author Fergus Halliday

Fergus Halliday

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Fergus is a journalist for Momentum Media's nestegg and Smart Property Investment. He likes to write about money, markets, how innovation is changing the financial landscape and how younger consumers can achieve their goals in unpredictable times. 

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FHBs should weigh the pros and cons before buying an apartment

If you’re considering an apartment as your first property purchase, you probably aren’t the only one.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Fri, 19 Nov 2021
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Even experts agree that Australia’s property market doesn’t make sense anymore

The last 18 months haven’t just broken records for price growth, they’ve broken the rules for how Australia’s property market usually operates.

HOTSPOTS • Mon, 13 Sep 2021
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Singapore is now the largest foreign investor in Australian property market

Singaporean investors have increasingly moved to fill the gaps in Australia’s property landscape left by the recent exodus of Chinese foreign investment. 

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 24 Aug 2021
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NSW’s new permit system locks investors out of Central Coast hotspots

Even though it remains subject to the same restrictions as the rest of Greater Sydney, those looking to visit the Central Coast will now need a travel permit. 

TAX & LEGAL • Fri, 20 Aug 2021
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Expats said to be the culprit behind price growth in premium suburbs

One economist has suggested that expats may be the culprit behind recent upticks in premium property prices.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 20 Aug 2021
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CoreLogic: Lockdowns might be bad news for spring, but conditions are right for a rebound

CoreLogic says that widespread lockdowns in Victoria and NSW mean that this year’s spring selling season is going to be a little different. 

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 19 Aug 2021
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Australia’s construction sector said to be in ‘early stages’ of another boom

The data shows that residential construction costs are outpacing inflation.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 19 Aug 2021
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NAB puts a spotlight on affordable suburbs for first home buyers

One of Australia’s biggest banks has shared its shortlist for first home buyers looking for suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy a property than rent one. 

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 19 Aug 2021
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Calls for stamp duty reform intensify ahead of housing affordability inquiry

A new inquiry on housing affordability has the property sector talking about the possibility of stamp duty reform again.

FINANCE • Wed, 18 Aug 2021

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