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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 market, following increases by some state...

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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 banks lending to overseas investors.

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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, according to the Real Estate Institute of NSW.

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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 growth and weakened investor demand, with two...

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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 property markets, creating a boom of a different kind...

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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 investors as part of its state budget.

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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 high.

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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 lowest yields to date.

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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 of words and once again raising the issues of home...

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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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