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Hotspots • 29 APR 2023

Real estate bodies call for national energy rating scheme

The Property Council of Australia (PCA) and the Green Building Council of Australia are calling for the creation of a single energy performance rating scheme applicable...

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Hotspots • 29 APR 2023

Quarterly home value increases hint at cautious market recovery

For the first time in a year, Australian home prices recorded an increase over the first quarter of the year, with Domain reporting the market’s showing signs of...

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Hotspots • 26 APR 2023

Which suburb saw over 300% capital growth in the last 10 years?

A new report has revealed the suburbs where property owners could potentially cash in on up to 300 per cent value increases — if they bought there in a decade ago.

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Tax & Legal • 26 APR 2023

Proposed anti-money laundering reforms to make housing transactions more ‘expensive and complex’: REIA

Proposed changes to the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws will do more harm than good to the real estate market, the Real...

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Hotspots • 26 APR 2023

Cairns council scratches controversial investor rate hike

A proposal to charge non-principal places of residence at a higher rate by the popular north Queensland town’s council has been abandoned following intense public and...

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Hotspots • 22 APR 2023

An Investor’s Guide To Vacancy Rates

When you invest in rental properties, finding quality tenants can make the difference between a successful investment and a failure. Vacant properties can be the weak...

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Hotspots • 21 APR 2023

Sydney takes the lead in national industrial rental growth amid low vacancy rates

The NSW capital led the way nationally in terms of industrial rental growth, as low vacancy rates and supply issues supercharged rental prices in the city.

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Finance • 21 APR 2023

RBA to have 2 boards as part of major shake-up

The central bank will soon have two boards — one to set the cash rate and another for governance — as part of one of the biggest shake-ups in the Reserve Bank of...

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Tax & Legal • 21 APR 2023

Accountant raises alarm on ATO investor tax crackdown

Property investors must be “particularly careful” not to understate their income or overclaim expenses this tax time, an accountant has warned.

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Tax & Legal • 21 APR 2023

Qld makes good on sunset clause crackdown

The Queensland government has limited the power of sunset clauses in off-the-plan contracts that some shady developers were using to pull out of existing deals when they...