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‘Budget needs to target housing choice and affordability in regions’

While the upcoming federal budget is expected to focus on job creation, experts believe an opportunity exists for a “population and infrastructure reset” to relieve ...

FINANCE • Wed, 05 May 2021

RBA makes May cash rate announcement

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its May call on the official cash rate, with the economy said to be a long way from the conditions needed to precede a rate rise ...

FINANCE • Tue, 04 May 2021

Is it cheaper to buy than rent – and where?

New research has revealed that there are indeed dwellings in Australia that are cheaper to buy than rent (57 per cent to be exact), but where are these dwelling ...

HOTSPOTS • Fri, 30 Apr 2021

‘List your homes before the good times run out’

Aussies that had planned to sell their house prior to the pandemic are being urged to realise those plans now, with buyers said to be immensely hungry for housing.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Melbourne becomes a million-dollar median city

Houses in metro Melbourne have surpassed a median value of $1 million for the first time, jumping by as much as 8.8 per cent from the previous quarter.

HOTSPOTS • Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Property industry welcomes overhaul of super performance test

The property industry has welcomed the government’s announced overhaul of the superannuation performance test, which is expected to provide certainty to funds looking to ...

TAX & LEGAL • Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Investors spark frenzy on Brisbane’s commercial property market

Certain commercial property markets in Brisbane saw their best March on record, with the city’s south enjoying a “frenzied” success as investors flocked to snap up ...

INVESTOR STRATEGY • Thu, 29 Apr 2021

Rate of inflation disappoints, silencing interest rate doomsayers

Speculation that the likelihood of rising March quarter inflation data would signal the prospect of interest rate rises has predictably once again fallen well wide of the ...

FINANCE • Wed, 28 Apr 2021

Buyers' agents receive key legal recognition in NSW

Buyers’ agents have been formally recognised in NSW’s Residential Conveyancing Protocol for the role they play in property sales.

TAX & LEGAL • Wed, 28 Apr 2021