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Finance • 23 JUL 2024
3 tips for managing mortgage stress
With a recent survey revealing around 165,000 home owners may be forced to sell their houses if elevated interest rates continue, it is necessary more than ever to...
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Investor Strategy • 22 JUL 2024
June quarter sees 15.7% increase in new home sales
The June quarter has seen a substantial increase in new home purchases, in what is being described as a sustained sales recovery.
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Hotspots • 22 JUL 2024
10 Perth suburbs that saw more than 30% price growth in FY23–24
Most of the suburbs saw properties snapped up in eight days or less, pointing to the competitive nature of the local market.
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Hotspots • 22 JUL 2024
7 locations leading the surge in residential settlements
Residential property market spending has risen to $585.6 billion in FY24, a 12.6 per cent increase year-on-year, an industry report has revealed.
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Hotspots • 22 JUL 2024
‘The Block’ to put Daylesford in the spotlight for 2025
Since being announced as the 2025 location for The Block, national attention has been on this small Victorian town. How will the local market respond?
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Hotspots • 19 JUL 2024
Wodonga’s population set to grow 100% in 25 years
The Victorian border city of Wodonga’s population is set to reach 90,000 people within a quarter of a century, according to the state government.
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Investor Strategy • 19 JUL 2024
The 5 worst mistakes newbie investors make
These five common mistakes could end up costing you dearly in the long run.
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Tax & Legal • 19 JUL 2024
Dodgy WA fencer gave customers ‘the royal runaround’
There have been renewed calls for investors to avoid paying hefty deposits after an unregistered fencer took substantial deposits for work he never carried out.
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Tax & Legal • 18 JUL 2024
Tasmania closer to letting renters keep pets
Tenants will be allowed to keep pets without the owner’s consent in most circumstances, once the bill, currently before Parliament, is passed.
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Investor Strategy • 18 JUL 2024
National house prices increase for 17th consecutive month
As price growth slows and sales listings increase, an industry report has expressed that property markets across the nation have remained “robust” in 2024.
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