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Property investment is often regarded as a game of finance. Here’s how you can best understand the financing options and strategies to suit your portfolio.

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Finance • 23 Nov 2021

What’s your tolerance for interest rate rises?

Low-interest rates may present an opportune moment to add further properties to your portfolio, but a mortgage expert wa...

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Finance • 18 Nov 2021

Strong Perth market helps property investors expand their portfolio

Property owners in Perth are taking advantage of the rising market to jump start their investment portfolios. ...

Are Aussies growing complacent around interest rates

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Finance • 17 Nov 2021

Are Aussies growing complacent around interest rates?

A majority of Australian borrowers and renters could not meet a mortgage or rent increase equivalent to a rate rise of j...

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Finance • 10 Nov 2021

‘We take no comfort in the current record prices’: REIA

The standing committee on taxation and revenue has heard that Australia’s current housing affordability issues are “...

Why anticipated property price cuts may not materialise

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Finance • 6 Nov 2021

Why anticipated property price cuts may not materialise

In response to the red flag raised by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), property brokers’ groups think the interest...

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Finance • 3 Nov 2021

All big four banks raised mortgage rate in October

NAB, Australia’s third-largest bank, has changed its home loan rates dramatically, the majority of which have increase...

RBA hands down November cash rate decision

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Finance • 2 Nov 2021

RBA Hands Down November Cash Rate Decision

It’s the rate that stops the nation. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its cash rate decision for Novem...

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Finance • 2 Nov 2021

New Home Loan Rules Are Here: What You Need To Know

From 1 November, banks must ensure that new home loan applicants would be able to repay their mortgage at a new rate –...

Victorian landlords eligible for air conditioning rebate

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Finance • 2 Nov 2021

Victorian Landlords Eligible For Air Conditioning Rebate

Victoria has opened up an existing rebate for energy-efficient heating and cooling units to give landlords of residentia...

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Finance • 2 Nov 2021

Home Ownership Dream Shattered Over The Generations As Deposit Hurdle Grows For First Home Buyers

The evidence continues to mount, proving that it is much harder for the younger generations to get a foot into the prope...

Investors flock to QLD as vacancy rates stay ridiculously low

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Finance • 28 Oct 2021

Investors Flock To QLD As Vacancy Rates Stay Ridiculously Low

Showcasing the popularity of Queensland as an investor haven, new investor loan commitments in the state reached $1.86 b...

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Finance • 27 Oct 2021

Australian Home Loan Affordability At Its Lowest Since 2016

With house prices continuing to soar, home loan affordability significantly dropped. ...

4 things borrowers can do with an increase in equity

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Finance • 26 Oct 2021

4 Things Borrowers Can Do With An Increase In Equity

Thanks to the property boom pushing up property prices Australia-wide, many property owners aren’t necessarily awar...

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Finance • 21 Oct 2021

Is ‘ultra-cheap’ Funding On Its Way Out?

A second big four bank has gone and hiked its fixed home loan rates for owner-occupiers. ...

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Finance • 15 Oct 2021

Why Tax Breaks For Retirees Could Be Key To Shaking Up Supply

Is a significant real estate bottleneck being caused by older Australians hanging on to their properties, rather than li...

Federal Treasurer backs economic recovery as NSW emerges from lockdown

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Finance • 11 Oct 2021

Federal Treasurer Backs Economic Recovery As NSW Emerges From Lockdown

EXCLUSIVE: As New South Wales today transitions out of lockdown, and with Victoria soon to follow, the federal Treasurer...

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Finance • 9 Oct 2021

Victoria Launches $500m Home Buyer Fund

In a bid to get more residents into their own homes, the Victorian government has announced its launch of a broad-based ...

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Finance • 7 Oct 2021

How Might APRA’s Intervention Affect The Property Market?

First home buyers and investors have both been pegged as the biggest losers of APRA’s recent lending announcement – ...

APRA boosts lending buffer to cool home loan risks

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Finance • 6 Oct 2021

APRA Boosts Lending Buffer To Cool Home Loan Risks

APRA hopes changing the rules around how banks assess the serviceability of home loans will cool rising household debt l...

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Finance • 30 Sep 2021

New Findings Reveal Investors Want Fast Flexible Rental Payments

Landlords are looking for more control over when they receive rental income, with only one in 20 investors being satisfi...

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Finance • 30 Sep 2021

Should Lending Be Limited To 6x Income?

Debt-to-income ratio limits: do they help, or hinder? With the average property in Australian capital cities now over $7...

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Finance • 28 Sep 2021

IMF Sounds Alarm On Australia’s Rising House Prices

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling on Australian regulators to rein in the housing boom, citing risks to t...

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Finance • 24 Sep 2021

RBA Rings Alarm On High Debt Levels

Risks to financial stability could be building as house prices and debt levels keep rising, the Reserve Bank has caution...

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Finance • 9 Sep 2021

On The Up: What Will Higher Interest Rates Mean For Real Estate Investors In New Zealand And Further Afield?

The Land of the Long White Cloud is shaping up to raise rates and the country may well be a bellwether for the Australia...

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Queenton

69.76%
Flying Fish Point

69.61%
Point Piper

69.17%
Glenelg South

69.02%
Pretty Beach

69.01%
Bar Beach

68.9%
Northampton

68.7%
Kembla Grange

66.91%
Gnarabup

66.67%
Boomerang Beach

66.67%

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