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.
Hobart holds #4 spot on global price growth ranking
Among the 20 cities in the world that have experienced the greatest growth in residential prices, Australian locales have taken out a whopping six spots in a recent ...
HOTSPOTS
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Wed, 06 Apr 2022
Outback town offering ‘free land’ scheme puts 18 lots on the block
Fresh off a public land auction that attracted interest from as far afield as the US, India and the UK, a small Queensland town is once again offering an affordable slice ...
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Wed, 06 Apr 2022
RBA makes April cash rate call
The central bank has handed down its official interest rate decision for the month of April.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Tue, 05 Apr 2022
3 election requests to fix strata issues
Ahead of the next federal election, the Strata Community Association (SCA) has released three priorities it would like the major parties to address.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Fri, 01 Apr 2022
House prices aren’t the only reason regional Australia remains robust
A CommSec senior economist reports “regional Australia is flourishing”, and the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lend some insight as to why
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Tue, 29 Mar 2022
Budget to boost home ownership, adds targeted regional scheme
The 2022‑23 budget, due out tomorrow (29 March), will more than double the scope of the government’s Home Guarantee Scheme in an attempt to woo voters ahead of the ...
FINANCE
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Mon, 28 Mar 2022
3 reasons townhouses are winning popularity
Construction of townhouses has ramped up following a surge of interest prompted by pandemic shifts.
INVESTOR STRATEGY
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Fri, 25 Mar 2022
Tassie boosts stamp duty relief
The state government has passed a raft of measures designed to continue easing the challenges of entering the housing market.
FINANCE
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Fri, 25 Mar 2022
New SA government urged to keep up the tide of interstate arrivals
A changeover in government in South Australia has prompted calls for the new leadership to ensure the state’s framework continues to encourage interstate interest.
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Thu, 24 Mar 2022