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Hotspots • 17 JUN 2021

Rents rise as the rental market continues to tighten

Rental properties are being snapped up at accelerated rates across the country, squashing vacancy rates and exerting upwards pressure on rents.

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Hotspots • 16 JUN 2021

Australia heads towards an apartment drought

The Property Council is predicting an apartment supply crunch across some of the country’s largest housing markets, which can only be curtailed by coordinated state...

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Hotspots • 16 JUN 2021

Home market now worth $8.3 trillion as NSW cracks $1m mean price mark

It’s official, Australia’s 10.6 million residential dwellings are now worth $8,293.2 billion, with NSW emerging as a record setter after its average house price...

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Hotspots • 16 JUN 2021

Queensland’s latest move on affordability is a good first step, say property advocates

New investments by the Queensland state government are expected to reduce the pressure on the state’s existing issues of housing supply and affordability.

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Hotspots • 15 JUN 2021

House prices a ‘time bomb’ ready to erupt in the absence of immediate intervention

Australia’s housing system is not working for the economy and an immediate overhaul is needed, a new report has alleged. The report calls into question the...

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Hotspots • 15 JUN 2021

Long weekend leads to lower auction activity

The Queen’s Birthday long weekend has unsurprisingly seen a halving of auction volumes over the week ending 13 June 2021.

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Tax & Legal • 15 JUN 2021

Are the benefits of negative gearing property a fallacy or is it a clever way to grow your asset portfolio?

When it works well, negative gearing can be good. As I see it, though, the problem is that the benefits are hugely overstated and the downsides often drastically...

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Hotspots • 15 JUN 2021

Property market update: Melbourne, May 2021

Melbourne’s property market did not break its stride this May, as the 2021 housing boom got a fresh boost from a slew of favourable conditions. But as new lockdowns...

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Hotspots • 15 JUN 2021

New home sales return to growth in May

After an iffy start to the year, new data suggests that the level of new home sales in Australia has now returned to growth.

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Tax & Legal • 14 JUN 2021

5 tax-time tips for property investors

A tax-time mistake can be a costly one for Australian property investors, so here are some tips to help you navigate the devil in the details. 

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