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Hotspots • 19 JAN 2024

How to invest in the Snowy Mountains

Australia’s most famous winter wonderland draws in thousands of visitors each year, so investors in the area need to become adept at working with the seasons.

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Investor Strategy • 19 JAN 2024

Can you trust your agent’s advice?

It can be hard to trust the advice of property professionals when they make their income from transactions. How do you know when it’s really a good time to buy?

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Investor Strategy • 19 JAN 2024

More families choose the high-rise life

The Sydney apartment market may be on the cusp of a buying boom, as priced-out families increasingly stay in units for longer.

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Investor Strategy • 19 JAN 2024

Average Aussie buys first home at 36

Most Australians wait until their mid-30s to enter the property market. Are there benefits to buying in this age bracket, or is “sooner the better” still the best...

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Investor Strategy • 18 JAN 2024

Alarm over ‘serious defect’ found in 900-home Sydney building

The type of defect identified reportedly can lead to“threat of collapse”.

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Investor Strategy • 17 JAN 2024

National Construction Code in full effect in the ACT

The ACT has become the place in Australia to adopt the new National Construction Code in full, with energy efficiency and accessibility requirements now in place.

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Tax & Legal • 17 JAN 2024

Unresolved mould costs landlords $5.7k

In a reminder of the obligations on landlords, an ACT tribunal has ordered Canberran landlords to pay compensation for failing to address a mould issue in their rental...

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Tax & Legal • 16 JAN 2024

Canberra developers slammed with ASIC disqualification

A pair of property developers are barred from managing corporations until 2025.

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Investor Strategy • 16 JAN 2024

Want to snag a WA rental? Beware of the hidden rules

Perth’s rock-bottom vacancy rates have been drawing attention from interstate investors, but easterners must be sure to do their research.

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Tax & Legal • 16 JAN 2024

Are you taxed on income or capital account for your property transactions, and what difference does it make?

There are three ways in which profits from land transactions may be taxed: