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Tax & Legal • 30 NOV 2022
Communication ‘failure’ flagged as borrowers get RBA apology
RBA governor Philip Lowe has issued an apology to borrowers who “acted on what we’d said and now regret what they had done”.
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Hotspots • 30 NOV 2022
Busselton, Bunbury named top-performers among WA regional markets
Western Australia’s regional centres continued to deliver solid growth over three months to September, with the south-west markets of Busselton and Bunbury notching...
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Hotspots • 30 NOV 2022
Changing days-on-market trend deals buyers and sellers upper hand
Changes in market conditions, particularly the fear-of-missing-out sentiment (FOMO) dissipating over the year, have reshaped the days-on-market trend in capital cities...
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Tax & Legal • 29 NOV 2022
Bill to lower downsizer age passes both houses
The bill to reduce the eligibility age for downsizer contributions down to age 55 has now passed the Senate and awaits royal assent.
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Hotspots • 26 NOV 2022
LocalAgentFinder experiences record year thanks to surging investor usage
The comparison site has experienced a 30 per cent increase in property investors in the 12 months to November 2022 when compared to the same period last year.
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Hotspots • 26 NOV 2022
Almost 1m households to face housing stress in 2 decades
Almost 1 million households may face housing stress unless there is a boost in community housing, a new report revealed.
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Hotspots • 26 NOV 2022
‘A blessing and a curse’: How pandemic migration is shaping Geelong
A major silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was the increased love Australian regional locations received from out-of-area migrants. But what impact has this had on...
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Hotspots • 25 NOV 2022
Million-dollar markets whittled down by rising rates: CoreLogic
Australia’s property million-dollar club has shrunk considerably in the last six months, as the weight of rising inflation, consecutive rate hikes and falling property...
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Finance • 24 NOV 2022
What is Positive Gearing and how does it work?
As you get started with property investing, you may have heard of the term positive gearing. It is considered a more conservative approach to investing compared to...
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Hotspots • 24 NOV 2022
‘Key efficiencies’ missing from stamp duty policy
The new First Home Buyer Choice policy could add upwards pressure to housing demand, according to CoreLogic’s head of research.
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