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Hotspots 02 JUN 2023

Armadale is the ‘ugly duckling’ suburb investors should swan dive into

Hailed as a suburb within an “ugly duckling” market, here is why investors are now turning their heads to Armadale....
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Hotspots 02 JUN 2023

Urban planning pays off in Forest Lake

A master-planned community in south-west Brisbane shows why it pays to get in on the ground floor.
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Hotspots 01 JUN 2023

Queensland’s Warwick a darling pick for sub-$400k investments

The “Rose and Rodeo Capital” has plenty going on — and with the median price of property sitting at a pretty...
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Hotspots 01 JUN 2023

Perth’s top 5 transit-oriented development locations revealed

As train access increasingly shapes Australia’s property landscape, a new report unveiled the top five priority...
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Hotspots 31 MAY 2023

Why Australians are flocking back to the ‘20-minute neighbourhood’

The cost of living, return of office life and shift in priorities highlighted during lockdowns are driving Australian...
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Hotspots 31 MAY 2023

Armidale – the university town promising big things for investors

For many years university students have flocked to the northern NSW time with big dreams, and now, strong recent...
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Hotspots 31 MAY 2023

Building approvals slide to lowest level in over a decade

Approvals to build new homes fell to the lowest level in 11 years, weighed down by fewer permits for apartment and...
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Hotspots 31 MAY 2023

Wellard proves itself a property winner in WA

The City of Kwinana’s suburb of Wellard has beat out dozens of other Perth suburbs to gain status as an investor...
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Hotspots 31 MAY 2023

Aussie apartment yields almost on par with houses

A sustained lack of stock and increasingly rising demand for rentals has seen the gap between median house and unit...
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Hotspots 29 MAY 2023

SA spotlights future planning with housing supply summit

The Malinauskas government’s A Better Future Housing plan will be a key focus for the hundreds of planning and built...
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Hotspots 29 MAY 2023

Why investors are hunting a piece of the Leppington pie

From farmland to residential hotspot, south-west Sydney’s Leppington is fast becoming a haven for investors in...
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Hotspots 29 MAY 2023

Geelong reaps the rewards of affordable living

Would-be Melbourne buyers (and investors) are turning to Geelong in droves as they look for more affordable housing and...
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Hotspots 29 MAY 2023

Cash rates and consumer sentiment to define Australia’s chilly months

With the final week of autumn drawing to a slow conclusion, CoreLogic’s Tim Lawless runs an eye over the national...
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Hotspots 29 MAY 2023

Is the Great Australian Dream dead?

Owning a home has been the long-standing Great Australian Dream, but a new report reveals a shift in priorities among...
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Tax & Legal 26 MAY 2023

Stamp duty reform isn’t the only way to help FHBs

NSW is once again making changes to first home buyer stamp duty. But if the government really wants to help this...
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Hotspots 26 MAY 2023

Why can’t investors keep their eye off Qld’s Harristown?

For Australian property investors, Toowoomba has grown into one of the most attractive markets to enter due to heavy...
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Hotspots 26 MAY 2023

WA government introduces land tax relief to inspire rental supply

As the state wrestles with an incredibly tight rental market, the McGowan government recently announced plans to...
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Hotspots 25 MAY 2023

How Oran Park has transformed from raceway to investor’s delight

Up until recently, this now-bustling mini metropolis was a quiet, rural corner of Sydney famous for its speedway; now...
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Tax & Legal 24 MAY 2023

What investors can expect to pay under Victoria’s new COVID-19 debt levy

The 2023–24 Victorian state budget brings big changes for some property holders.
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Hotspots 24 MAY 2023

Why Yeppoon is proving popular with investors

Lifestyle and location are proving a winning combination for the Queensland town and namesake suburb of Yeppoon, which...
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Hotspots 24 MAY 2023

Are we in a listings squeeze?

As demand continues to skyrocket and supply steadily diminishes, one industry expert steps forward to unpack what the...
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Tax & Legal 23 MAY 2023

Victoria scraps stamp duty for commercial properties in ‘landmark’ reform

Commercial and industrial property buyers will soon no longer pay stamp duty after the Andrews government announced a...
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Tax & Legal 23 MAY 2023

NSW gives up on getting rid of stamp duty

NSW will no longer allow first home buyers to pay yearly land tax instead of stamp duty, less than six months after the...
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Hotspots 23 MAY 2023

Big things ahead for South Australia’s Aldinga Beach

Thanks to recent capital gains and positive market indicators, the future for the Aldinga Beach property market is...
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Hotspots 23 MAY 2023

Strong growth outlook fuels frenzy in Australia’s large format retail sector

Investors are turning their sights to large format retail (LFR) centres, a new report has shown, lured in by strong...
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