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Investor Strategy • 02 AUG 2024

Victoria unlocks land for housing plan

A new state government program will be providing surplus land with potential for delayed settlement in order to incentivise housing developments in established suburbs.

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Tax & Legal • 02 AUG 2024

Building supervisor fined $2.5k for bodged renovation

A Perth building supervisor is facing disciplinary action after a poorly managed renovation “resulted in significant safety and durability concerns”.

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Investor Strategy • 02 AUG 2024

3 capital cities have declined in value in the last 3 months

Despite headline growth remaining positive over the July quarter, CoreLogic expressed that momentum has left the growth cycle.

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Investor Strategy • 01 AUG 2024

South Australia named Australia’s best-performing economy

The state has taken out the top spot in CommSec’s State of the States report for the third consecutive quarter – while NSW has sunk to the bottom.

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Tax & Legal • 01 AUG 2024

WA developer fails registration, leaving 230+ homes unfinished

Hundreds of property owners have been left in the lurch after major building contractor Nicheliving had its registration revoked.

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Tax & Legal • 01 AUG 2024

Unrealistic energy efficiency standards could have ‘dire repercussions’: REIV

The institute’s CEO has warned that hasty implementation of the government’s energy efficiency mandates could “prompt a drop in supply and leave renters without...

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Investor Strategy • 01 AUG 2024

FY24 building approvals fall far short of yearly housing target

Building approvals for new housing in the 2023–24 financial year marked the weakest financial year in over a decade, new data has revealed.

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Hotspots • 31 JUL 2024

7 Aussie suburbs dominating sales

With short days on market and strong returns, these seven suburbs are a seller’s dream.

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Tax & Legal • 31 JUL 2024

NSW’s no-grounds evictions ban: Should investors be worried?

Is the Minns government’s ban on no-grounds evictions a death sentence for the rental market, or are investors’ concerns overblown?

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Investor Strategy • 30 JUL 2024

Is Victoria’s property market out of the woods?

Industry experts have warned that even with the stabilisation of the Victorian housing market, the state has not addressed the “unprecedented challenges” fuelling...