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Tax & Legal • 20 SEP 2024
Family home: no death taxes, but avoid the CGT trap
An inherited residence can attract CGT, highlighting the need for proper estate planning so beneficiaries aren’t penalised with a large tax bill.
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Hotspots • 20 SEP 2024
Property listings are surging in these 10 regions
With the number of new listings more than doubling in certain areas, buyers might have recently found themselves with more bargaining power.
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Finance • 19 SEP 2024
Senate vote on Help to Buy officially delayed until November
The government has failed to bring a vote on its Help to Buy legislation after hoping to force the issue this week – even if that meant failure.
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Investor Strategy • 19 SEP 2024
Finalists revealed for first-ever Momentum Media Australian AI Awards 2024
Several companies in the real estate industry have been selected as finalists at the inaugural awards, which champions those who have transformed the Australian economy...
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Investor Strategy • 18 SEP 2024
New home sales on track for an end-of-year boost
According to the Housing Industry Association’s monthly analysis, new home sales held steady during the month of August.
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Tax & Legal • 17 SEP 2024
First round of HAFF funding set to deliver over 13k homes
After a much delayed announcement, funding for the initial pipeline of projects in the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) has been greenlit.
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Investor Strategy • 16 SEP 2024
Renovation loans boom over past 12 months
Money.com.au has released its latest Mortgage Insights report, highlighting notable trends in the Australian home loan market.
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Tax & Legal • 16 SEP 2024
Strata sector clean-up: Industry leaders commit support
In the two biggest apartment markets in the nation, industry leaders have stressed that they will work with governments to reform the strata sector.
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Investor Strategy • 16 SEP 2024
What’s causing investors to sell? New survey reveals investment pain points
One in five investors who sold within the last 12 months held their properties for less than three years, showing how cost pressures are impacting churn.
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Investor Strategy • 16 SEP 2024
‘Strong price growth’ impacting affordability in WA
Australia’s largest state by size may be the most affordable jurisdiction for home owners, but rising prices have resulted in an affordability decline.
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