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Tax & Legal • 07 DEC 2022

NSW government pulls rezoning lever to unlock land supply

State Premier Dominic Perrottet has confirmed the $73.5 million Rezoning Pathways Program will unlock tens of thousands of new homes, particularly in Sydney’s west.

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Hotspots • 07 DEC 2022

Rental growth slowed through October quarter: CoreLogic

In its monthly unit update, research body CoreLogic revealed the trajectory that Australian rents are currently undertaking.

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Hotspots • 07 DEC 2022

Pace of home value declines slowing: CoreLogic

According to the research body’s November Home Value Index (HVI), Australia recorded its smallest monthly value decrease this financial year.

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Tax & Legal • 06 DEC 2022

RBA delivers Christmas cash rate present

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed down its final cash rate decision for 2022.

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Hotspots • 03 DEC 2022

‘Still a lot of work to be done’: REIQ responds to government initiatives for housing crisis

While the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) lauded the initiatives recently outlined by the state government to address the housing crisis, it argues that...

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Finance • 03 DEC 2022

Home loan deposit schemes have rebranded and expanded — so let’s make sure you’re across the basics for 2023

From the rebranding of existing federal government deposit schemes to increases in price caps for the Home Guarantee Scheme, there are changes unfolding...

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Hotspots • 02 DEC 2022

Spring’s end brings deeper price declines: Report

Green shoots of hope of a market rebound brought on by the softer fall in prices in October were dashed in November, as a new report showed property value declines...

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Tax & Legal • 30 NOV 2022

Communication ‘failure’ flagged as borrowers get RBA apology

RBA governor Philip Lowe has issued an apology to borrowers who “acted on what we’d said and now regret what they had done”.

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Hotspots • 30 NOV 2022

Busselton, Bunbury named top-performers among WA regional markets

Western Australia’s regional centres continued to deliver solid growth over three months to September, with the south-west markets of Busselton and Bunbury notching...

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Hotspots • 30 NOV 2022

Changing days-on-market trend deals buyers and sellers upper hand

Changes in market conditions, particularly the fear-of-missing-out sentiment (FOMO) dissipating over the year, have reshaped the days-on-market trend in capital cities...