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Investors may breathe a sigh of relief today, as mining towns in Queensland have been hailed for having particularly strong rental yields, according to new statistics.

Real estate in Darwin has experienced the largest recovery in market value of any Australian capital city, according to RP Data.

The organisation revealed that inner-city Melbourne had the biggest drop in rental vacancy rates over the March quarter, slipping from 3.8 per cent to 2.9 per cent.

The closer rental real estate in Melbourne is to a university, the more likely it will attract tenants under the age of 30, according to the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV).

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.