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Hotspots • 13 SEP 2023
EXPLAINED: Are short-term holiday rentals killing the national housing market?
Short-term rental accommodation’s (STRA) popularity has risen rapidly in recent years, but how damaging is it for the already struggling national property market?
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Finance • 13 SEP 2023
Tassies’ home ownership equity scheme is seeing success
The island state says more than 200 households have made it onto the property ladder through its equity program.
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Hotspots • 12 SEP 2023
Average home loan requires nearly 50% of Aussies’ income: Report
Both housing and rental affordability continued to worsen across Australia throughout the June quarter, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of Australia...
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Finance • 11 SEP 2023
Labor finds further $1bn to get Greens’ housing support
The Labor government has struck a deal with the Greens, agreeing to spend a further $1 billion on public and community housing in exchange for their support of the...
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Hotspots • 11 SEP 2023
Hunting affordable investing? 5 suburbs to zero in on
With Australian property values rising once more, one buyer’s agency has done the hard yards and located five areas that scream affordability.
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Hotspots • 11 SEP 2023
How monitoring the rental market could be an early indicator of potential capital growth in flat markets
Our property markets do not move linearly. There are very clear patterns in the way they move.
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Hotspots • 11 SEP 2023
How Australia’s housing market returned to $10tn
For the first time in 14 months, Australia’s housing market is valued above $10 trillion, but what has driven this rise?
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Tax & Legal • 11 SEP 2023
Stamp duty breaks and cheap land tax headline SA investment push
The South Australian state government has kicked off a campaign to attract more companies into the jurisdiction, highlighting the “competitive advantages” at play.
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Finance • 08 SEP 2023
Navigating the pain: How property investors can tackle a challenging market
In the ever-evolving landscape of property investment, there is an undeniable truth that many investors are currently feeling the pain.
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Hotspots • 08 SEP 2023
Qld values remain resilient through Q2: Report
New findings from the Sunshine State’s peak real estate body suggests Queensland’s property market performed better than most other regions over the June quarter.
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