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REIA hits out at Greens over rental inquiry fiasco
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has slammed the Greens over the party’s decision to block the House Australia Future Fund and call for an inquiry into the housing crisis.
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Sydney and Melbourne jump up the liveability rankings
After tumbling down the liveability rankings during government-imposed COVID-19 lockdowns, Sydney and Melbourne have bounced back in 2023.
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House prices have doubled in two years in some regional areas
The surge in regional house prices has seen values in a number of locations double in just over a year.
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Investment property listings skyrocket in capital cities
The number of investment properties hitting the market has soared past decade-long averages in three capital cities, despite overall new listings remaining well below normal.
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National housing market set to recover next financial year
House prices in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth could have fully recovered from the 2022 downturn and reached new record highs by the end of the 2023-2024 financial year.
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Share house demand surges across the country
Rapidly rising rents and a lack of rental properties are forcing renters to return to share houses in a bid to save money and secure a place to live.
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Cyber security for real estate agencies
Trust is the bedrock of every successful real estate agency and in today’s world of data breaches, that trust must now extend to digital trust, according to an expert.
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New AI tool lets agents in on secret off-market opportunities
One of the original founders of Pricefinder has launched an AI-powered tool to help real estate agents generate more off-market property leads.
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Recent borrowers could end up spending 50 per cent of their income on their mortgage
Homeowners could be soon forking out up to 50 per cent of their income on mortgage repayments if the cash rate reaches 4.6 per cent according to new analysis.
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Flagstaff Hill the top pick for house investors
South Australia’s Flagstaff Hill has been named the country’s top suburb for house investors, with a strong median listing price, encouraging rent and buy affordability metrics and solid yields making it a top choice.
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CampaignAgent reaches major platform transaction milestone
CampaignAgent, the innovative real estate technology company, has hit $1 billion in VPA transactions on its platform. The milestone marks a significant achievement for the company and solidifies CampaignAgent’s position as a leader in the real estate industry. “We are thrilled to reach this significant milestone,” CampaignAgent co-founder and chief executive officer Shaun Moriarty said. “Our focus on delivering a…
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New listings push higher as stock levels slowly rise
In good news for buyers, new listings have rebounded nearly 20 per cent last month, however, the flow of fresh levels is still lower than the same time last year.
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Hundreds of markets lose million-dollar status
More than 250 house and unit markets have dropped out of the million-dollar club nationally, with Perth the only capital city not caught up in the downward spiral.
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Regional areas not the solution to city housing pressures
In the face of soaring living costs, a growing number of urban residents are contemplating a shift to regional areas in search of affordable and comfortable lifestyles.
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Homelessness across Victoria surges by up to 435 per cent in some areas
The housing crisis continues to hit the most vulnerable hardest of all, with a new report finding that homelessness across Victoria has increased by 435 per cent in some areas.
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A financial review of the Australian Financial Review’s 24th fastest growing company
Being named in the AFR Fast Starters list was confirmation that the real estate market was ready for a new way of doing things. And things aren’t slowing down for UrbanX.
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Rents surged up to 27.5 per cent in the past 12 months
Rents have jumped by as much as 27.5 per cent over the past 12 months marking the largest increase since 1994.
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Escalating mortgage defaults as Australians grapple with mounting financial pressure
The number of Australians defaulting on their home loan is on the rise, according to new research.
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More than 40 per cent of suburbs see rents increase by double-digits
Surging migration and tight supply have led to 44.4 per cent of house and unit markets seeing rents increase by 10 per cent in the past 12 months.
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Property prices could make new highs in 2024
If the current rebound in property values can continue, prices will make fresh highs in January 2024 according to a new report.
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Luxurious Perth French chateau-style home labelled the ‘finest in the country’, hits the market
A custom-designed Perth home, with a French-inspired feel, has just been listed for sale with price hopes of more than $14 million.
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One in four properties purchased without a mortgage
Cash buyers have been active on the East Coast, with a new report showing that 25 per cent of all property purchases in 2022 were made without a mortgage.
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Build-to-rent case study: the Smith Collective’s lasting legacy
The head of Australia’s first build-to-rent community, the Smith Collective, has called on the Queensland Government to include the housing model as part of the Brisbane Olympic’s legacy.
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RBA doubles down on interest rates as REIA says housing affordability at its worst this century
The Reserve Bank boss has doubled down on the need for this week’s interest rate hike, despite admitting some households are feeling the pinch and mortgage arrears have increased.
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Interest rates rise to highest level since April 2012
The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted interest rates a further 25 basis points to take the cash rate to 4.1 per cent.
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Office market underperforms compared to industrial and retail
Demand continues to wane for office assets as ongoing low occupancy rates and the changing nature of the workplace are leading investors to focus on other asset classes according to an expert.
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Real estate institute urges Coalition to protect renters from Greens rent freeze
The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has called on Peter Dutton’s Coalition to support the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) after the Greens laid down an ultimatum to the Government in exchange for its support on the housing bill.
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House and unit rents finally fall in some cities, while room rents surge
Pressure might be starting to ease in some of the country's most tightly held rental markets with new data showing that asking rents fell in a number of capital cities last month.
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Number of borrowers struggling to pay their home loan has surged
The record increase in interest rates is starting to weigh on borrowers with new research finding 40 per cent of mortgage holders struggled to pay their home loan in May.
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Do low listings beget low listings?
Australia’s low levels of property listings could be creating a self perpetuating cycle and influencing would-be vendors to sit on their property, according to a property market expert.
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Taxing vacant homes and holiday rentals could help ease the housing crisis
Incentivising investors, taxing vacant homes and holiday rentals and releasing more land are all measures being considered to address the current housing crisis according to the industry.
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Rate Hike? Aussie property market says ‘No problem’ as price rebound continues
The Reserve Bank’s decision to lift the cash rate in May has not dampened the nation’s house price rebound with both PropTrack and CoreLogic reporting strong growth for the past three months.
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Inflation rises as RBA boss suggests sad solution to rental crisis
In a shock few experts saw coming, inflation has risen to almost 7 per cent in April, with higher petrol prices fuelling the increase.
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Rental affordability at the worst level in 8 years
Surging immigration and fewer people per home has seen rental affordability fall to the lowest level in eight years according to a new report.
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Cashback offers for refinancers ‘dropping like flies’
The surge in refinancing as borrowers attempt to combat the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) hiking cycle is putting pressure on lenders with cashback offers getting slashed.
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