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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 • 20 May 2022

RBA considered 40-bp cash rate raise

The Reserve Bank has revealed that it weighed up three different options for the size of the first cash rate rise in alm...

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Finance • 19 May 2022

ATO set to scrutinise landlords’ tax returns

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned landlords to double-check their rental income declarations and deduction...

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Finance • 17 May 2022

Liberals wave super as solution for housing affordability woes

With the federal election less than a week away, the Australian Liberal Party has promised two new superannuation scheme...

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Finance • 13 May 2022

Queensland confirms review into HomeBuilder applicants

The state’s Treasurer has announced that Queensland will be re-examining applications that were rejected under the Hom...

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Finance • 7 May 2022

Stamp duty adds 2 years of saving for some FHBs

Saving for a home takes years for the typical first-time buyer. In Australia’s largest cities, as much as two years ar...

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Finance • 5 May 2022

The big 4 banks react as RBA announces rate climb

At the end of its monthly meeting yesterday, Tuesday, 3 May, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced its first inc...

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Finance • 3 May 2022

RBA Hands Down Much-awaited May Cash Rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia has released its cash rate for May amid wide speculation this would be the month to break ...

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Finance • 29 Apr 2022

CommBank Leads The Charge For Green Lending

Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has broken new ground by announcing it will be implementing green hom...

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Finance • 29 Apr 2022

Inflation Surge To Further Sour Home Ownership Dreams – REIA

As the latest inflation data bolstered the case for a pre-election rate hike, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (RE...

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Finance • 27 Apr 2022

Price Drops Set For 2023: NAB

The bank has doubled down on its prediction that house prices will decline by 10 per cent in 2023. ...

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Finance • 23 Apr 2022

Major Bank Says Inflationary Pressures On The Way Up

Westpac predicts core inflation will rise to 4 per cent in the second half of 2022. ...

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Finance • 20 Apr 2022

Morrison Targets FHB Voters With Higher Property Price Caps

Higher property price caps for the New Home Guarantee scheme could come into play on 1 July, 2022, if the coalition is r...

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Finance • 20 Apr 2022

Are Property Investors Pushing Prices Higher?

The average price for investment properties was found to be nearly $170,000 below the mean national property price. ...

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Finance • 13 Apr 2022

Major Banks Revise Cash Rate Forecasts

Economists from all four major banks have revised their cash rate forecasts following the RBA’s meeting last week, sug...

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Finance • 7 Apr 2022

What’s The Likely Outcome Of A Cash Rate Hike For Investors?

With speculation mounting for a future rate hike, new data suggests that three out of four borrowers will have to cut b...

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Finance • 28 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 ...

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Finance • 26 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 ma...

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Finance • 17 Mar 2022

APRA: Risky Debt Still On The Rise

Nearly one in every four new mortgages is risky, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). ...

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Finance • 10 Mar 2022

What Happens If House Prices Drop?

Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne could fall by 3 per cent in 2022 and 9 per cent in 2023, according to RateCity...

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Finance • 4 Mar 2022

Capital Growth V Cash Flow: How To Grow Your Portfolio

There’s so much noise about property investment hacks. Some say go for capital growth; others say cash flow is king. W...

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Finance • 1 Mar 2022

RBA Reveals March Cash Rate Decision

Is this the year for rate rises? The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its second interest rate decision for ...

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Finance • 23 Feb 2022

A “bitter Pill” For First Home Buyers: NSW Property Equity Scheme Slammed

NSW’s proposed property equity scheme has been called “a slap in the face for first home buyers” by the Real Estat...

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Finance • 22 Feb 2022

6 Reasons Rate Rises Won’t Spell Doom For Property Investors

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is now likely to raise interest rates towards the second half of 2022, which, expert...

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Finance • 19 Feb 2022

Tasmania Set To Insure Home Owners Against Builder Insolvencies

The Tasmanian government is developing a new scheme to provide a safety net for property owners who are building a home....

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Mirador

103.33%
Bawley Point

98.13%
Walla Walla

90.7%
Byron Bay

86.67%
Kiama Heights

85.93%
Greta

84.14%
Nulkaba

81%
South Hobart

78.78%
Diddillibah

76.25%
Lennox Head

73.98%

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