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Hotspots 18 JAN 2018

House building may be ‘stronger than many analysts expect’ in 2018

The construction of residential properties in the latter half of 2017 defied expectations of softening activity, ending...
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Tax & Legal 17 JAN 2018

Stamp duty predicted to keep rising if left unchecked

Since the 1980s, stamp duty has increased almost three times faster than house prices, and HIA’s senior economist...
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Tax & Legal 16 JAN 2018

Government drafts housing affordability plan

In order to “improve housing outcomes for Australians”, the federal government has released draft legislation to...
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Finance 16 JAN 2018

The top financial goal and burden for 2018 revealed: paying off mortgages

Over one quarter of all Australians have said their first financial priority this year is to pay off their mortgage,...
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Hotspots 15 JAN 2018

Home values decline across majority of capital cities

Besides Melbourne, other capital cities have experienced a dip in home values last week, indicated by the latest...
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Tax & Legal 12 JAN 2018

Don’t make the same ‘devastating’ mistake again: Ray White on negative gearing, CGT

The chairman of Ray White, Brian White, has warned policymakers that any drastic changes to negative gearing and CGT...
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Finance 11 JAN 2018

Avoid flat fee agents, industry body warns

The Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW) has warned sellers on going to agents who ask for upfront fees,...
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Finance 11 JAN 2018

Regional Vic saw ‘exceptional’ 2017 with three sales over $4 million

Over 2017, the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) has said that the regional Victoria property market saw strong...
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Hotspots 10 JAN 2018

New home approvals rise to 15-month high

According to data from the Housing Industry Association (HIA), approval for new dwellings are at a 15-month high, the...
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Hotspots 10 JAN 2018

Declining December Sydney and Darwin values point to softer 2018

House values saw declines in Australia’s major property markets as well as Perth and Darwin, according to...
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Hotspots 09 JAN 2018

The impact of removing negative gearing: high rents and zero affordability

With Treasury documents outlining how Labor’s negative gearing and CGT discount policies would really impact the...
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Tax & Legal 08 JAN 2018

Negative gearing removal, altering CGT, would have had “small” impact on property prices

Documents acquired under freedom of information laws, which reveal Labor policies in early 2016 to alter the CGT...
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Hotspots 08 JAN 2018

Most capital cities see active home values

According to the latest CoreLogic data, home values were active across the majority of capital cities last week with...
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Hotspots 27 DEC 2017

The most popular investing news in 2017

Looking back at the year that was, we reflect on what events in the investing world resonated the most with you.
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Hotspots 21 DEC 2017

CoreLogic makes bold 2018 predictions, reports on ‘diverse’ 2017

Looking over the last year, the latest CoreLogic report states the 2017 housing market has seen a lot of diversity, and...
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Hotspots 21 DEC 2017

Residential vacancy rates stablise across Sydney and most of NSW

According to the Real Estate Institute of New South Wales (REINSW), residential vacancy rates have, for the vast...
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Hotspots 20 DEC 2017

Home loan arrears keep declining

In October home loan arrears maintained the current trend and declined, according to a credit rating provider.
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Hotspots 19 DEC 2017

New off-market showcase tool now available

A new digital platform has been launched that aims to showcase off-market properties, starting out with over 100...
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Hotspots 18 DEC 2017

Most capital cities see flat home values

Besides one capital city, last week saw home values remained level, according to CoreLogic data.
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Hotspots 14 DEC 2017

SA4 areas largely seeing growth over the last five years

Analysing areas with populations between 300,000 and 500,000, the latest Property Pulse looks at these areas...
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Hotspots 14 DEC 2017

New dwelling sales cooled over 2017

The results of a new report show new homes sales have been falling over 2017, yet the housing industry is still at...
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Our Portfolio 13 DEC 2017

Finding the best buyer’s agent: ‘Investing must be his core business’

Many property investors believe that finding a good buyer’s agent, as well as other members of one’s financial...
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Hotspots 13 DEC 2017

2018 to see further property price cooling

Moving into next year, property prices are believed to cool down, but the combination of strong population growth and...
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Finance 11 DEC 2017

APRA claims property prices have signalled risk for ‘some time’

The regulator believes it can successfully cool house prices and contain risk without relying on countercyclical...
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Tax & Legal 08 DEC 2017

First Home Super Saver Scheme and downsizing incentives pass both houses

Following the news of marriage equality passing both houses of Parliament, bills on downsizing incentives and the...
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