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Hotspots • 16 SEP 2022

Google analytics aids the search for Brisbane’s market-defying suburbs

It’s no secret that Australia’s housing market has been bogged down by a cooling period.

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Finance • 16 SEP 2022

SMSFs warned on risk of ‘mortgage prison’

With further interest rate rises expected over coming months, some SMSFs may be left trapped in legacy products paying higher interest rates, a prominent SMSF lender has...

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Hotspots • 15 SEP 2022

Affordability worsened in the June quarter: REIA

Australia’s top real estate body has detailed how market conditions led to the market’s deterioration for both renters and home buyers during the last quarter.

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Hotspots • 14 SEP 2022

Brisbane’s rental crisis explained in 5 points

How severe is Brisbane’s rental crisis? An expert unpacks five data points that paint a picture of the grim situation in the Sunshine State capital’s rental...

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Hotspots • 10 SEP 2022

Government’s push for incentivised downsizing gets thumbs up from state body

Queensland’s peak real estate body has lauded the introduction of a potential new law that it believes will make downsizing an easier undertaking for Australian...

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Tax & Legal • 09 SEP 2022

Government introduces incentive for pensioners to downsize

An additional 12-month asset test exemption is set to be introduced to help incentivise more pensioners to downsize and free up housing stock for young families.

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Finance • 09 SEP 2022

Customers don’t like big 4’s post-rate waiting games

Australia’s big four banks have been called out for their “deafening silence” since the latest cash rate decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).

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Hotspots • 08 SEP 2022

Everything you need to know ahead of spring selling season

The flowers have begun to bloom, and spring has sprung, kicking off what would typically be a season of increased sales and listings.

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Finance • 07 SEP 2022

Home lending tanks as rate hikes, hefty costs scare away buyers

New data has shown that buyers are retreating from the market, as rising rates and surging costs associated with purchasing a home deter both owner-occupiers and...

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Hotspots • 07 SEP 2022

Granny flats, dongas could alleviate housing shortages, expert says

With many areas grappling with housing shortages as rental markets across the country hit crisis levels, an expert raised that alternate housing options could help...

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