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Hotspots • 06 APR 2023

Price growth categorises SA’s Q1 2023

Home values in the state rose slightly during the opening three months of the new year according to new research from the Real Estate Institute of South Australia...

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Finance • 05 APR 2023

‘Reassuring’ rate pause a ‘welcome reprieve’ for homeowners

There appears to be a collective sigh of relief around the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep the cash rate at 3.6 per cent.

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Finance • 05 APR 2023

6 ways landlords can get ready for tax time

As we head into the last quarter of the current financial year, an expert gives tips on how landlords can get ready for tax time.

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Finance • 04 APR 2023

RBA makes April cash rate call

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its highly anticipated third cash rate decision of the new year.

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2023

Market outlook points to steady recovery in 2024: Knight Frank

While a rebound is not likely in the cards for the country’s property market this year, a new report predicts the sector will find the spring back in its step in 2024...

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2023

Australian home values grow for the first time in 10 months

Following an easing of the downturn at the beginning of the new year, Australia’s home values rose 0.6 per cent in March, according to CoreLogic.

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Hotspots • 04 APR 2023

Is it time to ‘unbundle’ parking spaces from apartments?

With new research indicating Aussies are paying billions for unused parking spaces, experts think it’s time to rethink planning policies to help make housing more...

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Finance • 04 APR 2023

Refinances reach a new record: ABS

The value of owner-occupier home loan refinances tipped $13 billion in February 2023, as rate rises weigh on mortgage holders.

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Finance • 01 APR 2023

ATO warns SMSF on sole purpose test for property investment

Property investment by an SMSF will fail the sole purpose test if it provides pre-retirement benefit to someone such as personal use of a fund asset, warned the ATO...

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Hotspots • 01 APR 2023

Is migration exacerbating regional Australia’s supply crunch?

Do the nation’s regional hotspots have enough housing to cater to increasing demand?