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Finance 09 JUL 2019

Investors record mortgage wins, non-major lenders surge in popularity

Investors are benefiting from the relaxation in regulatory constraints, according to mortgage broking group AFG, and...

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Finance 08 JUL 2019

PM under pressure to stop messing with popular loan structure

The federal government is under pressure to stop tinkering with borrowing in superannuation, as many investors and...

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Finance 08 JUL 2019

How retirees have tipped $1bn into superannuation from their properties

New figures show that older Australians are taking advantage of government allowances to boost their retirement income...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2019

Property market update: Perth, June 2019

The Perth property market continues on its path to correction – witnessing a rise in confidence levels as investors...

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Finance 05 JUL 2019

‘Fragility’ of housing market exposed in new figures

While there have been green shoots of positive price growth since the federal election, the latest building approvals...

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Finance 05 JUL 2019

Secret, bad debt habits hamper Aussie investors

Against a backdrop of housing affordability constraints and rising costs of living, Australian investors are...

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Finance 05 JUL 2019

Big changes are coming to mortgage applications

The banking regulator has finalised its guidance for lenders on how they should assess loan serviceability, in a move...

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Tax & Legal 04 JUL 2019

Got property in your super fund? Here’s what the ATO is watching

Investors with property in their self-managed superannuation fund should be wary of strategies that the Tax Office is...

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Finance 04 JUL 2019

The lenders that cut their interest rates this week

Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s lowering of the official cash rate to a record low of 1 per cent, a number...

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Hotspots 03 JUL 2019

Property market update: Brisbane, June 2019

Compared to other major capital city markets, Brisbane has been tagged as “less dramatic” due to its consistency....

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Finance 03 JUL 2019

How to save money with a new repayment strategy

With interest rates at new record lows, one mortgage broker explains why now is a great time to re-think their...

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Hotspots 03 JUL 2019

How rents have performed for investors so far this year

Weekly rents across the country have increased, with all but three capital cities recording rises, new research has...

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Hotspots 02 JUL 2019

Property market update: Melbourne, June 2019

After months of decline, experts predict that the Melbourne property market will bottom out soon and consequently...

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Hotspots 02 JUL 2019

Popular capital cities on the rise as market softens over June

New analysis has found that while national dwelling values were down overall during the month of June, some popular...

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Hotspots 02 JUL 2019

New property sales rebound over May

A new report has revealed that new property sales have increased in all of Australia’s major capital cities.

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Finance 02 JUL 2019

Cash rate call for July 2019 revealed

The Reserve Bank has released the outcome of its monthly board meeting for July, following widespread expectation of...

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Hotspots 01 JUL 2019

Calls to strengthen building insurance ‘crisis’ strengthen

Previous calls for governments to look into what some are calling a building insurance “crisis” have increased,...

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Hotspots 01 JUL 2019

Property market update: Sydney, June 2019

After months of continuous decline, the Sydney property market has begun to show signs of recovery, highlighted by the...

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Hotspots 28 JUN 2019

Sydney property market now set up for recovery: mortgage broker

“Confidence, boom, good times.” These are the words that mortgage broker Redom Syed used to describe the Sydney...

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Finance 28 JUN 2019

Why there could be a mini surge in house prices

There are various market forces at play when predicting when the market will bottom out, and some of them point to a...

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Finance 28 JUN 2019

'The winners are borrowers': predictions roll in for cash rate cuts

With June’s cash rate decision, the first movement in nearly three years, July could see the historically low rate...

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Hotspots 26 JUN 2019

Expert insight: What sets good property investors apart from average ones?

Over several market cycles, buyer’s agent Robert Skeen has become part of several wealth-creation journeys of...

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Finance 25 JUN 2019

Property investors missing out on big tax cuts, analysis shows

Analysis has found Australian property investors are, potentially, not claiming a collective of nearly $3 billion in...

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Hotspots 25 JUN 2019

Hobart expected to see ‘second wind’ of growth

Hobart has been a state that has seen a considerable amount of growth in recent years, and one property market research...

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Finance 25 JUN 2019

Good news for property investors in spate of cash rate cuts

A predicted hat trick of cash rate cuts could create favourable conditions for property investors, according to one...