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Hotspots • 25 JUL 2017

Short-term holiday letting council decision, not strata

The opening of submissions for an options paper on short-term holiday letting has an Airbnb management business approving of the decision, and reiterates how strata and...

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Hotspots • 24 JUL 2017

Draft legislation changes for foreign investors revealed

Claims by the Australian government to introduce restrictions for foreign investors have now been clarified, in addition to consultation periods opening up to the...

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Hotspots • 24 JUL 2017

Smart cities initiative praised by the HIA

The government’s newest Smart Cities initiative, with the establishment of The National Cities Performance Framework, represents a crucial step in improving the...

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Hotspots • 24 JUL 2017

Home values decline across most of Australia

Home values fell markedly this week across the country, with only Adelaide recording a positive change, as Sydney and Melbourne flat-lined and values in Brisbane and...

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Hotspots • 21 JUL 2017

Listings remain low as regional/capital gaps open, latest data finds

There is a substantial gap between the number of properties advertised for sale in regional and capital markets, as well as between individual capital cities, new...

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Hotspots • 21 JUL 2017

New baby boomer demand to push Adelaide value, says leading agency network

Baby boomer demand for apartments is set to change the face of Adelaide real estate, according to one real estate group prominent in South Australia.

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Hotspots • 20 JUL 2017

Inaccurate Queensland jobs data throwing off investors

Recent analysis of Queensland’s growth has been said to be throwing off property investors, which one business says the analysis is doing so artificially.

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Hotspots • 18 JUL 2017

Deloitte sees ‘storm clouds’ for NSW property market

NSW and Victoria will soon be shown to have “clay feet” as reality catches up with “stupidity in housing markets”, says Deloitte’s top forecaster.

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Finance • 18 JUL 2017

Nearly a fifth of people turned down for a loan

Eighteen per cent of Australians have been turned down for a home loan by a financial institution and nearly one in 10 have been rejected by a big four bank, according...

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Hotspots • 17 JUL 2017

Changes to travel and plant and equipment depreciation deductions clarified

An exposure draft of new legislative changes affecting investors has been announced, limiting how much investors can claim, with investors having the option to have...

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