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29 Aug 2025
Regional Homes Approvals Plummet
Regional Homes Approvals Plummet The number of homes being approved in Regional Australia is plummeting, according to a new report by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI). The Answer the Call for Regional Housing report shows approval numbers between 2000 and 2025 dropped by 21%. In the past 12 months, fewer than 48,000 homes were approved […]
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29 Aug 2025
Stamp Duty Costs Soar
Stamp Duty Costs Soar The cost of stamp duty is rising at a faster pace than incomes, with costs between 2.7 and 3.4 times higher across the eastern capitals since 2000. Domain analysis shows stamp duty payable on a median-priced house in Sydney was 44.5% of gross household disposable income per capita in 2000 and […]
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29 Aug 2025
Renewables Driving Regions
Renewables Driving Regions Big renewables projects are driving a $23 billion increase in infrastructure spending in regional Australia, leading to more jobs and demand for property. Data from Macromonitor says wind, solar and transmission facility projects will push regional construction spending up by 19% between FY2025 and FY2027. In comparison, the spending in capital cities […]
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29 Aug 2025
Suburbs In Hot Demand
Suburbs In Hot Demand New analysis shows the Australian locations where property prices are set to rise on the back of increasing demand. Data from PropTrack shows where the average number of key enquiries per listing is rising the most. Key enquiries include potential buyers emailing or calling the listing agent, or downloading documents. REA […]
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29 Aug 2025
FHB Deposit Reprieve
FHB Deposit Reprieve The expansion of a scheme that allows First Home Buyers to purchase with a 5% deposit and avoid expensive Lenders Mortgage Insurance has fast tracked. Under the First Home Buyer Guarantee scheme the government guarantees the remaining 15% of the deposit with lenders. Previously, up to 35,000 people could apply to […]
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22 Aug 2025
Sentiment High
Sentiment High Optimism about property values has hit its highest level in more than five years. Australian Property Investor Magazine’s Q2 2025 Property Sentiment Report shows there is strong sentiment that property prices will continue to rise. It says only one previous quarterly survey has ever had more respondents tipping property price rises over the […]
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22 Aug 2025
Rental Growth Picks Up Pace
Rental Growth Picks Up Pace Rental growth has accelerated across Australia’s capital cities for the first time in more than two years. The pace of rental growth had slowed in recent years after soaring during the pandemic, but Cotality data shows rents are now up 3.7% in the 12 months to July. This follows 16 […]
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22 Aug 2025
Profit-Making Sales Up
Profit-Making Sales Up Sellers are continuing to benefit from strong demand, with new data showing a huge increase in the number of owners selling for a profit. Domain’s Profit and Loss report shows 97% of house and 88% of unit resales achieved a nominal profit in the first half of 2025. The level of profit-making […]
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22 Aug 2025
New Home Sales Near Three-Year High
New Home Sales Near Three-Year High Rising prices in the existing house market are leading to more Australians building new homes, with sales at higher levels than at this time last year. This is despite a 6.4% drop in new home sales between June and July, according to Housing Industry Association data. HIA Senior Economist, […]
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