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Investor Strategy • 14 MAR 2024
How to pet-proof your property
Five states and territories have launched reforms making it harder for landlords to say no to pets. Here’s how to get your investment property pet-ready.
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Investor Strategy • 14 MAR 2024
Housing market feeling the heat
The summer heat was felt all the way through to the property market in the final months of last year.
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Finance • 13 MAR 2024
Want to raid retirement savings for a home deposit? Think again
Alarming new modelling shows that property prices could drastically rise across Australia if first home owners are granted access to their super for house deposits.
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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2024
The ‘lure of regional living’ remains strong, data shows
Residents of Australia’s capital cities are fleeing the big smoke for greener pastures, with regional migration at its highest level in over 12 months.
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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2024
7 ways property has changed post-COVID
When it comes to housing, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.
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Tax & Legal • 12 MAR 2024
The madness of removing negative gearing in a housing crisis
Recent debates on negative gearing have me reflecting on Economics 101 at the University of Otago in New Zealand.
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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2024
Where the gap between house and unit rents has all but disappeared
Rental costs in some of Australia’s biggest cities are undergoing a big shift.
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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2024
2 new members round out PIPA’s board
The Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has unveiled its new board, with two familiar names in the property industry joining its ranks.
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Hotspots • 11 MAR 2024
Why investors like their chances in Leichhardt, Qld
Nestled in the heart of Queensland’s southeast, Leichhardt offers a blend of urban convenience and suburban tranquillity in the west of Ipswich.
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Tax & Legal • 11 MAR 2024
Inside the Greens' plan to create a public property developer
The Greens have announced the first of the party platforms that will lead their federal election strategy, and it puts housing in the spotlight.
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