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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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Hotspots • 30 MAR 2023

REINSW tells new government to end property politics

While the guards have changed in the Parliament of NSW following the elections, a real estate body has emphasised that the state is still struggling with a complex...

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Hotspots • 30 MAR 2023

5 regional cities that are still affordable (and attractive)

Despite the dominant discourse throughout the COVID-19 pandemic suggesting Australians escaped the bright city lights due to increased lockdowns and restrictions, new...

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Finance • 29 MAR 2023

Can Airbnb save Australians facing the ‘fixed rate cliff’?

With over 800,000 home owners expected to fall off their fixed rate mortgage in the coming months, one expert has suggested home owners offering their property as...

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Hotspots • 29 MAR 2023

‘Sad puppy score’ ranks Australia’s least pet-friendly suburbs

With pets often viewed as an extended member of the family, a new report has ranked Australia’s worst suburbs when it comes to accommodating tenants’ non-human...

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Finance • 28 MAR 2023

New Broker Academy 2023 to help you become a broker

Registrations have opened for the 2023 New Broker Academy, a free conference that arms you with tools to launch a broking career or partner with mortgage brokers.

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