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Real estate in Australia is slowly gaining momentum as vendor asking prices have steadily risen over the last year, new data has revealed.

In an effort to get the best auction results possible, all four teams on The Block are doing their best to create an X-factor that will add as much value as possible.

Real estate in Brisbane has received a boost after an affordable housing project was unveiled today (February 26) in the city's north.

Real estate in Melbourne has seen growth in its values, with ten per cent of all suburbs in the city boasting a median value of $1 million or more.

Indicating a strong market for real estate in Sydney, the recent weekend's (February 23-24) auction results yielded a clearance rate of 76.3 per cent.

Tasmanian premier Lara Giddings has used the unveiling of a new Housing Industry Association (HIA) building to remind real estate buyers about a number of government incentives.

In what has been described as the best result in two years, the weekend's (February 23-24) Victorian auctions recorded a clearance rate of 73 per cent.

Hell Week has officially come to a close for The Block contestants, as all four couples managed to produce solid bathrooms.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has given its strongest indication yet that interest rates will be left unchanged for a few more months.

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) is predicting a bumper weekend (February 23-24), as nearly 1,000 properties are expected to go under the hammer.

Residents of real estate on the Gold Coast may be interested to hear that the Queensland government is set to improve public transport in the area.

Those considering investing in commercial real estate may be buoyed by recent figures, which show that New South Wales has the highest hopes for the sector at the moment.