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Despite spring selling season, stock is tightening and competition is heating up: especially in investor-friendly markets like Perth and Townsville.
From three-property portfolios by age 28 to record-breaking family home sales, this week’s headlines show a fast-paced, high-stakes market.
Plus, key insights for buyers racing to secure grants, dodge mortgage stress, and outpace new rivals.
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Home Buyers Around the Country
One thing buyers need to do now to cash in on $23,000 Home Guarantee Scheme before October 1 change: 'Most important' (Yahoo)
Sydney cost of housing analysis: Are renters or buyers better off? (REA)
Inside the renovation trick that could double your family house’s value in 2025 (REA)
Drowning in debt: QLD mortgage stress hotspots exposed (REA)
The shock location most Aussies say they want to live in (News)
Building overhaul: Victoria cracks down on dodgy builders (SPI)
‘Using the wrong data’: Major problem with the 1.2m new homes (Domain)
First-home buyers have a new rival – and it’s not who you think (REA)
Adelaide auctions attracting first-home buyers, families in droves (REA)
He’s viewed countless rooms, so what advice does this Block judge have for WA renovators? (Domain)
Futureproofing old homes a 'key challenge' amid climate threat (ABC)
Investors
Report reveals Perth’s pain-free property market where vast majority of sales make a profit (Domain)
Townsville tops charts as homes sell within days (BrokerNews)
How 28yo built three-property portfolio in three years (REA)
Landlords on notice as NSW ramps up rental crackdown (SPI)
Shock figures today confirm next RBA call (News)
Brand new family home breaks suburb record sale by whopping $650k (REA)
‘What am I going to buy if I sell?’: The dilemma facing home sellers in Perth this spring (REA)
$17m worth of homes sold at massive Springtime auction event (REA)
Property stock drops as selling season hits (News)
First home-buyers, downsizers and investors drive momentum (Domain)
Beyond loan approval: Why old lending models fail investors (SPI)
Investor competition heats up in Perth (BrokerNews)
Granny flats lead housing searches this spring (BrokerNews)
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