Juliet Helmke
AUTHOR | No. of articles: 400
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.
Minns cracks down on rental bidding
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is set to introduce rental reforms that aim to stamp out the practice of rental bidding in an effort to improve prospects for the ...
TAX & LEGAL
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Wed, 10 May 2023
REIA urges interest rates to stay ‘on pause’
Recently welcoming the changes coming to the RBA, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has urged the central bank to hold the cash rate steady for now.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Thu, 27 Apr 2023
Station location: How trains are attracting Australian development
Train access is increasingly shaping the face of Australian neighbourhoods, according to new research.
HOTSPOTS
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Tue, 25 Apr 2023
Qld makes good on sunset clause crackdown
The Queensland government has limited the power of sunset clauses in off-the-plan contracts that some shady developers were using to pull out of existing deals when they ...
TAX & LEGAL
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Thu, 20 Apr 2023
Rental pain on par with mortgage stress severity: RBA governor
The Reserve Bank (RBA) governor has turned attention to the financial precarity of tenants, noting that rents are expected to continue rising across the nation.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Can investors be enticed back to WA?
A worrying trend is keeping a steady pace in Western Australia, with the number of rental properties continuing to decline.
HOTSPOTS
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Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Two-thirds of investors frustrated by ‘broken’ rental system
With a lot less hassle and higher returns, many landlords would be better off putting their money into super instead of housing, a new report claims.
HOTSPOTS
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Thu, 23 Mar 2023
No-cause evictions banned in ACT
Years in the making, the ACT’s law banning no-cause evictions has officially faced a parliamentary vote.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Tax-exempt landlords in for a shock under Qld’s new regime
Changes to Queensland’s tax code that will charge investors land tax based on the value of their entire Australian portfolios regardless of location have broad ...
FINANCE
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Wed, 24 Aug 2022