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Tax & Legal • 18 AUG 2023
Property leaders resoundingly back housing plans from national cabinet
“Game changing”, “strategic and sustainable” and “a boots on ground approach” are just some of the ways that industry leaders described the national...
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Finance • 17 AUG 2023
5 ways home insurers must change, or answer to the corporate watchdog
Not only is home insurance more expensive than ever, but a review has found that the claims handling process needs considerable improvement.
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Finance • 16 AUG 2023
Fixed-rate cliff passes the peak: CoreLogic
While the majority of fixed-rate loans created through COVID-19 have expired, arrears remain low, new data has confirmed.
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Hotspots • 16 AUG 2023
Rent freeze chatter ‘a major distraction’ ahead of national cabinet
Ahead of today’s national cabinet meeting, the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has urged the nation’s leaders “to get on with the job of housing...
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Finance • 15 AUG 2023
Aussies in over their heads as insurance premiums rise 28%
Australians just experienced the biggest rise in their home insurance premiums than at any point over the past two decades, according to new data.
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Hotspots • 14 AUG 2023
Australia’s top 10 emerging apartment markets
The investment prospects of apartments are improving as Australians increasingly embrace life in high-rises.
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Hotspots • 14 AUG 2023
Big 4 bank now sees property prices rising this year
A major bank has revised up its forecasts for Australia’s housing market.
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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2023
How Townsville is transforming into a property hotspot
Big things are coming for the north Queensland city, according to a local executive.
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Hotspots • 09 AUG 2023
5 suburbs where sales volumes are through the roof on SPI’s FAST 50
In a year where consumer confidence dipped under the weight of rising rates and cost-of-living pressures, these five suburbs managed to experience more sales than any...
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Tax & Legal • 09 AUG 2023
WA embraces paperless conveyancing
Western Australia will no longer be issuing paper Certificates of Title, with the state going fully digital as of 7 August.
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