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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...

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Hotspots • 20 APR 2023

Is the Australian housing market truly at ‘high risk’?

While Australia’s property markets have been labelled as the second riskiest in the world, an expert offers arguments as to why the country’s housing market...

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Hotspots • 19 APR 2023

Healthy Qld rental market ‘worlds away’ as crisis continues

Even with the state’s residential vacancy rate climbing 0.1 per cent between Q4 2022 and Q1 2022, the market remains well short of possessing a healthy market,...

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Hotspots • 19 APR 2023

To retire, renting millennials will need 50% more in savings than homeowners

Millennials who rent will need to save significantly more than their home-owning peers in order to retire comfortably, according to a new report.

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Hotspots • 19 APR 2023

Is Perth on the brink of an apartment shortage?

Perth is facing an “imminent” shortage of apartment supply that could intensify the pressure on its property and rental markets, a local buyer’s agent has...