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Tax & Legal • 05 JUN 2015
Investors ‘under-claiming’ at tax time
The ATO may have warned that it’s targeting property investors this year, but property owners could in fact be missing out on a number of deductions.
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Hotspots • 05 JUN 2015
Western Sydney suburb to continue to boom
Despite ongoing speculation that the Sydney market has reached its peak, one suburb is set to grow and grow.
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Hotspots • 04 JUN 2015
Investor crackdown ‘ineffective’
Recent attempts by regulators and the banks to temper property investment activity across the country are missing the mark and will have unintended consequences, a peak...
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Hotspots • 04 JUN 2015
Buyers rushing to northern suburb
House values are continuing to climb in one area with local and interstate investors chasing value and capital growth.
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Hotspots • 03 JUN 2015
ATO targets property investors
The Australian Taxation Office is to increase its scrutiny of the 1.8 million investment property owners this year.
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Hotspots • 03 JUN 2015
‘No property bubble’ in Sydney or Melbourne
Prices in Australia’s two largest capital cities are not about to fall and perceptions of a property bubble are based on a fundamental misunderstanding, a prominent...
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Finance • 02 JUN 2015
Banks' investor crackdown continues
Lenders across the country are continuing to introduce measures to crackdown on investor activity.
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Finance • 02 JUN 2015
RBA Rate Announcement - June 2015
The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its final cash rate announcement for this financial year.
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Hotspots • 01 JUN 2015
Property transfers increasingly moving online
Faster settlements will soon be available to more Australians, with the country’s new electronic conveyancing network now added to two more states.
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Hotspots • 01 JUN 2015
Australia’s fastest selling suburbs
Some vendors have all the luck, with time on market in certain suburbs averaging fewer than 20 days.
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