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Investor Strategy • 24 JAN 2025
Australia lags 15k homes behind national housing target
Australia is already 15,000 homes behind target just months into the federal government’s goal of 1.2 million new homes by 2029.
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Finance • 24 JAN 2025
Rate cuts will still leave borrowers wanting: CoreLogic
As the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) first cash rate decision for 2025 draws closer, an industry expert has warned that a much-awaited interest rate cut could have...
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Finance • 23 JAN 2025
First home buyer activity surged in 2024
First home buyers have been taking the market by storm, with the number of FHB investor and owner-occupier loans tripling in 2024.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Hunter, Central Coast take poll position for housing supply
The Hunter and Central Coast ranked as the top performers in housing delivery for NSW, according to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Building construction costs at their highest since 2023
Building construction costs increased by 3.4 per cent in 2024, marking the largest annual rise since September 2023 and further tightening the property market, new data...
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
New listings at their highest since 2021
National new listing volumes were 7.9 per cent higher in 2024 than the previous year despite the seasonal slowdown in December.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Buyers spoilt for choice in the Victorian market
Victoria’s slow growth in 2024 has created new opportunities for investors as the market becomes more affordable.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Low vacancy rates, high rental and capital growth: Investors turn to co-living properties
Investors have turned to co-living to maximise profit and contribute to the rental crisis, with the sector set to grow further in 2025.
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Finance • 21 JAN 2025
Rate drop: Macquarie cuts fixed rates ahead of RBA meeting
Macquarie Bank has reduced its fixed-rate mortgages weeks before the Reserve Bank of Australia’s first meeting of 2025.
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Investor Strategy • 17 JAN 2025
Brisbane Olympic Games’ design set to boost investors’ market
Four Australian peak bodies advocated for essential design and planning strategies ahead of the upcoming Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure long-term...
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