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Finance • 30 JAN 2019
How property investors can secure financing in 2019
One of the biggest themes in the property market over the past year has been the tightening of the credit environment, and experts believe that the challenges could...
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Hotspots • 29 JAN 2019
Building materials of the future: Bio-solid bricks
RMIT University is spearheading research to re-invent the way bio-materials are used in building and construction, which paves the way for a completely new array of...
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Hotspots • 29 JAN 2019
Mix of ups and downs in property market last week
Property values continued their signs of randomness over the last week, with two down, two up, and the remainder holding steady
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Tax & Legal • 25 JAN 2019
Key tax considerations for your investment property
  Tax is a vital component of the value a renovation will or won't add to your investment property, but if you get it wrong, you could end up in hot water with the...
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Hotspots • 25 JAN 2019
Major bank tips growth suburbs for 2019 in new report
One of Australia’s major banks has released a report on residential property, identifying suburbs with above average growth prospects in the year ahead.
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Hotspots • 25 JAN 2019
2019 will be the ‘reckoning of Tasmania’, says property expert
As the markets of Sydney and Melbourne started to soften after years of unprecedented property boom, Hobart became the next ‘hotspot’ flocked by investors. Will good...
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Hotspots • 24 JAN 2019
New record set in weekly rentals data
New data has found the weekly rental rate nationwide saw the lowest ever movement ever since national rental data was collected.
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Hotspots • 24 JAN 2019
‘Starting to bite’: New home supply hits hurdles
The chief economist for a construction advocacy group has warned that new home supply is up against its hardest year in nearly a decade.
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Hotspots • 24 JAN 2019
House prices more attainable across most capital cities over 2018’s final quarter
Over the last quarter of 2018, most capital cities avoided a price hike, which would have made property purchases that little bit more easier if it weren’t for access...
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Hotspots • 24 JAN 2019
How a property valuer helps investors in ‘unforgiving markets’
Often overlooked unless it’s time to buy or sell an asset, a property valuer could turn out to be an important part of an investment team, particularly during tough...
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