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Tax & Legal • 30 NOV 2023

Better building protections for home renos flagged in Victoria

Builders who take deposits for major renovations or building projects will be heavily penalised if they don’t have the correct insurances in place, as Victoria looks...

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Tax & Legal • 30 NOV 2023

ACT launches a new planning system

Canberra has introduced a new Planning Act for the first time in 15 years, in what the government has described as “a once in a generation change”.

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Tax & Legal • 29 NOV 2023

Planning reforms put 100k-plus new homes in the radar in NSW

The amended planning laws could deliver 112,000 new homes across Greater Sydney, the Hunter, the Central Coast and the Illawarra.

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Investor Strategy • 29 NOV 2023

Will Australia’s housing targets push quantity over quality?

As the construction industry continues to flounder, two-thirds of Australians fear that building quality is set to plummet.

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Finance • 28 NOV 2023

1 in 3 Australian homes are cheaper to buy than rent

More than one-third (or 36.3 per cent) of homes across the country are cheaper to buy than they are to rent at current prices.

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Investor Strategy • 28 NOV 2023

Should landlords engage in ‘mutual agreements’ with tenants?

According to a leading real estate executive, mutual agreements can be a win-win for both landlords and tenants.

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Investor Strategy • 28 NOV 2023

Why modular housing is on the up

With the construction industry in crisis, NSW is looking towards prefabricated homes as one way to accelerate social housing.

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Finance • 27 NOV 2023

Another rate raise ‘to put a further 75k mortgages at risk’

If the Reserve Bank increases rates next month, almost one-third of mortgage holders will be stressed by repayments, Roy Morgan says.

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Tax & Legal • 27 NOV 2023

Engineered stone ban gets backing from SA government

The state has thrown its weight behind the banning of engineered stone, which has become a commonplace feature in Aussie kitchens and bathrooms over the past few years.

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Investor Strategy • 27 NOV 2023

Make waves with a beachside property purchase this summer

Agents from one of Victoria’s leading brands have weighed in on the best ways to make sure you get the most out of an investment in a new coastal home.

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