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Investor Strategy • 20 FEB 2024
Victoria’s solar-powered apartment plan is now taking applications
More Victorian apartment dwellers could soon be going solar as Victoria kicks off its Solar for Apartments program.
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Investor Strategy • 20 FEB 2024
Who is most interested in WA property?
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) has revealed where the state’s biggest property hunters are currently searching from – both domestically and...
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Investor Strategy • 19 FEB 2024
First-time buyers susceptible to defective properties, expert warns
A buyer’s agent has pointed out that the current property climate makes first home buyers more vulnerable to purchasing defective and unsaleable properties.
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Investor Strategy • 19 FEB 2024
Property is not like shares: A CEO’s insider advice for buyers
Chief executive officer John McGrath reveals the dos and don’ts that will see property investors thrive in decades to come.
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Investor Strategy • 19 FEB 2024
Is Qld’s new housing plan fit for purpose?
The state government has been urged to reveal the “missing details” to the Homes for Queenslanders plan.
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Tax & Legal • 19 FEB 2024
Conveyancer caught up in $4.6m client fund misuse saga
Victoria’s consumer affairs watchdog has revealed it is taking disciplinary action against an Avondale Heights conveyancer for the alleged misuse of client funds.
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Investor Strategy • 19 FEB 2024
Spotlight on short-term rentals could shake up NSW housing
A state review could result in a change to NSW’s policies for operating AirBnBs.
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Investor Strategy • 19 FEB 2024
Victoria sees growing demand for units
Towards the back end of 2023, there’s been a growing demand in Victoria’s property market for units instead of houses.
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Finance • 15 FEB 2024
Spate of insolvencies spur SA to rethink building insurance scheme
With three major South Australian construction companies going bust in 2023, the state is looking to make sure its insurance scheme is adequately protecting consumers.
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Investor Strategy • 15 FEB 2024
Are Sydney’s sky-high housing costs making it too hard to have a family?
Residents in their child-raising years are leaving the capital in droves, according to a new report from NSW’s Productivity Commission.
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