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Hotspots 01 AUG 2016

Melbourne’s most affordable suburbs revealed

Despite Melbourne’s median house price recently hitting a record high, there are still plenty of opportunities for...

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Hotspots 01 AUG 2016

Dwelling construction reaches peak

A new report from BIS Shrapnel has warned that slowing population growth and an oversupply of apartments will pave the...

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Hotspots 28 JUL 2016

Property spruiker cops four-year ban

The chief executive of a real estate group which gave dodgy property investment advice has been banned from providing...

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Hotspots 28 JUL 2016

Investors warned: property apps potentially dangerous

Following the recent launch of multiple property-focused smartphone applications, investors have been urged to consider...

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Hotspots 27 JUL 2016

Majority of investors ‘losing’ money

Despite most property investors seeking out wealth and cash flow, a new report has revealed that over 60 per cent are...

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Tax & Legal 27 JUL 2016

New app to reshape property tax management

A new app promises to help maximise tax returns for Australian residential property investors.

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Hotspots 26 JUL 2016

Generation Y or 'generation selfish'?

Another industry commentator has slammed young people who claim they can't get onto the property ladder, saying...

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Hotspots 25 JUL 2016

Established Perth apartment blocks in high demand

While house prices in the WA capital have declined for six consecutive quarters, demand for older-style apartment...

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Hotspots 22 JUL 2016

Unlikely city's house prices outpace Sydney

One capital city has topped the rest for house price growth over the June quarter, hitting a record median price...

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Hotspots 20 JUL 2016

Government given property ‘wake-up call’

There is an “acute problem” in our capital cities which governments are ignoring – but will property investors...

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Hotspots 20 JUL 2016

Property market confidence falls further

New research has revealed that Australians are continuing to lose confidence in the property market, with sentiment in...

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Hotspots 19 JUL 2016

Sydney leads for post-GFC price growth

New research by CoreLogic shows Australia’s capital city housing market has been “extremely interest...

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Tax & Legal 19 JUL 2016

Foreign investors facing $65,000 tax

A new report has revealed just how much foreign investors face in stamp duty costs to enter Australia’s property...

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Hotspots 18 JUL 2016

Foreign demand for residential property 'continues to shrink'

Overall demand from foreign buyers continues to shrink following the announcement of higher taxes and fewer domestic...

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Finance 15 JUL 2016

NSW government admits stamp duty ‘inefficient’

In its 2016 budget paper, the NSW government has acknowledged that property transfer duty is an inefficient tax,...

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Hotspots 13 JUL 2016

Property market to 'bottom out' as investors retreat

Real estate prices are expected to deteriorate across the nation, driven by an apartment oversupply, lower population...

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Hotspots 13 JUL 2016

22 regions set to boom

Poor retirement planning and insufficient superannuation has baby boomers targeting the affordability of regional...

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Hotspots 11 JUL 2016

Foreign investors given lifeline in South Australia

South Australia has decided not to follow NSW, Queensland and Victoria in imposing surcharges on foreign property...

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Hotspots 11 JUL 2016

Property prices soar across capitals

A new report shows Australia’s two most populous cities have pushed the growth rate for dwelling values to a record...

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Hotspots 08 JUL 2016

Yields hit record lows for Sydney and Melbourne

New figures show that yields have continued to fall across all capitals, with Sydney and Melbourne experiencing the...

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Hotspots 06 JUL 2016

Then v now: is it really getting harder to buy property?

A controversial commentator has slammed Generation Y’s “self-entitlement” about property prices, sparking a war...

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Finance 05 JUL 2016

Reserve Bank decides on cash rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered the decision of its monthly board meeting.

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Hotspots 05 JUL 2016

Property group penalised for misleading investors

A Queensland property investment group has been fined by ASIC for producing potentially misleading online...

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Hotspots 04 JUL 2016

Real estate to benefit from Brexit fallout

Global real estate group Knight Frank is confident the Australian property market will benefit from Brexit, as...

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Hotspots 29 JUN 2016

Two Australian markets ‘most exposed’ to Brexit repercussions

The historic Brexit referendum last week saw Britain vote to leave the EU – but what does it mean for these two major...