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Tax & Legal • 18 FEB 2016

Negative gearing changes ‘disastrous’

One state is set to bear the brunt of Labor’s controversial new negative gearing limits, with many towns that are still reeling from the resources downturn likely to...

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Hotspots • 17 FEB 2016

Property turning investors off SMSFs

The proportion of prospective SMSF trustees citing property investment as a reason to set up an SMSF has declined, new research has revealed.

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Tax & Legal • 17 FEB 2016

ALP changes ‘as good as killing off negative gearing altogether’

Plans to constrain negative gearing to new builds only have been lambasted by various industry groups and figures, amidst mounting speculation that both sides of the...

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Hotspots • 15 FEB 2016

The 'meet in the middle' market

Buyers and sellers in one capital city seem to be engaged in a power struggle, with both sides battling for supremacy in a fluctuating market.

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Hotspots • 15 FEB 2016

Middle-ring suburbs focus of Sydney apartment boom

Increasing affordability pressures are continuing to drive the off-the-plan apartment boom in Sydney, with a rising number of new approvals located outside of the...

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Hotspots • 12 FEB 2016

New housing supply remains strong

The number of building approvals exceeded 230,000 last year, allowing for a strong finish to 2015.

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Hotspots • 11 FEB 2016

They said what?

Property. Everyone loves talking about it, sometimes with hilarious consequences. See just how well you've been listening and take our weekly quiz. 

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Hotspots • 11 FEB 2016

Brisbane hotspots uncovered

A new report has ranked some of Australia’s largest capital cities on their suitability for investors, highlighting the suburbs most likely to offer investors bang for...

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Hotspots • 10 FEB 2016

Investors forced to stump up 2-3 times more income to service portfolio

A high-profile mortgage broker has revealed that clients with sizeable portfolios are being dragged down by new serviceability requirements from lenders, with expenses...

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Hotspots • 09 FEB 2016

Sydney tops auction sales results

After months of dwindling performance, Sydney returned to form last weekend, but figures still point to the boom times being over. 

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