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Investor Strategy • 18 JUL 2024
Is there already a canary in the coal mine for Australia’s 1.2m homes target?
The starting line has only just been passed, but home supply is well below the levels needed to hit Australia’s ambitious 1.2 million homes by 2030 target, according...
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Investor Strategy • 18 JUL 2024
Thinking about downsizing? Debunking 5 moving myths
There’s a number of reasons home owners are reluctant to move, but downsizing can present owner-occupiers with an array of benefits.
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Investor Strategy • 17 JUL 2024
Aussie property values still have room to grow through 2025: KPMG
House prices are set to rise nationally by 5.3 per cent over the next six months, and by another 5.6 per cent over 2025, according to a new report.
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Hotspots • 17 JUL 2024
Geelong and Bendigo shine in ‘balanced’ Victorian market
Those two regions, plus Melbourne’s west, led the latest quarterly price gains.
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Hotspots • 16 JUL 2024
7 Sydney suburbs launch rezoning plans
High-density development plans have been announced in seven key transit centres, with over 60,000 new homes set to come onto the market.
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Investor Strategy • 16 JUL 2024
Will a university education help you buy a house?
With home ownership rates at their lowest levels ever, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) is pushing for young people to rethink university – foregoing a HECS debt...
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Hotspots • 16 JUL 2024
Why Western Sydney is getting ready for ‘a new gold rush’
Over the coming decade, Greater Western Sydney is expecting an explosion of new residents. How long is the region’s boom set to last?
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Finance • 16 JUL 2024
Could ‘the bank of family and friends’ get you on the property ladder?
With no end of affordability issues in sight, social funding is being touted as a new way for aspiring Australian property owners to get a foot firmly on the ladder.
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Tax & Legal • 15 JUL 2024
Tax and Airbnb: What you need to know
Airbnb is a hero of the sharing economy. By matching property owners with potential guests, it’s an alternative accommodation renaissance. As a landlord, you set the...
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Investor Strategy • 15 JUL 2024
More than 800 new homes approved in Melbourne
The Victorian government has authorised three major developments across Melbourne that will “deliver hundreds of new homes for families”.
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