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Hotspots • 04 SEP 2020

Selling property? Here’s why you might consider a seller’s advocate

Seller’s advocacy is an emerging trend in the selling of property – but how exactly can it help uncertain vendors?

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Hotspots • 04 SEP 2020

State-by-state breakdown: Rental affordability

New research has showcased that rental affordability in Australia, as a collective, is at its best level in over a decade. But how does this vary state by state?

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Finance • 03 SEP 2020

5 reasons landlords should hold onto their insurance policy

COVID-19 and its social and economic fallout have had serious ramifications for many landlords, agents, tenants and insurance providers. Between the moratorium on...

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Hotspots • 03 SEP 2020

Lending market still competitive amid pandemic: expert

Mortgage holders need to get on the front foot with their lenders even if they are about to come out of a repayment holiday, said mortgage aggregator Finsure Group.

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Hotspots • 02 SEP 2020

Rental affordability soars to highest levels since 2007

Rental affordability has reached a new record, according to new figures released by the Real Estate Institute of Australia.

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Finance • 02 SEP 2020

Not 1, but 2 investment properties in 2020

Defying the downturn, one couple is well on their way to securing a second investment property this year.

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Finance • 02 SEP 2020

Spring to see panic selling

With the spring season having just kicked off, investors have been warned against panic selling.

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Finance • 01 SEP 2020

Residential tenancy disputes ‘cracking’ under COVID-19 pressure

The process for dealing with residential tenancy disputes is cracking under the weight of COVID-19, according to a Victorian real estate body.

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Hotspots • 01 SEP 2020

High-rise apartments lose their lustre

COVID-19 is the “final nail in the coffin” for the financial performance of high-rise apartments as an investment piece, according to a property analyst.

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Tax & Legal • 31 AUG 2020

Are Victorian landlords being forgotten?

Recent decisions made by the Victorian state government are giving rise to a question as to whether commercial and residential landlords are being left...