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House prices are roaring back to pandemic-era highs as fixed rates rise and the RBA weighs its next move.
Investors are eyeing outdated stock, unit rebounds, and regional growth plays, while buyers are navigating rent-vs-buy tipping points in 300+ suburbs.
From underquoting reforms to first-home buyer frustrations, this week reveals where pressure and opportunity are building.
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Home Buyers Around the Country
Revealed: 300 suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy than rent (REA)
Coastal price surges forced these families to go bush – and they couldn't be happier (Domain)
Get lost reading your building and pest report? You’re not alone (SPI)
Digital nomads are choosing van life over property investing (AFR)
48 Sydney suburbs where buying home cheaper than renting (REA)
Where houses in regional NSW with swimming pools cost under $1.5m (Domain)
How the great Australian home ownership dream is aging (ABC)
5pc deposit trap hitting Melb first-home buyers (News)
Pay gap data exposes women’s property disadvantage across Australia (REA)
How Sydney’s ‘two speed’ housing market is fuelling interest in this suburb (Domain)
The outback town where homes can be 'cheaper to buy than rent' (ABC)
How Sydney’s South-West is opening doors for first-home buyers and upsizers (REA)
Victorian towns where you can buy a family home and pool for less than $1m (Domain)
First-home buyer abandons government scheme after constant setbacks (ABC)
Regional property shifts: Buyers chase value over lifestyle (ABN)
Let's be real: our housing targets are failing while property prices are higher than ever (Domain)
Investors
REIV unveils rival plan to tackle Victoria’s underquoting crisis (REA)
Property price deja vu: Forget once in a generation, today's prices are on par with the pandemic boom (Domain)
Outdated property: Hidden opportunities for handy buyers (SPI)
Construction industry 'reset' recommended in bid to improve productivity (ABC)
Investors eye market opportunities as RBA mulls rate hike (SPI)
NAB hikes fixed home loan rates again as RBA move looms (ABN)
Australia's median house price soars towards $1.3 million as 'ferocious' house prices re-accelerate (Domain)
Melbourne recovery well underway amid ‘decisive growth turnaround’ (SPI)
Banks lift fixed home loan rates ahead of February RBA call (ABN)
The Aussie suburbs winning in straight sets (REA)
‘Well-kept secret’: The Melbourne suburb where units are up nearly 30 per cent (Domain)
City real estate prices on record rebound as million-dollar club grows (ABC)
AREITs are not as passive as you may think (FirstLinks)
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