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Investor Strategy • 15 APR 2024
Keeping your investing simple
As exciting as looking for a great investment property can be, it’s essential to keep emotions out of your buying decisions.
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Investor Strategy • 15 APR 2024
Rental stress continues to heat up
As costs continue to climb, data reveals that the rental crisis isn’t just sticking around but is getting worse – leading to a call for the implementation of...
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Tax & Legal • 12 APR 2024
Building a granny flat in WA just got easier
As of Wednesday, home owners in Western Australia no longer need planning approval for code-compliant ancillary dwellings.
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Tax & Legal • 11 APR 2024
Have sunset clauses been eclipsed by ACT laws?
Canberra has opened consultations to review laws passed in 2021 to protect off-the-plan buyers from dodgy developers.
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Investor Strategy • 11 APR 2024
Where the gap between income and rent is widest – and growing
In some Australian suburbs, the difference between average rent and the income a resident needs to afford it is thousands of dollars removed from reality.
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Investor Strategy • 11 APR 2024
Myth-busting the ‘mum and dad’ investor cliche
New research has revealed that single Millennials – not Baby Boomers – are the largest cohort of active Australian investors.
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Investor Strategy • 11 APR 2024
Melbourne’s public transport falls behind housing
Could Melbourne’s public transport paralysis sabotage housing plans?
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Investor Strategy • 10 APR 2024
Home prices are at odds with Aussies’ hopes for rate cuts
An economic update from Bendigo Bank’s chief economist, David Robertson, forecasts housing to be a major factor forcing the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to push...
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Investor Strategy • 10 APR 2024
Australia’s most iconic home is up for sale
Bluey’s moving house? Real estate is suddenly at the centre of Australia’s most beloved show, and fans aren’t sure how to feel.
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Investor Strategy • 10 APR 2024
5 factors to decide if now is the time to sell your property
Amid interest rates remaining on hold, settling clearance rates and fewer properties coming to market, it is imperative to consider what time is right to sell.
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