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5th May 2022
Duty-free thresholds need to be raised for first home buyers

REIWA is campaigning for the State Government to lift the threshold for first home buyers accessing stamp duty concessions. It is current set at $430,000…

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27th April 2022
CoreLogic Perth Housing Market video update April 2022

CoreLogic’s video April Real Estate Market update is ready. Perth’s growth has kicked in again due to increased migration with open borders, the strongest jobs…

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20th April 2022
The top 10 suburbs with the highest number of sales under $400k

The North and North-East Corridor of Perth has featured prominently in REIWA’s top 10 suburbs under $400k…

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13th April 2022
Australia’s smallest cities drive growth in national housing values as Sydney and Melbourne decline

Perth is heating up again, looks like the border opening has given us a boost. CoreLogic reports that while Perth has grown 1.9% in the…

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6th April 2022
Federal Budget 2022-23: What does it mean for real estate?

The Federal Budget impresses with the effort made to the real estate sector. Makes sense for the politicians to make it one of their major…

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30th March 2022
Final housing affordability inquiry report recommends govt ‘cut the Gordian Knot’

It’s not often that a government report impresses, but this one on housing affordability has. It is a very comprehensive report outlining a number of…

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23rd March 2022
Year 2: How COVID changed the Australian property market game

Quite a good overview for country as a whole – very noticeable that the WA market is still very affordable compared to the rest of…

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16th March 2022
CoreLogic’s March Perth Real Estate Market video update is out

Perth’s growth rate has picked up in the last few month, but is still below what is to be expected with the strong fundamentals in…

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9th March 2022
Need for housing affordability and supply plan confirmed in new report

One thing that is desperately needed nationwide is an effective affordable housing plan. While we are not in as extreme a situation as Melbourne and…

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