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Finance • 05 APR 2023
6 ways landlords can get ready for tax time
As we head into the last quarter of the current financial year, an expert gives tips on how landlords can get ready for tax time. 
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Finance • 04 APR 2023
RBA makes April cash rate call
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed its highly anticipated third cash rate decision of the new year.
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Hotspots • 04 APR 2023
Market outlook points to steady recovery in 2024: Knight Frank
While a rebound is not likely in the cards for the country’s property market this year, a new report predicts the sector will find the spring back in its step in 2024...
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Hotspots • 04 APR 2023
Australian home values grow for the first time in 10 months
Following an easing of the downturn at the beginning of the new year, Australia’s home values rose 0.6 per cent in March, according to CoreLogic.
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Hotspots • 04 APR 2023
Is it time to ‘unbundle’ parking spaces from apartments?
With new research indicating Aussies are paying billions for unused parking spaces, experts think it’s time to rethink planning policies to help make housing more...
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Finance • 04 APR 2023
Refinances reach a new record: ABS
The value of owner-occupier home loan refinances tipped $13 billion in February 2023, as rate rises weigh on mortgage holders.
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Finance • 01 APR 2023
ATO warns SMSF on sole purpose test for property investment
Property investment by an SMSF will fail the sole purpose test if it provides pre-retirement benefit to someone such as personal use of a fund asset, warned the ATO...
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Hotspots • 01 APR 2023
Is migration exacerbating regional Australia’s supply crunch?
Do the nation’s regional hotspots have enough housing to cater to increasing demand?
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Hotspots • 31 MAR 2023
Australia’s top 10 most affordable (and liveable) regions
The desire to live the great Australian dream doesn’t, at first, sound like a big ask: a verandah out the front, colourbond fence out the back and a property under...
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Finance • 30 MAR 2023
Property investors are seeking safe havens in response to the slowing economy
Rising interest rates, high construction costs, and continued levels of inflation are placing significant pressure on Australian property investors. In response, many...
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