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Tax & Legal • 17 MAR 2025

Sydney builder fined $470k for unlicensed work

A Sydney builder has been fined $473,000 following over 40 breaches, including unlicensed work, excessive deposits, and work undertaken without insurance.

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Investor Strategy • 14 MAR 2025

How has the housing market changed since COVID-19?

Property owners have gained from the COVID-19 pandemic, with national housing values increasing by nearly 50 per cent, new research shows.

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Tax & Legal • 14 MAR 2025

Qld brings back the state’s Productivity Commission

After a four-year hiatus, Queensland has reinstated its Productivity Commission, set to immediately review the state's building and construction industry.

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Investor Strategy • 13 MAR 2025

Perth's commercial market anticipates growth in 2025

Perth’s industrial and retail sectors took the lion’s share in 2024, with the commercial property market expected to grow further in 2025.

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Investor Strategy • 13 MAR 2025

Investors eye new potential as student accommodation supply grows

The pipeline of dedicated student accommodation beds has increased in Australia, with Melbourne taking the lion’s share of the market.

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Investor Strategy • 13 MAR 2025

Is Perth losing momentum?

While Perth’s median house and unit prices rose once again last month, the city’s rental market growth rate has begun to slow.

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Tax & Legal • 12 MAR 2025

Up by 40%: Sydney’s new housing crippled by taxes

Sydney’s tax values have increased by nearly 40 per cent in five years, now accounting for half of the cost of new housing.

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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2025

5 ways to increase your rental yield

One of the most common questions I get asked working with investors is how they can increase their rental yield. While the ideal outcome for most landlords is to have a...

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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2025

High-end market shows signs of recovery in February

Australia’s high-end housing market rebounded in February, signalling potential early signs of a broader market recovery.

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Investor Strategy • 12 MAR 2025

Cheaper to own? 300 suburbs where home ownership beats renting

Houses and units in more than 300 suburbs nationwide are now cheaper to buy than rent, with Darwin and Perth spoiling buyers with the most options across the capital...