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Our Portfolio • 16 JAN 2025
Gen X winning investment race: 40% report owning at least 1 investment property
Gen X appears to be winning the race to financial freedom, as more than 70 per cent have a property portfolio and are ready to retire with financial flexibility over the...
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Finance • 16 JAN 2025
Sooner rather than later: ANZ forecasts interest rate cut in February
ANZ is now expecting a first interest rate cut within weeks when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets in February.
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Investor Strategy • 16 JAN 2025
Vacancy rates ease in December
Vacancy rates showed a slight easing in December, but the Real Estate Institute of NSW said it was too early to determine whether rents will decrease longer term.
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Investor Strategy • 16 JAN 2025
Australian dwelling price growth uninterrupted for 7 quarters
Despite slow growth, national dwelling prices continued to increase in the December quarter, marking the longest period of uninterrupted quarterly growth since...
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Tax & Legal • 16 JAN 2025
Industry bodies welcome Coalition’s $50k superannuation pledge for first home buyers
National property bodies across Australia have welcomed the Coalition’s pledge to reduce first home buyers’ financial hurdle to save for a deposit. Yet, more needs...
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Investor Strategy • 15 JAN 2025
‘Restoring the dream of home ownership’: Coalition pledges $50k scheme to first home buyers
The Coalition has pledged to allow first home buyers to access their super early to help fund their home ownership dreams.
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Investor Strategy • 15 JAN 2025
Rental data paints more vivid picture into Perth property fortunes
Perth’s property fortunes for 2025 could be hidden in rental data, as the Western Australian capital comes off mammoth growth for both property and rental prices.
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Hotspots • 14 JAN 2025
Where to invest next? Here are the undersupplied regions across Australia
These undersupplied regions are expected to be investment hotspots in 2025.
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Finance • 14 JAN 2025
Sooner rather than later: ANZ forecast interest rate cut in February
ANZ is now expecting a first interest rate cut within weeks when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets in February.
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Investor Strategy • 13 JAN 2025
‘The slowest since late 2021’: Australian rental prices stagnate
Rent price growth slowed down in the last quarter of 2024, with only Brisbane and the ACT showing growth in the month of December.
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