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Brisbane apartments have completed the full swing from oversupply to boom, while Perth’s coastal north surges and Sydney eyes new housing hotspots.
At the same time, banks flag potential rate hikes, CGT reform debates resurface, and flood risks return to the spotlight.
For buyers, affordability hurdles are climbing, but creative strategies from rebuilds to little-known schemes are keeping the dream alive.
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Home Buyers Around the Country
Renovate v rebuild: Buyers snap up damaged homes to save cash (REA)
How Brisbane just leapfrogged Sydney for property pain (Domain)
FHBs hit with further obstacles to home ownership as prices rise 70% in 5 years (SPI)
Aussie state promises to wave stamp duty for older homeowners in $70 million pledge (Yahoo)
$35k ‘migration penalty’ killing Melb suburbs (News)
First-home-buyer affordability worsens – but one capital city offers a silver lining (Domain)
How much you need to earn to buy a house now (Domain)
Beware of bargains: FHBs must stay firm on property fundamentals (SPI)
'Massive jump' on number of first home buyers with 5pc deposit (ABC)
Australians battle rising stress but remain determined, survey finds (ABN)
Australians flee big cities for unlikely boom suburbs revealed in new data (REA)
The honeymoon is over: What $1 million now buys in Brisbane’s bridesmaid suburbs (Domain)
Aussie locals given chance to buy homes from $1 in 'rare chance' at home ownership (Yahoo)
Seize hidden opportunities among 50+ home buyer schemes in Australia (FirstLinks)
No doors, no walls and an empty pool: The house banks wouldn't touch sells in eight days (Domain)
Investors
Brisbane’s apartment market completes full cycle from oversupply to boom (REA)
How the AI property 'crash' could cost you $1.8 million: 'Most people lose' (Yahoo)
ANZ joins big banks tipping May rate hike (ABN)
RBA governor says she does not think inflation is taking off again (ABC)
Foreign investors spend $3.7bn, top Aussie suburbs they want revealed (REA)
Sydney's abandoned 'ghost' train station back in the spotlight as potential housing hotspot (Domain)
Lifestyle appeal fuels yields in desirable coastal regions (SPI)
Melbourne buyers shatter Strathfieldsaye property record (REA)
Commonwealth Bank boss throws support behind CGT discount change for property investors (Yahoo)
The 5% deposit scheme is bad for homeowners and Australia (FirstLinks)
‘Much more affordable’: Undervalued suburbs hiding in plain sight (REA)
10 Sydney suburbs tipped for growth (SPI)
Buyers have ‘short-term memory’ on flood risks for coastal homes: Cotality (AFR)
Perth’s coastal north is booming — and prices are still less than inner suburbs (REA)
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