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Hotspots • 25 MAR 2019

Expert insight: When is the right time to invest in Sydney again?

Following the softening of the Sydney property market, experts believe that the capital city has started to show signs of recovery, ultimately offering unique...

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Hotspots • 22 MAR 2019

Property tax changes tipped to impact rental costs

Research from one of Australia’s largest housing building associations has modelled the impact of capital gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing changes on various...

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Finance • 22 MAR 2019

Quick tips for increasing borrowing power

Investors have no doubt found it difficult to navigate the lending landscape at the moment, so one broker shares a tip on how investors can expand their financing by a...

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Hotspots • 22 MAR 2019

‘Cosmetically challenged properties’ offer opportunities to Sydney investors

Despite the softening of the Sydney property market, experts believe that the capital city continues to hold wealth-creation opportunities for investors. How can...

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Hotspots • 22 MAR 2019

Canberra deemed Australia’s most liveable city by Australians

A new report has found that despite Melbourne’s history of being known as the world’s most liveable city for numerous years, Australians have a different point of...

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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2019

The policies impacting property in the NSW state election

Property policies are a headline issue for the NSW state election, with voters going to the polls this weekend. Smart Property Investment has broken down the headline...

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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2019

Why these suburbs are faring better than others as prices fall

New data points to which suburbs with the largest average land sizes in each capital city are bucking against general property market trends.

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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2019

New negative gearing modelling gets green light from property experts

Multiple industry body heads have accepted SQM’s updated modelling of what the property market could look like under Labor’s proposed negative gearing changes and...

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Hotspots • 21 MAR 2019

Key investor market slips away in last quarter

Analysis of recent ABS data has shown that the decline in overseas migration eased over the recent quarter, which is important for property.

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Tax & Legal • 21 MAR 2019

ATO sets crackdown on missing tax dollars from Airbnb hosts

There is a significant amount of tax dollars that have gone missing through the Airbnb gig economy, as hosts are failing to report side incomes in their tax returns....