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Investor Strategy • 26 APR 2024

Rental growth drops below 10% for the first time in 2 years

Even with demand for properties high, it appears that forecasts of slowing rental growth are proving true.

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Hotspots • 26 APR 2024

Kotara couples lushness with convenience

With all the amenities one could wish for, this Newcastle hotspot particularly appeals to families looking to lead breezy lives of suburban comfort.

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Investor Strategy • 26 APR 2024

Why Millennials are bidding a mortgage goodbye

Australians in their 30s are choosing travel over housing, as home ownership grows increasingly out of reach.

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Tax & Legal • 25 APR 2024

Should the Housing Australia Future Fund be doubled to $20b?

The $10 billion fund should be upped to $20 billion to deliver the new homes Australia needs, according to a coalition of housing bodies.

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Finance • 25 APR 2024

Property investing with as little as $5k: New pooled mortgages fund launches

A Queensland-based unlisted managed investment firm is launching a new pooled mortgages fund, offering the chance to invest across Queensland and Victorian markets.

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Investor Strategy • 24 APR 2024

Aspiring NSW planners to get new diploma pathway

Prospective TAFE students in NSW will soon have access to a new diploma in planning.

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Tax & Legal • 24 APR 2024

Brisbane-based construction director cops 5-year corporation ban

The failure of three construction companies over a three-year period has seen a Queensland company director disqualified from managing corporations for five years.

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Investor Strategy • 24 APR 2024

When is it OK to make ‘bad’ investment decisions?

Property investors are used to thinking with their wallet, but sometimes a bad financial decision is the right one to make.

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Hotspots • 23 APR 2024

When it comes to affordability, 2 states stand out from the rest

Even with affordability dwindling, these states are home to a collection of regions that offer an entry point onto the property ladder.

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Tax & Legal • 23 APR 2024

WA revs up for STRA reforms

The State Parliament has given the go-ahead to new legislation to tighten regulation of short-term rental accommodation (STRA).