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Hotspots • 23 JUL 2015
City's price growth gobsmacking
New research has found that one Australian capital's prices are growing at an unthinkable pace, with the city’s real estate now more expensive than London’s.
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Hotspots • 22 JUL 2015
Reforms to trigger Sydney construction growth
Proposed strata reforms in New South Wales allowing a reduced majority to approve redevelopments have been heralded as a much-needed shake-up for the sector.
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Hotspots • 21 JUL 2015
Regulator takes action to restrict lending activity
A move by the financial regulator to limit the lending capacity of the big banks is likely to have flow-on implications for property investors.
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Hotspots • 21 JUL 2015
Melbourne breaks house price record
The median house price for one capital city has broken a significant milestone in the last quarter.
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Tax & Legal • 20 JUL 2015
Scrapping negative gearing makes no sense
A chorus of business figures have issued dire predictions relating to the scrapping of negative gearing, after it emerged last week that the Reserve Bank of Australia...
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Hotspots • 20 JUL 2015
Oversupply on the horizon
The residential building boom and slowing population growth could result in a housing oversupply by 2018, one industry forecaster says.
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Hotspots • 17 JUL 2015
Record sale times in two capitals
New research has revealed that the average number of days it takes to sell a home in Australia is approaching historic lows, with two capital cities recording record...
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Hotspots • 17 JUL 2015
School zones in hot demand
The Australian schools with the hottest catchment zones for property growth have been revealed in a new report.
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Tax & Legal • 16 JUL 2015
Investors getting savvy with tax break
Property investors are using tax depreciation in higher numbers and more quickly than ever before, new data suggests.
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Tax & Legal • 16 JUL 2015
RBA weighs in on negative gearing
A submission by the RBA to a federal inquiry has fuelled the debate surrounding negative gearing, with the central bank advising ‘there is a case for reviewing’ the...
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