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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2023
NSW election: Labor’s property promises
Will the NSW Labor Party unseat the incumbent Liberals at the upcoming state election to take power for the first time since 2009? 
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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2023
NSW election: The Liberals’ property policies
Should they hold onto power at the upcoming election, how does the reigning Liberal Party intend to move on housing?
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Finance • 17 MAR 2023
Can interest-only repayments breathe life into the Australian market?
Mark Bouris has called on the federal government to allow astute borrowers ahead of their repayments to switch to interest-only payments to stimulate the property...
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Hotspots • 16 MAR 2023
9 Sydney suburbs defy downturn with double-digit growth
The Sydney market may have been falling, but that hasn’t stopped several Sydney suburbs from bucking the trend in a big way.
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Finance • 16 MAR 2023
How can investors improve their loan serviceability?
While the average borrower’s lending capacity has certainly dropped upwards of $100,000 in a mere matter of months, there are some simple ways to get the most from...
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Finance • 16 MAR 2023
When will the market bottom out?
Despite CoreLogic reporting a consistent cooling of Australia’s housing market decline since the back end of last year, new research from the firm has warned that the...
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Finance • 15 MAR 2023
Keeping the inflation target between 2–3% is ‘alarming’: Mark Bouris
It’s time to reposition the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) inflation target, according to the financial and business expert.
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Hotspots • 15 MAR 2023
Post-pandemic, how healthy is Australia’s property market?
As the nation approaches the three-year anniversary of the first COVID-19-induced lockdown, CoreLogic analyses the data and poses the question: Has the market returned...
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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2023
GC commercial rides wave of residential stability: Report
The Gold Coast property market has been able to ride out the great property correction of 2023, which has led to better-than-expected outcomes for the commercial space,...
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Hotspots • 10 MAR 2023
5 game-changing policies to tackle NSW’s housing crisis
Ahead of the 25 March elections, academic experts have recommended five policies that could provide relief from the NSW housing crisis.
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