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Tax & Legal 24 OCT 2014

Investors weigh in on negative gearing debate

With industry experts, politicians and journalists all weighing in on the future of negative gearing and investor...

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Hotspots 23 OCT 2014

Investors reminded about looming deadline

With the ATO’s October 31 deadline for tax return lodgement fast approaching, investors are being advised to get...

Finance 23 OCT 2014

Calls for cash rate to remain stable

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is being urged to keep the cash rate at 2.5 per cent after new data was released...

melbs

Hotspots 22 OCT 2014

Top 4 Melbourne investment suburbs

Four inner-western and inner-northern Melbourne suburbs have offered investors the best value and returns over the past...

syd

Hotspots 22 OCT 2014

Sydney’s worst performing regions revealed

Not all property markets within Sydney have benefited from the recent property boom, with new research uncovering the...

sydney prices

Hotspots 21 OCT 2014

'Quiet' Sydney suburb to boom

A suburb north west of Sydney’s CBD could experience double-digit price growth in the coming year due to employment...

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Tax & Legal 21 OCT 2014

Calls for land tax concessions for floundering Sydney strip

The state government has been urged to review land taxes in a bid to revitalise Sydney’s Oxford Street.

boostoprice

Hotspots 20 OCT 2014

Proposed rezoning to boost prices

A plan to double a local government area’s population in less than two decades could see property prices soar in...

newsonline

Hotspots 20 OCT 2014

Online property auction platform launches

A platform designed to allow secure online bidding for properties sold at auction was launched over the weekend on the...

3brhouses

Hotspots 17 OCT 2014

Investors cautioned about buying into capital city

A real estate group is warning investors that impressive median price growth in one capital city is the result of new...

qld

Hotspots 16 OCT 2014

Queensland suburb to benefit from ‘ripple effect’

A suburb in Brisbane’s north is set to take off thanks to rising prices in surrounding suburbs and comparative...

southaustralia

Hotspots 16 OCT 2014

SA market pining for summer

Figures from the South Australian Valuer General’s September quarter housing data paint a largely flat picture of...

Tax & Legal 15 OCT 2014

Time’s up for negative gearing?

A leading economist has called on the federal government to end negative gearing to limit the potential damage of a...

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Hotspots 15 OCT 2014

Investors buying up big slows rental growth

Asking rents have stalled in capital cities after a spike in investment property purchases pushed up supply in the...

south nsw

Hotspots 14 OCT 2014

Southern NSW region to boom

The next investment hotspots will be in certain coastal areas south of Sydney as people move away from the NSW capital...

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Finance 14 OCT 2014

Odds shorten for Melbourne Cup rate cut

A senior economist believes the faltering economy needs another rate cut and that a move on Melbourne Cup Day – when...

apartments

Hotspots 13 OCT 2014

Restricting investors would be ‘disastrous’

Abolishing negative gearing or introducing loan to value ratio (LVR) restrictions on investors would immensely damage...

bronte park

Hotspots 13 OCT 2014

Time to sell ‘difficult’ Sydney properties

Now is the time for investors to sell their properties which don’t tick all the boxes and may traditionally sit on...

3brhouses

Hotspots 10 OCT 2014

Three-bed homes outperform all others

The highest capital growth in the Melbourne market was created by three-bedroom homes in the inner and middle suburbs,...

dream home buying

Finance 10 OCT 2014

Buyers gain leverage in market

As vendor discounting levels climb in many capital cities, buyers may have more room to negotiate.

perth

Hotspots 09 OCT 2014

Investors flocking to regional city

A flood of interest from investors is likely to boost prices in Western Australia’s third largest city.

south australia

Hotspots 08 OCT 2014

Most sought-after suburbs uncovered

A new ranking reveals the suburbs attracting the highest number of online searches per listing in Australia.

qld cbd

Hotspots 08 OCT 2014

Most profitable resale locations revealed

The regions across the country where vendors are most likely to receive a profit for their property have been uncovered...

rba

Finance 07 OCT 2014

RBA Cash Rate Announcement - October 2014

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the outcome of its monthly board meeting.

Finance 07 OCT 2014

Rate hikes loom ahead

A panel of financial experts has warned rates are likely to rise for the next three years, putting upwards pressure on...