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Investor Strategy • 08 FEB 2024

3 tips for first home buyers

With more first home buyers (FHBs) entering the property market, an expert buyer’s agent hands down her top tips for anyone ready to jump on the property ladder.

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Tax & Legal • 08 FEB 2024

Foreign investment fee hike hits Parliament

The federal government has officially introduced legislation to increase foreign investor fees in an effort to stop Australian homes from sitting vacant and free up...

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Tax & Legal • 08 FEB 2024

Landscaper fined for payment failures

A landscaper’s tangle with the Fair Work Ombudsman is serving as a warning to contractors that even as they’re doing it tough with tight profit margins, there’s no...

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Investor Strategy • 08 FEB 2024

2023 lays the foundation for success in 2024

Australia’s total property sale settlements in the December quarter ended the year on a high, according to the latest data from PEXA.

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Investor Strategy • 08 FEB 2024

WA to offer loans for off-the-plan deposits

Home hunters looking to buy off-the-plan could see their upfront costs significantly reduced under the new program.

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Finance • 06 FEB 2024

RBA delivers first rate call of 2024

After two months of anticipation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed whether February will see a cash rate hold or a 14th rate rise.

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Tax & Legal • 06 FEB 2024

Reminder on rent bidding issued in Victoria

Real estate agencies that represent landlords are being urged to review their rental processes and practices in Victoria.

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Investor Strategy • 06 FEB 2024

10 Australian suburbs where rental listings are increasing

PropTrack has recently scrutinised rental figures available through realestate.com.au to pinpoint where in the nation the number of rentals is currently expanding,...

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Investor Strategy • 06 FEB 2024

Rental bidding out in Qld housing shake-up

Queensland’s housing plan is here, with the government unveiling new laws to govern renting across the state and incentives to encourage development, among other...

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Investor Strategy • 06 FEB 2024

Dwindling building approvals ‘threaten to worsen Australia’s housing crisis’

Commentators are now worried that the federal government’s ambitious housing target is in trouble.

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