Property

December was the second strongest month for new home sales in the 20-year history of the survey, which was attributed to the HomeBuilder package, according to the HIA.

Properties in the Tasmanian capital continue to have the highest rate of profitability, according to new research.

The construction of new homes in Australia is forecast to “get worse before it gets better”, according to Deloitte Access Economics, but should start to recover towards the end of the year

Rental prices for apartments in Brisbane have surged, surpassing Melbourne levels for the first time in five years.

The industry body for real estate agents has called for property policy commitments that consider all players in real estate, as the possibility of a 2021 federal election looms.

Plenti has achieved record ‘firsts’ for an Aussie fintech consumer lender, despite COVID affecting personal loans.

Almost half of homeowners expect their property value to shoot up in 2021, while pent up demand will “wash through”, according to an industry fund-owned bank.

A combination of factors has driven robust demand for detached dwellings but multi-unit approvals remain subdued, according to the ABS.

Less than half of all homeowners know their current home loan interest rate despite homeowners ranking paying off their mortgage as their top priority, figures revealed.

Australia’s housing market ended 2020 on a positive note, with CoreLogic’s national home value index rising a further 1.0 per cent in December.