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Hotspots • 22 NOV 2023
Regional relocators choose inland hotspots over beachside towns
Trees trump sea as Australians increasingly seek out inland rural locations to call home.
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Tax & Legal • 21 NOV 2023
Qld government doubles grant for first home buyers
The Palaszczuk government has raised the First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 in a bid to ease cost-of-living pressures.
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Investor Strategy • 21 NOV 2023
Adelaide’s rental affordability at worst point in a decade
The South Australian city has been tipped as an investor’s haven, but housing advocates flag some tenants are spending 80 per cent of their income on rent.
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Investor Strategy • 20 NOV 2023
Aussie landlords double the distance to their investments
New research reveals a significant surge in “remote investing” among landlords in 2023, with the average distance between their residence and investment properties...
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Investor Strategy • 20 NOV 2023
Record number of Aussies actively tracking their property prices
With the price of property a hot topic of conversation, it seems Australians are more eager than ever to gauge the worth of their real estate assets.
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Finance • 20 NOV 2023
Asia-Pacific commercial investment at lowest level since 2010
Commercial investment in the Asia-Pacific region has plummeted a staggering 22 per cent since Q3 last year.
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Investor Strategy • 20 NOV 2023
Cheap rentals down nearly 50% since last year
Only 11 per cent of rental properties in Australia are priced at $400 or less per week.
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Finance • 20 NOV 2023
Modular building steps up to tackle social housing supply crisis
Australia has set itself the task of building millions of new homes over the course of five years, including thousands of much-needed social and affordable dwellings.
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Hotspots • 17 NOV 2023
Top 12 Aussie suburbs for family-friendly living
Want to raise a family? These are the country’s top 12 neighbourhoods for kids and parents.
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Investor Strategy • 16 NOV 2023
‘Entire swathes’ of Victoria unaffordable to low-income renters
Worrying new research reveals that only three postcodes in regional Victoria are affordable to the state’s most vulnerable renters.
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