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‘Maintain negative gearing strategy’, government told

The REIA has asked the federal government to maintain negative gearing on property investments in its current form, which allows some investors to claim their interest ...

FINANCE • Mon, 08 Feb 2021

Why this expert doesn’t expect the regional appeal to last

A certain class of individuals is heading to the regions, with their city jobs in tow, as a direct result of the shifting mindset created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but ...

HOTSPOTS • Sun, 07 Feb 2021

‘RBA not responsible for property price boom’, governor says

RBA governor Phillip Lowe has said that the Reserve Bank is not responsible for targeting house prices, after questions were raised about the creation of a raging bull ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Sun, 07 Feb 2021

Auction activity continues to swell

Auction activity continues to swell, with 1,321 homes scheduled for auction across Australia’s capital cities last week, with just under half of all auctions taking place ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 05 Feb 2021

Office vacancies hit record high with some cities trailing considerably behind

Australian’s office vacancy rate hit its highest level since January 1997, with Sydney and Melbourne tipped to see further increases during the course of 2021.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 04 Feb 2021

How this property investor quit his day job to work in property full-time

Now a seasoned property investor, who quit his day job on the back of rapid success, Sanjeev Sah’s journey began in 2009 with a purchase in India that sparked his love ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Wed, 03 Feb 2021

Investors set to return to the market in ‘full force’

Property investors are expected to return to the housing market in “full force” this year, with cheap money said to be boosting the desirability of property investing

HOTSPOTS • Wed, 03 Feb 2021

Why units are a bad investment

If COVID-19 has taught us one thing, it’s that units are a bad investment, a pair of self-proclaimed data nerds have revealed.

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Tue, 02 Feb 2021

RBA makes first cash rate call of the year

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its first call on the official cash rate for this year, following its decision to cut the rate to a record low in November.

FINANCE • Tue, 02 Feb 2021