas.
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The top 100 suburbs were selected based on various mid- and long-term growth drivers.
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Prices of properties in regional Australian towns have slowed after hitting their peak in April 2022.
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In a year in which inflation hit record highs, property values fell and housing affordability worsened on the back of rising interest rates, it was a good year …
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Data from InfoTrack shows that the 3.0% of cumulative interest rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has tanked property sales.
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Concerns loom for the home buyers who borrowed at rock-bottom fixed interest rates and will face higher mortgage repayments next year.
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Skyrocketing prices have hit Australians hard this year but there are fresh fears that relief isn’t coming and people will be hit hard.
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It was a year in which many properties had their prices decline, but the top end of the market showed no sign of slowing down in 2022 (photo gallery).
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Spotify Australia boss Mikaela Lancaster and her partner took the keys to their new holiday home for $9.5 million.
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Commercial property deals slowed in the second half of 2022, with investor confidence undoubtedly shaken by successive interest rate rises.
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It could be a happy new year for some in the housing market, while others, such as renters, may feel the pinch even more.
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Tenants across Australia are struggling to find a place to call home, let alone an affordable property, as rental vacancy rates languish at record lows, new fig…
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