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Hotspots 12 JUL 2018

Days to lease in Perth improve while rental listings down for June quarter 2018

The Perth rental market in the June quarter has been an overall positive sign for investors, with faster leasing times...

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Hotspots 12 JUL 2018

The most in-demand Hobart suburbs for July 2018

Heralded as the best capital city for growth in 2017 and on track to keep this crown for 2018, the Hobart market has...

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Hotspots 11 JUL 2018

The 33 suburbs seeing better growth than capital cities

Established residents are flocking away from capital city suburbs, with a rising number moving to regional suburbs —...

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Hotspots 11 JUL 2018

The most in-demand Brisbane suburbs for July 2018

Brisbane may not be the most popular Queensland location to invest into compared to other markets, but it is certainly...

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Hotspots 11 JUL 2018

Slowing investor lending leading to slowing new home building

Records are being broken in new home construction now, but the current slowdown in investor lending, as outlined by new...

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Hotspots 10 JUL 2018

The most in-demand Sydney and Melbourne suburbs for July 2018

Sydney and Melbourne, the two most popular property markets in Australia, have seen their fair share of turbulence,...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2018

Home values decline as Sydney, Melbourne keep slipping

Home values in Sydney and Melbourne can’t catch a break as they fall for yet another week, and the other capital...

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Hotspots 09 JUL 2018

Australia under pressure to cap price growth

There’s many working parts coming together that will see price growth capped in Australia in the near future,...

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Hotspots 06 JUL 2018

How Baby Boomer property investors can have a successful retirement

With retirement the end goal of most people, making sure your portfolio can help you through your golden years is a...

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Tax & Legal 06 JUL 2018

Staggered housing tax reform most effective for investor protection: Academics

Instead of removing negative gearing and reducing capital gains tax discounts outright, a new report has suggested to...

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Hotspots 04 JUL 2018

Housing approvals accelerate for one record-breaking property type

Housing approvals have continued to cool over the month of May, with the exception of one property type, which is at a...

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Hotspots 04 JUL 2018

Stock opened up while prices fell over June

Property listings saw a rise in June, led by a big push by Brisbane, while asking prices have taken a hit, new SQM data...

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Hotspots 03 JUL 2018

Top Perth suburbs for June 2018

While Perth saw house sales decline over June, new data has highlighted 31 suburbs in metro Perth that flipped...

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Hotspots 03 JUL 2018

Sydney, Melbourne continue to slip as other capital cities hold steady 

Following last week, Sydney and Melbourne saw declines in dwelling value, as the other capital cities show signs of...

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Hotspots 03 JUL 2018

Ex-Google director announced as new Domain CEO

Domain has announced the appointment of a former Google director as managing director and CEO, who will transition into...

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Finance 03 JUL 2018

RBA announces July cash rate decision

The official cash rate for July has been announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia following its monthly board...

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Hotspots 02 JUL 2018

Not all doom and gloom as June dwelling values declined

Despite overall home values nationwide declining, there are still some notable markets that are standing strong. Do you...

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Finance 02 JUL 2018

What July’s cash rate means for investors

With the cash rate expected to remain on hold once again, what does this mean for both existing and soon-to-be...

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Finance 29 JUN 2018

Surprising number of investors getting dodgy advice

Property investors looking to set up an SMSF need to watch out for one-stop shops for fear of being faced with bad...

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Hotspots 29 JUN 2018

Major markets see new house sales continue to slip

The outlook for new home sales for the month of May and over the first half of the year is not too good as both are...

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Tax & Legal 28 JUN 2018

Stamp duty doubled over last 10 years

A new report has highlighted that Australians are paying more on stamp duty now than ever before, as well as just how...

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Hotspots 28 JUN 2018

Property transactions on the way down

Good news for buyers but bad news for sellers: analysis of settled transaction data for residential property has found...

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Tax & Legal 27 JUN 2018

Budget roundup 2018–19 and tax — What property investors need to know

A few elements of legislation announced from over the last few months to the last few years, and the various federal,...

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Hotspots 26 JUN 2018

Rising supply, tight lending creating extra drag on property market

The slowdown in house price growth that emerged through 2017–18 is expected to continue into the 2019 financial year,...

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2018

Research reveals gaps in property investors’ knowledge

New research shows that while the majority of investors have a good grasp on basic property buying skills, there are...

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