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Tax & Legal • 15 OCT 2014

Time’s up for negative gearing?

A leading economist has called on the federal government to end negative gearing to limit the potential damage of a dangerously overheated investor market.

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Hotspots • 15 OCT 2014

Investors buying up big slows rental growth

Asking rents have stalled in capital cities after a spike in investment property purchases pushed up supply in the rental market.

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Hotspots • 14 OCT 2014

Southern NSW region to boom

The next investment hotspots will be in certain coastal areas south of Sydney as people move away from the NSW capital and discretionary spending returns to the market,...

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Finance • 14 OCT 2014

Odds shorten for Melbourne Cup rate cut

A senior economist believes the faltering economy needs another rate cut and that a move on Melbourne Cup Day – when the RBA next meets – is likely.

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Hotspots • 13 OCT 2014

Restricting investors would be ‘disastrous’

Abolishing negative gearing or introducing loan to value ratio (LVR) restrictions on investors would immensely damage the housing market and place extreme pressure on...

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Hotspots • 13 OCT 2014

Time to sell ‘difficult’ Sydney properties

Now is the time for investors to sell their properties which don’t tick all the boxes and may traditionally sit on the market for extended periods, according to a...

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Hotspots • 10 OCT 2014

Three-bed homes outperform all others

The highest capital growth in the Melbourne market was created by three-bedroom homes in the inner and middle suburbs, new data from the REIV shows.

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Finance • 10 OCT 2014

Buyers gain leverage in market

As vendor discounting levels climb in many capital cities, buyers may have more room to negotiate.

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Hotspots • 09 OCT 2014

Investors flocking to regional city

A flood of interest from investors is likely to boost prices in Western Australia’s third largest city.

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Hotspots • 08 OCT 2014

Most sought-after suburbs uncovered

A new ranking reveals the suburbs attracting the highest number of online searches per listing in Australia.

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