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Finance 28 MAR 2023

New Broker Academy 2023 to help you become a broker

Registrations have opened for the 2023 New Broker Academy, a free conference that arms you with tools to launch a...
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Hotspots 28 MAR 2023

NSW has a new leader; How does he intend to move on property?

NSW’s newest Premier, Chris Minns, declared Labor’s election victory a “golden opportunity for a new...
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Hotspots 25 MAR 2023

Should Australia remove barriers to foreign social housing investment?

Australia’s reputation for international housing investment must match that of the USA and UK in order to ease...
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Hotspots 25 MAR 2023

Sydney’s trophy market bags no. 6 in global rental growth index

The harbourside city has outranked the likes of Auckland, Geneva and Monaco in a top 10 ranking of global cities that...
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Hotspots 24 MAR 2023

Two-thirds of investors frustrated by ‘broken’ rental system

With a lot less hassle and higher returns, many landlords would be better off putting their money into super instead of...
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Hotspots 22 MAR 2023

Market downturn slashes time needed to save a deposit

More than a year has been shaved off the time required for a couple to save a 20 per cent home deposit in certain...
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Hotspots 21 MAR 2023

NSW election: The Liberals’ property policies

Should they hold onto power at the upcoming election, how does the reigning Liberal Party intend to move on housing?
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Hotspots 21 MAR 2023

NSW election: Labor’s property promises

Will the NSW Labor Party unseat the incumbent Liberals at the upcoming state election to take power for the first time...
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Finance 17 MAR 2023

Can interest-only repayments breathe life into the Australian market?

Mark Bouris has called on the federal government to allow astute borrowers ahead of their repayments to switch to...
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Hotspots 16 MAR 2023

9 Sydney suburbs defy downturn with double-digit growth

The Sydney market may have been falling, but that hasn’t stopped several Sydney suburbs from bucking the trend in a...
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Finance 16 MAR 2023

How can investors improve their loan serviceability?

While the average borrower’s lending capacity has certainly dropped upwards of $100,000 in a mere matter of months,...
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Finance 16 MAR 2023

When will the market bottom out?

Despite CoreLogic reporting a consistent cooling of Australia’s housing market decline since the back end of last...
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Finance 15 MAR 2023

Keeping the inflation target between 2–3% is ‘alarming’: Mark Bouris

It’s time to reposition the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) inflation target, according to the financial and...
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Hotspots 15 MAR 2023

Post-pandemic, how healthy is Australia’s property market?

As the nation approaches the three-year anniversary of the first COVID-19-induced lockdown, CoreLogic analyses the data...
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Hotspots 10 MAR 2023

GC commercial rides wave of residential stability: Report

The Gold Coast property market has been able to ride out the great property correction of 2023, which has led to...
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Hotspots 10 MAR 2023

5 game-changing policies to tackle NSW’s housing crisis

Ahead of the 25 March elections, academic experts have recommended five policies that could provide relief from the NSW...
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Hotspots 10 MAR 2023

Chinese buyers hold no. 1 spot for Aussie property investment

Chinese nationals remain the most prominent investors in the Australian residential market, and it’s now the number...
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Hotspots 09 MAR 2023

Industry reacts to latest cash rate call

Several property professionals have responded to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to enact a 10th...
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Hotspots 08 MAR 2023

Sub-$400 rentals are becoming more scarce

Since February 2022, the proportion of Australian rentals available for cheap weekly rent has plummeted over 15 per...
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Finance 07 MAR 2023

RBA makes March cash rate call

Following February’s decision to enact a ninth consecutive cash rate increase, Australia’s central bank has made...
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Hotspots 07 MAR 2023

Number of mortgage prisoners likely to rise under threat of further cash rate rises

With the threat of a further cash rate increase looming over many Australians’ shoulders, new research has revealed...
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Finance 04 MAR 2023

Latest lending figures paint grim picture for construction

The Australia Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) January lending figures revealed building approvals dipped to a...
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Finance 04 MAR 2023

Rising rates ‘crippling’ lending to investors, expert says

An expert warned that the rental crisis affecting the country is set to “get even worse”, as the Reserve Bank’s...
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Finance 04 MAR 2023

Fears further rate rises could grind Australia’s economy to a halt

An industry heavyweight has urged the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hit the cash rate brakes ahead of its second...
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Tax & Legal 04 MAR 2023

CGT on family homes won’t be touched, PM says

The Labor government has no intention of changing capital gains tax on the family home, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese...
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