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Do Apartments on Main Roads Grow Less in Value? We Analysed 120,463 Sales

Units with a main-road address grew 0.40 percentage points less a year within the same suburb. Highways showed the largest gap; nearby side streets largely did not.

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10 Australian Suburbs Worth a Closer Look in 2026

A deliberately narrow 2026 shortlist: 10 Australian suburbs with enough sales, clean records and corroborated price, yield and growth data to warrant proper research.

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What the 2026 Budget Has Done to Property Listings

PropRadar data shows price cuts surged after the 2026 Budget while more sellers switched to Contact Agent listings. Here is what the early signals suggest about Australia's property market and negative gearing.

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Three boring decisions that make a B2B data API trustworthy

A short engineering note on cursor pagination, idempotency keys, and the rate-limit bug we fixed after launching the PropRadar Data API.

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Houses vs Units in Australia: What Around 40,000 Sales Show

We pulled around 40,000 Australian sales. Houses outgrew units over 10 years, but apartments, townhouses and villas split into very different markets.

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Australian Property Data API: Make Your First Request in 5 Minutes

Pull property records, sold comparables, valuations, yields, and suburb stats from the PropRadar Data API. Start with a free key and one curl request.

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What the 2026 Budget's Negative Gearing and CGT Changes Actually Mean for Property Investors

From 7:30pm on 12 May 2026, established-property investors lose negative gearing against salary income, and from 1 July 2027 the 50% CGT discount is replaced with indexation plus a 30% minimum tax. We break down the rules, show worked examples, and cover what's grandfathered.

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Do Properties Sell Above Asking in Australia? 19,764 Sales Analysed

We matched 19,764 sold properties to their original asking prices. The national average looks neutral at +0.57%, but Victoria pulls it down. Strip VIC out and the rest of Australia averages +2.65% over asking, with WA, TAS, QLD and SA running well above.

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Australian Property Valuation Accuracy: Testing 4 Providers Against 14,000 Sold Prices

Australian property valuation websites often disagree on the same house by 15% or more. We benchmarked four independent providers against 14,000 matched sold prices to find out how accurate they really are.

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Rental Yield Australia 2026: What It Is, How to Calculate It, Why It Matters

Rental yield is the fastest check on whether an investment property will carry itself or cost you. Full guide with formulas, the yield-vs-growth trade-off, and what's actually good in 2026.

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Australia's Highest DSCR Suburbs: Where Rent Covers the Mortgage at 6.5% Rates

We calculated Debt Service Coverage Ratio across 12,000+ tracked Australian suburbs at current mortgage rates. Full breakdown of where rent actually covers the loan, and where the maths is badly broken.

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Auction vs Private Sale in Australia: Which Gets Sellers a Better Price?

We compared 14,000+ sold properties across auction and private sale methods. Auctions sell 4.4% above asking on average, private sales 0.4% below. Full data on which method wins by state and property type.

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Positive Cashflow Properties Under $500K in Australia (2026)

With mortgage rates above 6%, which Australian suburbs still offer positive cashflow under $500K? We analysed 341 suburbs under $500K and mapped exactly where rent covers the mortgage.

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Where Australian Property Prices Are Rising and Falling in 2026

We tracked capital growth across 4,745 Australian suburbs. WA leads at +12.1%, QLD +11.1%, Victoria stalls at +3.9%. Full state-by-state and price-bracket breakdown of where to buy for growth in 2026.

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