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Fewer long term visitors likely to result in less rental demand for student accommodation

Overseas arrival numbers to Australia have continued to decrease, continuing the downwards trend in the rate of population growth that first became apparent in early 2009.  In the first quarter of 2009, total permanent and long term arrival numbers averaged about 71,000 movements/month.  The October figures released this week show the monthly arrival figure has [...]

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Too many overseas buyers?

How many foreign buyers are there in the Australian residential market? Well the simple answer is:  no one knows. The issue of foreign investment in Australian residential property markets has been thrust into the spotlight over recent months with speculation mounting that foreign buyers are distorting Australian home values due to the their demand and [...]

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