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Hotspots • 21 SEP 2022

The cities where house prices are defying the downturn

A new report revealed that while national dwelling prices fell over the latest quarter, house prices in some regions and cities are digging in their heels against the...

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Tax & Legal • 20 SEP 2022

Putting a house into a family trust in Australia

A family trust is one of the most popular ways to safeguard assets for your loved ones, including children, parents and other beneficiaries.

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Finance • 20 SEP 2022

What happens when you sell a property with a home loan

Most people take out a home loan in order to buy a property, and it usually takes a while to finish paying off their mortgage. The average length of ownership is 11...

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Hotspots • 20 SEP 2022

The correlation between stock market and real estate

Stock market and real estate: these two markets’ performance can heavily influence a country’s economic performance. But are they related to each other?

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Hotspots • 20 SEP 2022

Property market update: Sydney, August 2022

Sydney remained at the forefront of the market downturn, with the city ending the winter season on a bleak note. As spring selling season begins, will the NSW capital...

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Hotspots • 20 SEP 2022

WA ranks as Australia’s second-most affordable state: REIWA

The revelation follows on from the findings outlaid in the Real Estate Institute of Australia’s (REIA) Housing Affordability Report.

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Tax & Legal • 17 SEP 2022

PIPA panel set to ponder property investments future

An upcoming seminar will dive deep into the problems plaguing the property investment sphere now and in the future.

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Hotspots • 16 SEP 2022

Google analytics aids the search for Brisbane’s market-defying suburbs

It’s no secret that Australia’s housing market has been bogged down by a cooling period.

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Finance • 16 SEP 2022

SMSFs warned on risk of ‘mortgage prison’

With further interest rate rises expected over coming months, some SMSFs may be left trapped in legacy products paying higher interest rates, a prominent SMSF lender has...

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Hotspots • 15 SEP 2022

Affordability worsened in the June quarter: REIA

Australia’s top real estate body has detailed how market conditions led to the market’s deterioration for both renters and home buyers during the last quarter.