Listings surge over October – Sydney and Melbourne listings rise over 25%

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Key points National residential property listings rose in October 2021 by 11.8% to 239,866 from 214,566 properties in September. Compared to 12 months ago, listings remain down 22.2%. Nationally, new

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States bolstering coffers at expense of housing affordability

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Stamp duty has become the antiquated blight of the Australian housing sector as prices soar and governments continue to penalise home buyers with higher taxes which is leading to a

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Tight rental vacancy rates trigger across the board surges in rents

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SQM Research has revealed the national residential rental vacancy rate remains tight at just 1.7% over the month of July 2021. Meanwhile, rents surged for yet another month in most

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Listings mixed over July – Sydney new listings dive on lockdown by lockdown

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Key points National residential property listings rose in July 2021 by 1.1% to 238,834 from 236,218 in June. Compared to 12 months ago, listings dropped 23.6%. Nationally, new listings (Less

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National rental vacancy rate drops in April

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SQM Research has revealed the national residential rental vacancy rate dropped to 1.9% over the month of April 2021 from 2.1% in March, with suburban vacancy rates continuing to fall,

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Total property listings rise in April

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Figures released by SQM Research reveal national residential property listings rose in April 2021 by 2.4% to 262,617 from 256,568 in March 2021, while asking houses prices jumped 6.1% in

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National rental vacancy rate rases in March

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SQM Research has revealed the national residential rental vacancy rate rose to 2.1% over the month of March 2021 from 2.0% in February. The total number of vacancies Australia-wide is

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Property Listings Decreased in January

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Key Points National residential property listings decreased in January 2021 by 2.9%, falling from 272,999 in December 2020 to 265,116. Compared to 12 months ago, listings were down by 10.5%.

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Total property listings increased significantly in October

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Key points National residential property listings increased in October by 6.5% from 289,566 listings in September 2020 to 308,413.  Compared to 12 months ago, listings were down by 3.3%. All

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National rental vacancy rate remains stable in September

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SQM Research has revealed the national residential rental vacancy rate remained stable at 2.0% over the month of September 2020.  The total number of vacancies Australia-wide is now 70,389 vacant

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