Jan 23, 2021

Some parts of Australia have low vacancies. But others, notably in the inner-city areas of our major cities, have large numbers of empty properties.

The question for many landlords is: what’s the best way forward when past strategies aren’t working and it’s hard to achieve good rentals and acceptable returns?

The...

Jan 18, 2021

Places that offer both affordability and lifestyle are at the forefront of real estate dynamics across Australia at the moment.

First-home buyers comprise the most active cohort in the market – and the first thing that young buyers are seeking is affordability.

If an affordable location also offers good...

Jan 16, 2021

Sydney markets have defied the pandemic recession, with notable uplift in sales activity and prices in 2020.
Our quarterly survey for the Summer edition of The Price Predictor Index has identified more growth markets than at any time in the six years of these surveys.
In our survey six months ago, we could find only 24...

Jan 11, 2021

We’ve just put together the new 2021 edition of our most popular report, the National Top 10 Best Buys.

It’s very timely – because we’re coming to the end of the most remarkable year most of us have experienced …

And, in real estate terms, we’re about to enter what I expect to be most dynamic year...

Jan 8, 2021

We’ve just published our two major hotspots for Queensland – Top 5 Brisbane and Top 5 Regional Queensland – at a time when many of these markets are on the cusp of a real estate boom.

The Brisbane market has shrugged off the impacts of the pandemic and is in its strongest position to generate price growth for five...