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There are many factors that can affect the direction of real estate values in Australia, including home loan rates.

Ted Piteo, vice-president of REISA, asserted that Somerton Park showed the highest level of growth, rising by 19.5 per cent year-on-year.

Queensland real estate owners should be rewarded by their insurers if they make home improvements that help to minimise their risk of flood damage, according to one expert.

The rental real estate market in Dubbo is among the tightest anywhere in the state of New South Wales, new figures have shown.

Real estate in Melbourne has become more valuable over the last three months, new figures have revealed.

Investors are being attracted to the real estate market due to recent interest rate cuts, although owner-occupiers are yet to be convinced.

The rental real estate market in Sydney continues to tighten - especially in the harbour city's inner suburbs, according to new data released by the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW).

The number of new real estate listings across Australia has increased by 16 per cent, according to seasonally-adjusted figures published by RP Data for the week ending April 14.

Master Builders Australia has welcomed new housing finance figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which indicate further recovery in the national real estate market.

New seasonally-adjusted figures from RP Data show that home loan activity right across the country is on the rise, with a national increase of 13.1 per cent.

Residents of Canberra are set to benefit from a new $1 million upgrade to Wentworth Avenue, which will make the popular network safer for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians in Kingston.

When it comes to sustained recovery in Australia's property construction sectors, sustained momentum will be needed.