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December 02, 2025

Just 501 suburbs left for buyers under $500k as affordability crisis deepens

December 02, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Just 501 suburbs left for buyers under $500k as affordability crisis deepens

There are now just 501 Aussie suburbs where buyers can purchase an average house for under $500,000 – down from 658 a year ago and 1753 in 2020.

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December 02, 2025/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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Real estate, housing, house prices
November 06, 2025

RBA keeps rates on hold as inflation gallops ahead

November 06, 2025/ Macdonald Education
RBA keeps rates on hold as inflation gallops ahead

The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate steady at 3.6% in November following hotter-than-expected inflation data, delivering a blow to households hoping for a Melbourne Cup Day cut.

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November 06, 2025/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
News, Newsletter
interest rates, rates, Real estate, house prices
May 13, 2025

‘Make housing a priority from day one’: What the property industry wants after landslide election

May 13, 2025/ Macdonald Education
‘Make housing a priority from day one’: What the property industry wants after landslide election

Aussie voters have given the Albanese government a second term in a landslide win, but the property industry says the government must get straight to work on building more homes.  

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May 13, 2025/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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government, Real estate, real estate prices, housing, housing prices, election
May 13, 2025

Tide finally turns for renters as market pressure eases

May 13, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Tide finally turns for renters as market pressure eases

There appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Aussie tenants with new research suggesting an easing of rental market pressures across almost all capital cities.

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May 13, 2025/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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rent, rental market, news, Real estate
April 01, 2025

Preparing for rental law changes from 1 May 2025

April 01, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Preparing for rental law changes from 1 May 2025

Further changes to Queensland rental laws will commence on 1 May 2025.  

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queensland, Real estate, News, laws, lawchanges
January 05, 2025

Revealed: 10 surprise places to invest in property in 2025

January 05, 2025/ Macdonald Education
Revealed: 10 surprise places to invest in property in 2025

With an ever-changing housing market, some of the best places to invest are in places you might not expect.

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Real estate, property, investment, invest
December 02, 2024

Help to Buy officially passes Parliament

December 02, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Help to Buy officially passes Parliament

The House has approved the amendments to the government’s shared equity scheme and rubber stamped the bill.

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parliament, government, houses, Real estate
September 11, 2024

Real estate agent ordered to repay $7.4m for pushing Ponzi scheme

September 11, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Real estate agent ordered to repay $7.4m for pushing Ponzi scheme

A “thoroughly unscrupulous real estate agent” has been ordered by an NSW Supreme Court judge to repay the money lost by a family after he encouraged them to invest in Ralan property developments.

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September 11, 2024/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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court, Real estate, supreme court, NSW
May 01, 2024

Melbourne CBD retail vacancies tighten as businesses come roaring back

May 01, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Melbourne CBD retail vacancies tighten as businesses come roaring back

Celebrity chef Michael Lambie had been looking for a venue to open a new style of restaurant for a year and a half before he chanced on the perfect site at the perfect time – a renewed blaze of confidence in the Melbourne CBD.

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May 01, 2024/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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Real estate, commercial, victoria, vic, covid
March 06, 2024

Dangers of AI

March 06, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Dangers of AI

A real estate agent has been slammed for an embarrassing AI-related blunder in a listing for a $900-a-week rental in Victoria.

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March 06, 2024/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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Real estate, rent, agent
March 05, 2024

Sydney's Marble Bar – a timeless commercial real estate asset without peer

March 05, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Sydney's Marble Bar – a timeless commercial real estate asset without peer

When it opened in 1893, no one had seen anything like Sydney’s Marble Bar. And no one, over 130 years and several million drinks later, has seen anything quite like it since.

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March 05, 2024/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
commercial, Real estate, bar, restaurant
March 05, 2024

Affordable QLD suburb takes out ‘best beach in the world’ gong

March 05, 2024/ Macdonald Education
Affordable QLD suburb takes out ‘best beach in the world’ gong

A Queensland suburb has been crowned the best beach in the world, but home values are a fraction of those in southern capitals and coastal hotspots, with one listed for just $650,000.

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March 05, 2024/ Macdonald Education/ /Source
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beach, Real estate, Queensland, palm cove
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