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REIQ wants to expand the first-home buyer grant in regional Queensland

Foreign investment in Aussie commercial property remains strong

Despite stricter regulations, foreign investment in Australian commercial property remains strong, hitting a record $10 billion last year. Foreign demand is not expected to peak in the near future as international buyers continue to scan the local market and finance rates remain low.

The emergence of Australia’s five-speed property market

Even tough pundits said 2016 was the year the Australian housing bubble would begin to deflate, there was very little evidence of this in Sydney and Melbourne where dwelling values rose more than 15% and 13% respectively.