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Investor Strategy 13 MAR 2025

Investors eye new potential as student accommodation supply grows

The pipeline of dedicated student accommodation beds has increased in Australia, with Melbourne taking the lion’s...

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Investor Strategy 13 MAR 2025

Is Perth losing momentum?

While Perth’s median house and unit prices rose once again last month, the city’s rental market growth rate has...

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Tax & Legal 12 MAR 2025

Up by 40%: Sydney’s new housing crippled by taxes

Sydney’s tax values have increased by nearly 40 per cent in five years, now accounting for half of the cost of new...

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Investor Strategy 12 MAR 2025

5 ways to increase your rental yield

One of the most common questions I get asked working with investors is how they can increase their rental yield. While...

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Investor Strategy 12 MAR 2025

High-end market shows signs of recovery in February

Australia’s high-end housing market rebounded in February, signalling potential early signs of a broader market...

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Investor Strategy 12 MAR 2025

Cheaper to own? 300 suburbs where home ownership beats renting

Houses and units in more than 300 suburbs nationwide are now cheaper to buy than rent, with Darwin and Perth spoiling...

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Hotspots 11 MAR 2025

The 10 fastest-growing suburbs in Sydney for 2025

While Sydney’s 2025 median house price growth is forecast at around 3 per cent, these 10 suburbs are set to give...

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Investor Strategy 11 MAR 2025

Brisbane property market update, February 2025

The Brisbane property market continues its steady, but slowing, trajectory in February 2025, with marginal growth...

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Investor Strategy 11 MAR 2025

Coalition pledges to overhaul FIRB approvals process

The Coalition will overhaul the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to make foreign investor approvals “faster,...

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Investor Strategy 10 MAR 2025

Where are Australia’s next commercial hotspots?

Commercial properties are expected to recover in 2025, spoiling investors with options and potential for capital...

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Investor Strategy 10 MAR 2025

Housing approvals rise in early 2025, but challenges remain

Australia’s housing approvals rose by 6.3% in January 2025, driven by low unemployment, recovering real wages, and...

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Investor Strategy 08 MAR 2025

Breaking the investment barrier: Tips for women investors

In Australia, where only 11.4 per cent of women own investment properties, a seasoned female investor shares tips to...

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Investor Strategy 07 MAR 2025

Australia’s capital cities offer luxury homes at global bargain prices

Luxury residential properties in Australia remain more affordable than other global markets, with Perth and the Gold...

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Tax & Legal 07 MAR 2025

No-fault evictions ban passes in Victoria

Victorian real estate agents, investors, and property managers are now subject to stricter regulations as the state’s...

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Tax & Legal 06 MAR 2025

Victorian advisory body calls for stamp duty reform

The state’s independent advisory body, Infrastructure Victoria, has called on the government to phase out stamp duty...

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Investor Strategy 04 MAR 2025

‘Real estate saved my life’: A trailblazing female investor's journey in the ’60s

In her 20s, Judy King became one of Australia’s first female real estate agents and investors, crediting the industry...

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Investor Strategy 04 MAR 2025

Melbourne, Hobart markets lead home price rally

The Australian housing market rebounded in February, with CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index rising 0.3 per cent,...

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Hotspots 04 MAR 2025

Qld property sales see highest quarterly growth since 2022

Sales volumes for Queensland property surged over the last quarter of 2024 indicating continued buyer demand heading...

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Tax & Legal 03 MAR 2025

REIWA calls for balanced rental reform ahead of state election

Ahead of the upcoming Western Australia election, the peak body urges the new government to carefully consider the...

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Tax & Legal 28 FEB 2025

Former Melbourne construction business faces $18k fine

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against a former construction business operator in Melbourne for...

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Hotspots 28 FEB 2025

Booming market: Townsville leads regional Qld with fastest-growing house prices

Heightened buyer demand has seen house price growth surge in Townsville over the last 12 months, becoming...

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Hotspots 28 FEB 2025

Geraldton tops WA regional centres for quarterly price growth: REIWA

Geraldton emerged as the top-performing regional centre over the last quarter of 2024, with the market running hot off...

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Tax & Legal 28 FEB 2025

Super access for first homes, $5bn for ‘stalled housing projects’: Coalition delivers budget in reply

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has vowed to boost funding for stalled housing projects and implement large-scale cuts...

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Investor Strategy 27 FEB 2025

Gender gap: Women under-represented in investment property

While home ownership in Australia is now relatively equal between genders, women are still under-represented in...

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Finance 27 FEB 2025

Mortgage stress soars off the back of affordability challenges: Domain

New research has found that rates of mortgage stress have increased across the capital cities, with repayments for an...

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