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Tax & Legal • 04 DEC 2014
Investors ‘flouting the law’
A huge number of property owners are in breach of the law requiring working smoke alarms in residential homes, according to new data, with one expert warning investors...
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Finance • 03 DEC 2014
Abolishing stamp duty ‘obvious’ solution to housing market issues
Amid debate about the impact of overactive investors, foreign buyers and negative gearing, one real estate group says encouraging affordability and removing stamp duty...
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Finance • 03 DEC 2014
Property investors in trouble when rates rise
Property investors are increasingly over-extending themselves and will struggle when rates inevitably rise, according to an investment advice firm.
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Tax & Legal • 02 DEC 2014
Proposal to tax foreign buyers could harm economy
Charging foreign property buyers an additional application fee even if they don’t proceed with the purchase is unnecessary and could cause a slowdown in the housing...
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Finance • 02 DEC 2014
RBA Cash Rate Announcement - December 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced the outcome of its final board meeting of the year.
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Hotspots • 02 DEC 2014
Qld planning reforms before parliament
The Queensland government has introduced legislation into parliament as part of its sweeping planning reforms to streamline the state's complicated planning process.
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Tax & Legal • 01 DEC 2014
Removing negative gearing would cause 50pc rental hike
Despite critics of negative gearing claiming that scrapping the scheme would save the government $5 billion in one year and free up housing, a wealth advisory firm has...
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Finance • 01 DEC 2014
Interest rates set to remain at record lows
The Reserve Bank of Australia is almost certain to leave interest rates on hold at tomorrow’s monthly board meeting.
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Hotspots • 28 NOV 2014
Property investors cautioned about holiday homes
With summer and the festive season upon us, investors have been warned not to let their holiday dreaming get in the way of their wealth goals.
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Hotspots • 28 NOV 2014
Foreign investment policy decisions hampered by lack of data
A parliamentary inquiry into foreign investment in Australian residential property has raised concerns that there is insufficient data available to make informed policy...
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