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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
SA spotlights future planning with housing supply summit
The Malinauskas government’s A Better Future Housing plan will be a key focus for the hundreds of planning and built environment professionals flocking to the state...
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
Why investors are hunting a piece of the Leppington pie
From farmland to residential hotspot, south-west Sydney’s Leppington is fast becoming a haven for investors in Australia’s most expensive capital city.
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
Geelong reaps the rewards of affordable living
Would-be Melbourne buyers (and investors) are turning to Geelong in droves as they look for more affordable housing and a lower cost of living.
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
Cash rates and consumer sentiment to define Australia’s chilly months
With the final week of autumn drawing to a slow conclusion, CoreLogic’s Tim Lawless runs an eye over the national property market’s prospects as the winter chill...
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Hotspots • 29 MAY 2023
Is the Great Australian Dream dead?
Owning a home has been the long-standing Great Australian Dream, but a new report reveals a shift in priorities among Aussies.
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Tax & Legal • 26 MAY 2023
Stamp duty reform isn’t the only way to help FHBs
NSW is once again making changes to first home buyer stamp duty. But if the government really wants to help this cohort, it should broaden its focus, one economist...
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Hotspots • 26 MAY 2023
Why can’t investors keep their eye off Qld’s Harristown?
For Australian property investors, Toowoomba has grown into one of the most attractive markets to enter due to heavy infrastructure projects and strong recent capital...
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Hotspots • 26 MAY 2023
WA government introduces land tax relief to inspire rental supply
As the state wrestles with an incredibly tight rental market, the McGowan government recently announced plans to provide tax exemptions for eligible build-to-rent (BTR)...
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Hotspots • 25 MAY 2023
How Oran Park has transformed from raceway to investor’s delight
Up until recently, this now-bustling mini metropolis was a quiet, rural corner of Sydney famous for its speedway; now it’s one of Australia’s fastest-growing...
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Tax & Legal • 24 MAY 2023
What investors can expect to pay under Victoria’s new COVID-19 debt levy
The 2023–24 Victorian state budget brings big changes for some property holders.
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