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Boom in new homes for Sydney CBD

In the latest quarter of data, the McKell Institute found the inner west and CBD bettered their targets by around 40 per cent while the southwest and inner north fell short by 35 per cent. “Since 2006 only eastern Sydney and Sydney’s north have met or exceeded their Sydney 2036 targets, with every other region…

Even if it’s love at first sight…

Viewing open homes is rather like a one-sided version of speed dating. House and apartment buyers spend Saturdays in a frenzied whirl, looking for a property to love and buy. They are invited to inspect a series of very well-presented possibles for a maximum of about 45 minutes each and, like most people, they can…

NAB flags further growth for Sydney

The National Australia Bank has joined other property analysts who are predicting moderate growth for Sydney in 2014. But according to its quarterly survey there are a handful of suburbs that will far outpace the rest. Based on the questionnaire responses of 290 property professionals – a mix of agents, developers, fund managers and investors…

Investors move in again as the property market warms up

For the first time since before the global financial crisis back in 2008 property is firmly back on investors’ radar. Prices have moved up solidly across the residential sector, crowds are reappearing at auctions and clearance rates in Melbourne and Sydney are at record levels of 80 per cent or more. After some lacklustre years…