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According to data, Queensland appears to have outstripped the other states in 2020. The Sunshine State recorded solid demand for detached houses, with buyer attraction towards lifestyle areas seen to deliver 6-10 per cent capital growth in 2021 across South-East...

The 2021 PIPA Brisbane breakfast seminar is on Thursday 15 April 2021 at the Sofitel Brisbane Central. The breakfast will be a chance to hear from PIPA chairman Peter Koulizos as well as from two expert speakers. PIPA chairman Peter Koulizos will provide an update on...

The total rate of new loan commitments for housing and the value of owner-occupier home loan commitments each reached record highs in December 2020, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data, however investors are still relatively absent from the...

Australia’s residential property price surge is underway, despite investor activity falling as a proportion of the buyer market. Although there has been steady monthly increases in investor lending since June 2020, the market share of overall residential loans for the...

Property investors are set to continue boosting their presence in the market over the next months, which could potentially lead to price increases, according to the latest report from the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA). Peter Koulizos,...

Investors are out in force, and regional areas are catching their eye according to a new survey. Two-thirds of investors were confident that property market conditions would strengthen nearly six months ago, proving that the current price growth should not be a...

ING Bank has announced a change in some variable and fixed interest rates for investment loans. The reduction applies to Mortgage Simplifier and Orange Advantage investor variable interest rates and will be effective for new loan applications formally approved from 4...

After surviving a particularly low point in May last year, the residential property market is picking up pace with investment activity set to “ramp up” following a strong January, the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) have said. “The low point for...

The price gulf between detached houses and units in Melbourne has widened sharply after the median price of a standalone residence in the city surged by $3600 a week during the last three months of 2020. Melbourne’s median house price reached a record $936,000 in the...

A record price gap has opened between Sydney’s detached houses and units after the median price of a standalone residence in the city surged by $4200 a week during the last three months of 2020. The median price for a separate house in Sydney reached a record $1.21...

Amid the backdrop of unpredictability that is the coronavirus pandemic, one area of the Queensland economy that’s remained remarkably resilience is our property market. The Sunshine Coast has seen an increase of 3.9 per cent in house prices in the past 12 months,...

After a tumultuous year, property experts concur that the year ahead will see a housing market on the up. They also predict that demand for lifestyle locations won't slow down, and it's unlikely to return to a buyer's market any time soon. The competition will be...

Maggie May and Josh Kelly are first-time buyers making the most of low interest rates and government incentives to purchase a two-bedroom off-the-plan apartment in inner Melbourne.The artist and musician couple, who have a two-year-old son, Remy, will save about...

Property Investment Professionals of Australia’s (PIPA) chairman Peter Koulizos said that 2021 will be a better year than 2020, particularly for the residential property market, as capital cities are expected to see a higher rate of value increases. Further,...