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Form analysis
10 forms found in the DOM<form class="search-type-select-field">
<h5>Search for</h5>
<select class="property-type-select" id="type" name="type">
<option value="SAL" id="buy-residential-form-switchform">Residential</option>
<option value="COM" id="buy-commercial-form-switchform">Commercial</option>
<option value="BUS" id="buy-business-form-switchform">Business</option>
<option value="RUR" id="buy-rural-form-switchform">Rural</option>
<option value="LAN" id="buy-land-form-switchform">Land</option>
<option value="PRO" id="buy-project-form-switchform">Projects</option>
</select>
</form>
Name: BuyResidential — GET /buy/
<form id="buy-residential-form" name="BuyResidential" class="property-search-form property-search-tab-form v-dense-form event-tracking-form" method="get" action="/buy/" style="position: relative; top: auto;">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="SAL" id="type">
<input type="hidden" name="_se" value="buy" id="_se">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmax" value="" id="budget-max">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetdisplay" value="" id="budgetdisplay">
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-100">
<div class="frg frg-30"><label for="subtype" class="optional">I'm seeking</label>
<select name="subtype" id="subtype">
<option value="ANY" label="All Property Types">All Property Types</option>
<option value="ACR" label="Acreage">Acreage</option>
<option value="ASR" label="Acreage/Semi-Rural">Acreage/Semi-Rural</option>
<option value="ALP" label="Alpine">Alpine</option>
<option value="APT" label="Apartment">Apartment</option>
<option value="BOU" label="Block of Units">Block of Units</option>
<option value="SDC" label="DuplexSemi-detached">DuplexSemi-detached</option>
<option value="FLT" label="Flat">Flat</option>
<option value="HSE" label="House">House</option>
<option value="OTH" label="Other">Other</option>
<option value="RTM" label="Retirement">Retirement</option>
<option value="SAP" label="Serviced Apartment">Serviced Apartment</option>
<option value="STD" label="Studio">Studio</option>
<option value="TCE" label="Terrace">Terrace</option>
<option value="THS" label="Townhouse">Townhouse</option>
<option value="UNT" label="Unit">Unit</option>
<option value="LND" label="Vacant Land">Vacant Land</option>
<option value="VIL" label="Villa">Villa</option>
<option value="WHS" label="Warehouse">Warehouse</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-70 search-location"><label for="suburb" class="propertysearchsuburb required">in</label>
<div class="proprty-search-location-wrapper"><i class="icon-map-marker"></i>
<input type="text" name="suburb" id="suburb" value="" placeholder="e.g. Sydney, Melbourne" class="ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="off">
<div class="progress-indicator">
<div class="spinner">Searching</div>
<div class="feedback"></div>
</div>
<div class="include-surrounding"><label for="buy-location-radius" class="optional">include surrounding areas <i class="icon-check"></i></label>
<input type="hidden" name="radius" value="0"><input type="checkbox" name="radius" id="buy-location-radius" value="10" checked="checked" title="include surrounding areas">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-40">
<div class="frg frg-third"><label for="bedroom" class="optional">bedrooms</label>
<select name="bedroom" id="bedroom">
<option value="any" label="Any" selected="selected">Any</option>
<option value="1" label="1+">1+</option>
<option value="2" label="2+">2+</option>
<option value="3" label="3+">3+</option>
<option value="4" label="4+">4+</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-third"><label for="bathroom" class="optional">bathrooms</label>
<select name="bathroom" id="bathroom">
<option value="any" label="Any" selected="selected">Any</option>
<option value="1" label="1+">1+</option>
<option value="2" label="2+">2+</option>
<option value="3" label="3+">3+</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-third"><label for="garage" class="optional">parking</label>
<select name="garage" id="garage">
<option value="any" label="Any" selected="selected">Any</option>
<option value="1" label="1+">1+</option>
<option value="2" label="2+">2+</option>
<option value="3" label="3+">3+</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-40">
<div class="frg frg-100">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmin" value="" id="budget-min">
<div class="label budget-slider-label">to suit a budget of about</div>
<div class="slider-container">
<div id="budget-slider" class="ui-slider ui-slider-horizontal ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all"><span class="ui-slider-handle ui-state-default ui-corner-all" tabindex="0" style="left: 0%;">
<div class="tooltip">
<div class="tooltip-inner">Any</div>
<div class="tooltip-arrow"></div>
</div>
</span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-20">
<div class="frg frg-100 has-button">
<button type="submit" id="_s" value="buy" name="_s"> Search</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
GET /buy/
<form id="buy-land-form" class="property-search-form property-search-tab-form v-dense-form event-tracking-form" method="get" action="/buy/" style="display: none; position: relative; top: auto;">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="LAN" id="type">
<input type="hidden" name="_se" value="buy" id="_se">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetdisplay" value="" id="budgetdisplay">
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-100">
<div class="frg frg-100 search-location"><label for="suburb" class="propertysearchsuburb required">I am seeking vacant land in</label>
<div class="proprty-search-location-wrapper"><i class="icon-map-marker"></i>
<input type="text" name="suburb" id="suburb" value="" placeholder="e.g. Sydney, Melbourne" class="ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="off">
<div class="progress-indicator">
<div class="spinner">Searching</div>
<div class="feedback"></div>
</div>
<div class="include-surrounding"><label for="buylnd-location-radius" class="optional">include surrounding areas <i class="icon-check"></i></label>
<input type="hidden" name="radius" value="0"><input type="checkbox" name="radius" id="buylnd-location-radius" value="10" checked="checked" title="Include surrounding areas">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-30 field-range">
<div class="frg frg-100">
<div class="label">land size range (m²)</div>
<div class="frg frg-50">
<input type="text" name="landsizemin" id="landsizemin" value="" placeholder="Any">
</div>
<div class="frg frg-50">
<input type="text" name="landsizemax" id="landsizemax" value="" placeholder="Any">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-40">
<div class="frg frg-100">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmin" value="" id="budget-min">
<div class="label budget-slider-label">to suit a budget of about</div>
<div class="slider-container">
<div id="budget-slider"></div>
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmax" value="" id="budget-max">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-30">
<div class="frg frg-100 has-button">
<button type="submit" id="_s" value="buy" name="_s"> Search</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
GET /buy/
<form class="propertyid-search-form input-and-button tight dense-form event-tracking-form" method="get" action="/buy/">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="propertyID-keyword-search">
<label for="specificsearchbyid" class="hidden-label">Search by Property ID</label>
<input type="text" name="pptyid" value="" placeholder=" E.g. '8568' or 'pinnacle'" title="By Property ID, e.g. '8568'" id="specificsearchbyid">
<button type="submit" name="_s" value="target-buy" class="soft">Find</button>
</form>
<form class="search-type-select-field">
<h5>Search for</h5>
<select class="property-type-select" id="type" name="type">
<option value="REN" id="rent-residential-form-switchform">Residential</option>
<option value="COM" id="rent-commercial-form-switchform">Commercial</option>
<option value="HOL" id="rent-holiday-form-switchform">Holiday</option>
</select>
</form>
GET /rent/
<form id="rent-residential-form" class="property-search-form property-search-tab-form v-dense-form event-tracking-form" method="get" action="/rent/" style="position: relative; top: auto;">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="REN" id="type">
<input type="hidden" name="_se" value="rent" id="_se">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmax" value="" id="budget-max">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetdisplay" value="" id="budgetdisplay">
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-100">
<div class="frg frg-30"><label for="subtype" class="optional">I'm seeking</label>
<select name="subtype" id="subtype">
<option value="ANY" label="All Property Types">All Property Types</option>
<option value="ACR" label="Acreage">Acreage</option>
<option value="ASR" label="Acreage/Semi-Rural">Acreage/Semi-Rural</option>
<option value="ALP" label="Alpine">Alpine</option>
<option value="APT" label="Apartment">Apartment</option>
<option value="BOU" label="Block of Units">Block of Units</option>
<option value="SDC" label="DuplexSemi-detached">DuplexSemi-detached</option>
<option value="FLT" label="Flat">Flat</option>
<option value="HSE" label="House">House</option>
<option value="OTH" label="Other">Other</option>
<option value="RTM" label="Retirement">Retirement</option>
<option value="SAP" label="Serviced Apartment">Serviced Apartment</option>
<option value="STD" label="Studio">Studio</option>
<option value="TCE" label="Terrace">Terrace</option>
<option value="THS" label="Townhouse">Townhouse</option>
<option value="UNT" label="Unit">Unit</option>
<option value="LND" label="Vacant Land">Vacant Land</option>
<option value="VIL" label="Villa">Villa</option>
<option value="WHS" label="Warehouse">Warehouse</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-70 search-location"><label for="suburb" class="propertysearchsuburb required">in</label>
<div class="proprty-search-location-wrapper"><i class="icon-map-marker"></i>
<input type="text" name="suburb" id="suburb" value="" placeholder="e.g. Sydney, Melbourne" class="ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="off">
<div class="progress-indicator">
<div class="spinner">Searching</div>
<div class="feedback"></div>
</div>
<div class="include-surrounding"><label for="rent-location-radius" class="optional">include surrounding areas <i class="icon-check"></i></label>
<input type="hidden" name="radius" value="0"><input type="checkbox" name="radius" id="rent-location-radius" value="10" checked="checked" title="include surrounding areas">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-40">
<div class="frg frg-third"><label for="bedroom" class="optional">bedrooms</label>
<select name="bedroom" id="bedroom">
<option value="any" label="Any" selected="selected">Any</option>
<option value="1" label="1+">1+</option>
<option value="2" label="2+">2+</option>
<option value="3" label="3+">3+</option>
<option value="4" label="4+">4+</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-third"><label for="bathroom" class="optional">bathrooms</label>
<select name="bathroom" id="bathroom">
<option value="any" label="Any" selected="selected">Any</option>
<option value="1" label="1+">1+</option>
<option value="2" label="2+">2+</option>
<option value="3" label="3+">3+</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-third"><label for="garage" class="optional">parking</label>
<select name="garage" id="garage">
<option value="any" label="Any" selected="selected">Any</option>
<option value="1" label="1+">1+</option>
<option value="2" label="2+">2+</option>
<option value="3" label="3+">3+</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-40">
<div class="frg frg-100">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmin" value="" id="budget-min">
<div class="label budget-slider-label">to suit a budget of about (per week)</div>
<div class="slider-container">
<div id="budget-slider" class="ui-slider ui-slider-horizontal ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all"><span class="ui-slider-handle ui-state-default ui-corner-all" tabindex="0" style="left: 0%;">
<div class="tooltip">
<div class="tooltip-inner">Any</div>
<div class="tooltip-arrow"></div>
</div>
</span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-20">
<div class="frg frg-100 has-button">
<button type="submit" id="_s" value="rent" name="_s"> Search</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
GET /rent/
<form id="rent-commercial-form" class="property-search-form property-search-tab-form v-dense-form event-tracking-form" method="get" action="/rent/" style="display: none; position: relative; top: auto;">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="COM" id="type">
<input type="hidden" name="_se" value="rent" id="_se">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetdisplay" value="" id="budgetdisplay">
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-100">
<div class="frg frg-30"><label for="subtype" class="optional">I'm seeking</label>
<select name="subtype" id="subtype">
<option value="ANY" label="All Property Types">All Property Types</option>
<option value="FARM" label="Commercial Farming">Commercial Farming</option>
<option value="HOTEL" label="Hotel/Leisure">Hotel/Leisure</option>
<option value="IND" label="Industrial/Warehouse">Industrial/Warehouse</option>
<option value="DEV" label="Land/Development">Land/Development</option>
<option value="MED" label="Medical/Consulting">Medical/Consulting</option>
<option value="OFF" label="Offices">Offices</option>
<option value="OTH" label="Other">Other</option>
<option value="RET" label="Retail">Retail</option>
<option value="SER" label="Serviced Offices">Serviced Offices</option>
<option value="SAL" label="Showrooms/Bulky Goods">Showrooms/Bulky Goods</option>
<option value="TOUR" label="Tourism">Tourism</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-70 search-location"><label for="suburb" class="propertysearchsuburb required">in</label>
<div class="proprty-search-location-wrapper"><i class="icon-map-marker"></i>
<input type="text" name="suburb" id="suburb" value="" placeholder="e.g. Sydney, Melbourne" class="ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="off">
<div class="progress-indicator">
<div class="spinner">Searching</div>
<div class="feedback"></div>
</div>
<div class="include-surrounding"><label for="buycom-location-radius" class="optional">include surrounding areas <i class="icon-check"></i></label>
<input type="hidden" name="radius" value="0"><input type="checkbox" name="radius" id="buycom-location-radius" value="10" checked="checked" title="Include surrounding areas">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="comtype" value="LSE" id="comtype">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="frg frg-100">
<div class="form-row-group frg-20 field-range">
<div class="label">floor size range (m²)</div>
<div class="frg frg-50">
<input type="text" name="floorsizemin" id="floorsizemin" value="" placeholder="Any">
</div>
<div class="frg frg-50">
<input type="text" name="floorsizemax" id="floorsizemax" value="" placeholder="Any">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-20 field-range">
<div class="label">land size range (m²)</div>
<div class="frg frg-50">
<input type="text" name="landsizemin" id="landsizemin" value="" placeholder="Any">
</div>
<div class="frg frg-50">
<input type="text" name="landsizemax" id="landsizemax" value="" placeholder="Any">
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-40">
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmin" value="" id="commercial-budget-min">
<div class="label budget-slider-label">to suit a budget of about (per annum)</div>
<div class="slider-container">
<div id="budget-slider"></div>
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="budgetmax" value="" id="budget-max">
</div>
<div class="form-row-group frg-20">
<div class="frg frg-100 has-button">
<button type="submit" id="_s" value="rent" name="_s"> Search</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
GET /rent/
<form id="rent-holiday-form" class="property-search-form property-search-tab-form v-dense-form event-tracking-form" method="get" action="/rent/" style="display: none; position: relative; top: auto;">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="HOL" class="property-type-select" id="type">
<input type="hidden" name="_se" value="rent" id="_se">
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-100">
<div class="frg frg-30"><label for="subtype" class="optional">I'm seeking</label>
<select name="subtype" id="subtype">
<option value="ANY" label="All Property Types">All Property Types</option>
<option value="ALP" label="Alpine">Alpine</option>
<option value="APT" label="Apartment">Apartment</option>
<option value="BCK" label="Backpacker Hostel">Backpacker Hostel</option>
<option value="BNB" label="Bed And Breakfast">Bed And Breakfast</option>
<option value="CMP" label="Campground">Campground</option>
<option value="PRK" label="Caravan Holiday Park">Caravan Holiday Park</option>
<option value="SDC" label="Duplex Semi-detached">Duplex Semi-detached</option>
<option value="ERN" label="Executive Rental">Executive Rental</option>
<option value="FRM" label="Farm Stay">Farm Stay</option>
<option value="FLT" label="Flat">Flat</option>
<option value="HOT" label="Hotel">Hotel</option>
<option value="HSE" label="House">House</option>
<option value="HSB" label="House Boat">House Boat</option>
<option value="LDG" label="Lodge">Lodge</option>
<option value="MOT" label="Motel">Motel</option>
<option value="OTH" label="Other">Other</option>
<option value="RES" label="Resort">Resort</option>
<option value="RTR" label="Retreat">Retreat</option>
<option value="SCC" label="Self Contained Cottage">Self Contained Cottage</option>
<option value="SAP" label="Serviced Apartment">Serviced Apartment</option>
<option value="STD" label="Studio">Studio</option>
<option value="TCE" label="Terrace">Terrace</option>
<option value="THS" label="Townhouse">Townhouse</option>
<option value="UNT" label="Unit">Unit</option>
<option value="VIL" label="Villa">Villa</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-70 search-location"><label for="suburb" class="propertysearchsuburb required">in</label>
<div class="proprty-search-location-wrapper"><i class="icon-map-marker"></i>
<input type="text" name="suburb" id="suburb" value="" placeholder="e.g. Sydney, Melbourne" class="ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="off">
<div class="progress-indicator">
<div class="spinner">Searching</div>
<div class="feedback"></div>
</div>
<div class="include-surrounding"><label for="rnthol-location-radius" class="optional">include surrounding areas <i class="icon-check"></i></label>
<input type="hidden" name="radius" value="0"><input type="checkbox" name="radius" id="rnthol-location-radius" value="10" checked="checked" title="Include surrounding areas">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-30">
<div class="frg frg-100 has-button">
<button type="submit" id="_s" value="rent" name="_s"> Search</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
GET /rent/
<form class="propertyid-search-form input-and-button tight dense-form event-tracking-form" method="get" action="/rent/">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="propertyID-keyword-search">
<label for="specificsearchbyid" class="hidden-label">Search by Property ID</label>
<input type="text" name="pptyid" value="" placeholder=" E.g. '8568' or 'pinnacle'" title="By Property ID, e.g. '8568'" id="specificsearchbyid">
<button type="submit" name="_s" value="target-rent" class="soft">Find</button>
</form>
GET /contact/
<form id="contact-search-form" class="property-search-tab-form v-dense-form event-tracking-form" action="/contact/" method="get">
<input type="hidden" name="type" value="People" id="type">
<input type="hidden" name="target" value="people" id="target">
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-100">
<div class="frg frg-70"><label for="suburb" class="optional">I'm seeking an agent around</label>
<div class="proprty-search-location-wrapper"><i class="icon-map-marker"></i>
<input type="text" name="suburb" id="suburb" value="" placeholder="e.g. Sydney, Melbourne" data-require-postcode="1" class="ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="off">
<div class="progress-indicator">
<div class="spinner">Searching</div>
<div class="feedback"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="frg frg-30"><label for="radius" class="optional">preferably within</label>
<select name="radius" id="radius">
<option value="5" label="5 km">5 km</option>
<option value="10" label="10 km">10 km</option>
<option value="20" label="20 km">20 km</option>
<option value="30" label="30 km">30 km</option>
<option value="50" label="50 km">50 km</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-row has-group">
<div class="form-row-group frg-100">
<div class="frg frg-40"><label for="firstname" class="optional">First Name (optional)</label>
<input type="text" name="firstname" id="firstname" value="">
</div>
<div class="frg frg-40"><label for="lastname" class="optional">Last Name (optional)</label>
<input type="text" name="lastname" id="lastname" value="">
</div>
<div class="frg frg-20 has-button">
<button type="" id="_so" value="people" name="_so"> Search</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</form>
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LOOK UP A PROPERTY ID OR KEYWORD Search by Property ID Find * I'm seeking an agent around Searching preferably within 5 km 10 km 20 km 30 km 50 km First Name (optional) Last Name (optional) Search You can find all our corporate contact details on the Ray White Group website. With over 1,000 offices across 11 countries, one of our 12,000 specialists are ready to discuss your property needs. * * * * * * * ECONOMIC UPDATE – 27 JANUARY Welcome to my first weekly update for 2022! This week I will take a look at the regional areas that are more expensive than our capital cities, as well as how the pandemic has made Australian’s more wealthy. These regional area are more expensive than our capital cities Moving from a capital to a regional area is often seen as a good way to save money. In many parts of Australia however regional areas are quite a bit more expensive and the number of those that are more expensive than our capital cities has increased since the start of the pandemic. In March 2020, there were ten regional areas that were more expensive than the capital city with the lowest median, Perth. Since then, median prices in five regional areas have overtaken not just Perth but also Darwin and Adelaide. These are Hunter Valley, Ballarat, Bendigo, Latrobe-Gippsland and South-East Tasmania. The other big change has been that there are now three regional areas that are more expensive than Melbourne – Illawarra, Sunshine Coast and Richmond-Tweed. Prior to the pandemic, there were none. Sydney has the most expensive property in Australia with a median of $1.4 million however Illawarra is now the second most expensive region of Australia, with a median of $1.01 million. Following on from this is Canberra, then Sunshine Coast and Richmond Tweed. What is the outlook for regional property in Australia? Areas close to capital cities such as Geelong and Illawarra are likely to continue to see strong growth. Not only were these areas doing well prior to the pandemic, their pricing is now starting to more closely resemble nearby Melbourne (for Geelong) and Sydney (for Illawarra). For those that own it, housing is making Australians very wealthy The pandemic has driven household wealth to record highs in 2021, reaching almost $14 billion. The biggest component of the increase has been the growth in home values. Household wealth has increased by nearly $3,000 billion while the value of our homes increased by $1,900 billion since the start of the pandemic. The remaining $1,100 billion increase was mainly from increases to our superannuation (up $628 billion) and deposits (up $225 billion). Over the long term, housing has become a major component of our wealth. In 1988, our homes made up just over a half of our total wealth. That has now increased to just over 63 per cent. While the values of our homes have increased, it has of course been matched by higher levels of debt – total debt levels increased by $145 billion. Although it is only a small fraction of the increase in the total value of homes, it does raise the question as to how prepared mortgage holders are for a rate rise. At this point, it is difficult to tell as we don’t know exactly when a rate rise will happen nor the extent to which they will increase. With savings having increased, ideally most households will now have sufficient buffers to withstand higher mortgage repayments For first home buyers, the sharp rise in pricing is particularly frustrating. If you are a first home buyer, the best advice is to just get into the market and try not to time cycles. Pretty much every suburb has risen in value over the past five years however fundamentally owning a property puts you in a very different position at retirement than a renter. The best piece of financial advice is to pay off your credit cards however coming in close would be to buy a home. 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