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Hotspots • 22 JAN 2019

5,000-plus rise in homes up for auction last quarter

While Australia’s capital cities saw a continuation of softening in auction clearance rates over the December quarter, there was a considerable rise in overall auction...

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Hotspots • 22 JAN 2019

Infrastructure, retail spend tipped to boost west coast city

A rise in private spending in one recovering state for infrastructure and resource-related projects is likely to increase the attractiveness to property investors, the...

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Hotspots • 22 JAN 2019

3 property hotspots from 2018: will they do well in 2019?

Together with Momentum Media’s James Mitchell, Smart Property Investment’s Phil Tarrant and Sasha Karen look back on property hotspots cited by experts in 2018 and...

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Hotspots • 21 JAN 2019

Property investment areas to watch and avoid in 2019

Based on her knowledge and experience as a property valuer, investment adviser, market commentator and author, an expert shares some of the markets in 2019 that will...

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Tax & Legal • 21 JAN 2019

5 renovations that could save thousands in tax dollars

Renovations can be a way of adding to the value of a property, and so a quantity surveyor has identified five renovation options that can potentially save...

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Finance • 21 JAN 2019

Middle-income earners, investors report highest stress levels

Money worries are higher for women, middle-income earners, and certain Australian capital cities, according to a new report from a non-major bank. 

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Hotspots • 21 JAN 2019

Boom-to-bust market continues recovery with 5-year low vacancy rate

The capital city market set to continue its recovery this year has seen further progress with its vacancy rate falling to its lowest point for more than the last five...

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Finance • 21 JAN 2019

Investor appetite for borrowing slows, new data shows

The number of loans for housing continues to decline for both investors and owner-occupiers alike, analysis of ABS data shows.

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Finance • 18 JAN 2019

Popular borrowing strategy in government’s sights

Using superannuation to borrow spiked in popularity from 2007, but it has become a battleground for both sides of government in the lead up to the election. 

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Tax & Legal • 18 JAN 2019

Top 50 NSW suburbs for total stamp duty paid revealed

The top 50 suburbs for the total amount of stamp duty paid have been revealed, according to fresh data.

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