Juliet Helmke
AUTHOR | No. of articles: 402
Based in Sydney, Juliet Helmke has a broad range of reporting and editorial experience across the areas of business, technology, entertainment and the arts. She was formerly Senior Editor at The New York Observer.
Are government grants hurting housing affordability?
An economist with RMIT has urged the government to stop “pumping money into the housing market”.
FINANCE
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Mon, 03 Jul 2023
What property owners should know about WA’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act
Western Australia’s laws to protect Indigenous sites of cultural importance come into effect on 1 July 2023, and they might change what some property owners can do with ...
TAX & LEGAL
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Sun, 02 Jul 2023
‘First step’ rental reforms pass in NSW as Premier promises more
The NSW government has passed the suite of rental reforms it introduced in May, albeit without a controversial ban on rental bidding.
TAX & LEGAL
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Sun, 25 Jun 2023
Spotting financial abuse of elders in real estate transactions
New data highlights the importance of being on the lookout for financial abuse of elders when it comes to the transfer of real estate.
TAX & LEGAL
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Sun, 25 Jun 2023
Australian home building ramping up — but in the wrong places
Data on planned development in our major cities shows that the country has a significant number of homes in the pipeline — but they’re not necessarily being built where ...
HOTSPOTS
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Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Australian suburbs where buyers are most likely to pay cash
New data on cash purchases in the housing market reveals where Australians are more likely to have the funds to buy outright.
HOTSPOTS
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Mon, 12 Jun 2023
Investors ready to strike when cash rate steadies
Even a whiff of flatlining mortgage rates could cause the market to turn a corner.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Sun, 11 Jun 2023
Impact of rate rises ‘intensely apparent’ in new housing data: REIA
Data from the March quarter shows housing affordability, rental affordability, and first home buyer activity are in sharp decline, according to the Real Estate Institute ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Wed, 07 Jun 2023
Rent data shows staggering yearly rises of up to $32,500
In the midst of some of the tightest rental markets the country has seen, new data shows that median rents have soared more than $600 per week in some suburbs.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Mon, 05 Jun 2023