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Scrapping stamp duty: How much do buyers stand to save?

NSW first home buyers could easily save upwards of $30,000 by saying no to stamp duty, according to new government analysis.

TAX & LEGAL • Mon, 31 Oct 2022

RBA reveals October cash rate decision

With just three months left in 2022, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has now handed down its first decision of the final quarter.

FINANCE • Tue, 04 Oct 2022

Qld landlords urged to opt in to headleasing initiative

Landlords who own property in Queensland are being urged to apply for a new initiative aimed at boosting supply of social housing in the state.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 20 Sep 2022

Warning issued over off-the-plan purchases in Qld

The state’s Attorney-General is cautioning consumers to be wary of signing purchase contracts for off-the-plan properties.

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 02 Sep 2022

29 Perth suburbs have delivered 10% price growth for 2022

There are still four months of 2022 still to go, and Perth is already reporting huge profit potential for investors across 29 city suburbs.

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 31 Aug 2022

The 2 sides to a rent freeze

Since last week’s revelation that the Australian Greens would be pushing for Parliament to introduce a two-year rent freeze, industry players and academics alike have ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 30 Aug 2022

2-year rent freeze plan slammed as ‘far-fetched and unrealistic’

A call from the Australian Greens for private rents to be frozen for the next 24 months for “millions” of tenants has been shot down by the Prime Minister and the Real ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 25 Aug 2022

Minimum rental property standards condemned by ACT industry body

The ACT’s planned update to its rental legislation has been slammed for its potential “unintended consequences”.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 09 Aug 2022

Rate rises can’t stifle Perth gains

More than 60 suburbs across the Perth region managed to record median house sale price growth during July, new data has revealed.

HOTSPOTS • Tue, 02 Aug 2022