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I recently wrote about the key population statistics that impact...

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CoreLogic’s latest housing chart pack clearly shows the strong...

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New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics underlines the...

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New data from PropTrack indicates the pace of rental price growth...

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Recent data has shown that Australian home price growth is slowing as...

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New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show...

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If you scan newspaper headlines, you might think that Australia’s...

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You may have seen in the news recently that Australia’s population...

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New home value and price data from two major real estate analytics...

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Almost exactly two years ago, a major Australian investment bank...

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The Albanese government is again mulling changes to the rules...

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New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows...

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The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep...

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Housing affordability in Australia has deteriorated over the past...

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America’s central bank has slashed interest rates, in a move that...

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A major survey of Australian property investors points to an even...

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Politicians often say things that don’t make a lot of sense or are...

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A major economic forecaster says interest rate cuts are unlikely in...

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Brisbane recently gained the dubious distinction of having the second...

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New data from the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) shows...

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A new forecast shows Australia is moving further and further away...

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Lured by a very tight rental market and good yields, investors are...

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The Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has doubled down on her...

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If you suffer from hayfever, you’ve no doubt already had a physical...

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New economic growth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

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New data from two analytics firms shows that Australian residential...

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If you suffer from hay fever, you’ll no doubt already have had a...

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Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows annual...

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A new report from property analytics company Hotspotting and...

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Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) August decision to...

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Australia’s holiday mecca - the Gold Coast - now boasts the second...

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Everyone loves a bit of good-natured rivalry, so when Adelaide was...

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As part of a ministerial and cabinet reshuffle to reset and prepare...

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Two of Australia’s big four banks have released new housing...

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A legendary property industry veteran says the current high interest...

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Comparison website Finder.com has just unveiled its latest list of...

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New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows rental vacancy rates across...

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There have been plenty of recent claims that rental...

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There’s been a lot of talk lately—particularly from politicians,...

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The building industry has warned that investment in new homes in...

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The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep...

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New loan data has underlined the strength of the property market,...

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New figures for July 2024 from two different data houses show...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is unlikely to raise interest...

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The Federal’s government’s ambition to build 1.2 million affordable...

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A body that represents hundreds of people working in the property...

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Australian home prices rose across the combined capital cities for...

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There have been plenty of doom and gloom stories in the media lately...

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New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows rents have increased 9.1%...

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Australia will fall more than 260,000 homes short of the nationally...

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Regional migration continues to dominate Australian housing trends,...

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New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has raised...

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If you are over 45, you may remember a catchy 1986 song by folk-rock...

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With the end of the 2023-24 financial year, you may have seen news...

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After years of high costs, labour shortages, insolvencies, and...

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Despite an ongoing housing crisis and tough economic times, one in...

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With recent higher-than-expected monthly inflation data for the year...

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New data shows that there’s been a small rise in the latest housing...

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Domain Group has released its latest quarterly rent report, claiming...

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One of Australia’s most experienced property investment figures says...

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Several leading property experts have released home price forecasts...

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As a new financial year begins, there’s welcome news for Australians...

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This week’s hotter-than-expected inflation data and its implications...

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The latest monthly inflation figures will come as grim news to...

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It’s the end of the financial year.

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Property in Melbourne has copped a lot of bad press lately.

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With the end of the financial year in sight, property analyst Domain...

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The New South Wales Labor government of Premier Chris Minns has put...

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As expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep...

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An international study says housing in Australia’s five biggest...

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After several years of extraordinary growth, Brisbane has re-claimed...

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The Queensland state government’s decision to deliver a big-spending...

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Three pieces of research, all from the ANZ Bank, paint a very good...

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If the recent flood event, which saw communities near Sydney...

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In an ambitious move to tackle the ongoing housing crisis, the New...

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Investors have continued to shrug off spiralling home prices and the...

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The latest economic growth figures have underlined the Australian...

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National home values rose 0.8% in May, according to new data from...

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The latest official building approvals data has underlined the...

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A new analysis of Australia’s most expensive property market shows...

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The prospect of a cut in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank...

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Campaigners for greater density in Australian cities are set to...

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New data shows that home values in around 40% of Australia’s largest...

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Already reeling from a housing crisis that has sent home prices and...

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There’s renewed hope of interest rate cuts in Australia starting...

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New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows that overseas interest in...

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It’s now clear that housing is going to be one of the critical policy...

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New data from REA Group’s PropTrack shows that conditions for tenants...

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As I predicted, the Albanese Labor government has put housing front...

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The Albanese Labor government will put housing front and centre in...

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An interesting experiment is playing out involving property owners...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided at its recent May board...

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A major report to the Federal government has confirmed there will be...

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The Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to keep...

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New figures show the median weekly rent in Australia has hit a new...

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Just days after Treasurer Jim Chalmers again ruled out changes to...

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Two sets of figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

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Two new reports from leading data analytics firms show property...

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Last week’s quarterly inflation figures were grim reading for...

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Quarterly inflation numbers, released by the Australian Bureau of...

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New data from Domain Group shows Australian home prices have hit...

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There’s an old joke: What happens when you put ten economists in a...

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REA Group’s data business, PropTrack, has identified the regions of...

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Housing affordability in Australia has deteriorated for buyers and is...

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Over the last month or so, there’s been a noticeable shift in the...

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Two property analytics firms have both recorded new median rental...

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Worsening housing affordability, chronic supply shortage, and rising...

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New data from Australia’s largest bank has smashed several popular...

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Three new data sets provide evidence that some of the enormous...

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Australia’s rental housing market remains tight, and there’s unlikely...

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Australian residential property prices - already growing strongly...

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The Albanese government’s aim of building 1.2 million more...

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One of Australia’s most experienced real estate professionals says...

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New figures from CoreLogic show Australia’s residential property...

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Every house and unit seller in more than 300 local government areas...

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The next federal election - due at the latest by the end of September...

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Governments have been warned they’ll need to find 90,000 extra...

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Australians with a mortgage can breathe a bit easier today, following...

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There’s no question Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis, ...

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Hopes for interest rate relief any time soon for households...

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There’s no doubt that Perth has been one of the stand-out performers...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to leave the cash...

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Many potential buyers find themselves ready to step onto the property...

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More than a quarter of all homes sold across NSW, Victoria, and...

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It’s now been four years since the WHO declared COVID-19 a worldwide...

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These days you can buy all sorts of analytical tools, computer...

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Australians are ignoring a lot of the negative economic news that’s...

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The Australian Greens have unveiled a new policy to address...

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One of Australia’s most astute property observers is predicting many...

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The outgoing chief of one of Australia’s big four banks has taken a...

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Australia’s sixth largest bank is predicting that Melbourne house...

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Australian home prices rose in February, according to new figures...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to keep the cash rate...

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Housing values in regional areas of Australia are growing faster than...

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The spotlight has been on ANZ Bank lately following the controversial...

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There’s no question that Australia is one of the most expensive...

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We’ve heard a lot lately about the growing wealth divide between...

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Since late last year, most banks, economists and the financial...

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Bernard Salt is one of Australia’s best-known social demographers.

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There’s no debate that housing in Sydney is expensive, and not just...

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Australia’s housing market started the year on a stronger footing...

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You might have seen a lot of commentary around last year about how...

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He may have lost two Federal elections, but former Labor leader Bill...

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Australia’s state and territory governments are having a...

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The main reaction to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board’s...

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As widely expected, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...

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New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show the...

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The housing price upswing that saw prices surge by 8.1% in 2023 has...

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REA Group’s PropTrack says the supply of properties available for...

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Inflation fell faster in the December quarter of 2023 than...

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Australia’s housing market has recovered from the downturn that saw...

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After months of speculation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally...

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New figures have underlined the extent of Australia’s extremely tight...

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40 major social service and community housing groups recently came...

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While most observers obsess over house price movements in Sydney,...

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Times have been tough lately for many Australian households -...

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At Australian Property Update, we report on the trends and factors...

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Data from two of the biggest property research houses - Domain and...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will almost certainly keep...

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Western Australia has thrown struggling builders a lifeline, offering...

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The Prime Minister has put Australian local councils on notice to...

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Recently, one of my friends drove from Melbourne to Sydney and back...

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Australian homeowners struggling with high mortgage repayments can...

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It’s part of the Great Australian Dream - putting down a deposit on...

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For many years, one-bedroom units have been shunned by the investing...

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Australian home prices rose an impressive 8.1% during 2023, according...

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One of Australia’s shrewdest property watchers, John Lindeman, has...

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Making predictions about what life will be like in the future is not...

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In August 2023, the Prime Minister secured an important national...

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With all the major forecasters now having revealed their thoughts for...

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As I write this, we’re near the end of 2023.

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Just over a quarter of a century ago, Australia fell in love with the...

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As house prices increase, it becomes more and more difficult to save...

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Australians have been obsessed with real estate. 

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2023 was an unusual year for residential property.

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The topic of inflation has recently consumed headlines across the...

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Investing in property is often seen as the domain of the wealthy.

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A few of the most common questions asked by property investors - “Why...

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Home loans are often the greatest expense in a household, especially...

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With just days to go before the end of the year, most of the major...

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Australian residential property has had an extraordinary 2023, with...

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One of the main barriers to homeownership for young and lower-income...

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If you are considering investing in Australian residential property,...

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There are many ways of measuring and comparing growth when it comes...

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Do ghosts actually qualify as tenants?

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One of Australia’s leading property experts says Melbourne now...

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The Federal government has announced a sweeping overhaul of migration...

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The scale of the current housing crisis in Australia has been...

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Canberra has taken the title of the second most affordable capital...

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The Golden Slipper - the world's richest race for two-year-old...

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Many Australians would argue that 2023 has been a pretty gloomy year. 

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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep the cash rate on...

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Building approvals for the 12 months to October plunged to a decade...

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The Reserve Bank has delivered a Christmas respite for Australians...

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New figures show some of the heat has come out of the housing market,...

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One of the more bizarre aspects of the hype surrounding the departure...

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If you’ve been keeping up with the news lately, you might have come...

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Alan Kohler is one of Australia’s finest financial and business...

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If you have been paying close attention to property news recently,...

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