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Hotspots • 12 JAN 2024
How investors are staying afloat in Far North Qld
The Daintree coast has been devastated by recent storms and floods. How are property owners bouncing back?
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Hotspots • 12 JAN 2024
Want bang for your buck? Try these 15 locations
An expert reveals the best-value suburbs in each capital city in 2024.
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Investor Strategy • 12 JAN 2024
Exterior updates prospective sellers should be considering
Savvy investors are well aware of the benefit a coat of paint can deliver prior to putting a property on the market, particularly to spruce up an exterior – but what...
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Finance • 11 JAN 2024
Cash rate reduction could be on the cards in 2024
Home buyers and mortgage holders may be able to expect a drop in the cash rate over the coming year, if the latest inflationary indicators are anything to go by.
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Investor Strategy • 11 JAN 2024
Construction levels may not normalise until 2030
Despite a microscopic rise in building activity in November, an economist warns it could take “until the back half of the decade” to see a meaningful improvement.
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Finance • 10 JAN 2024
Interest-free loans set to get stalled WA homes completed
The Western Australian government will offer interest-free loans to help residential builders complete projects that have been delayed due to lack of funds.
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Investor Strategy • 10 JAN 2024
Capital home prices dip in December
In the last month of 2023, home prices across Australia’s capital markets did something they haven’t done all year: declined.
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Investor Strategy • 10 JAN 2024
Dark roofs out at major SA development
In an effort to avoid its $1 billion urban renewal project from becoming a “heat island”, the South Australian government is cracking down on dark roofs.
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Tax & Legal • 10 JAN 2024
Residential construction company faces Melbourne court
A construction company has been caught in the crosshairs of the Fair Work Ombudsman for an alleged payroll failure.
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Investor Strategy • 09 JAN 2024
What to expect from housing this year
From rentvestors to downsizers, 2024’s housing market is going to be dominated by the budget-savvy, predicts an industry expert.
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