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It’s one of the biggest apparent contradictions in the property space:
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New economic growth data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics...
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Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows annual...
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A body that represents hundreds of people working in the property...
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Regional migration continues to dominate Australian housing trends,...
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The prospect of a cut in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank...
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There’s renewed hope of interest rate cuts in Australia starting...
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It’s now clear that housing is going to be one of the critical policy...
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The Albanese Labor government will put housing front and centre in...
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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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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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It’s now official.
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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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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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Hopes for interest rate relief any time soon for households...
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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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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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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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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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As widely expected, the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...
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The housing price upswing that saw prices surge by 8.1% in 2023 has...
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