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Tax & Legal • 20 FEB 2025
Borrowing capacity, affordability, buyers’ sentiment and FOMO: What does the rate cut mean for investors?
Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate cut, a property expert forecast that investors would move quickly to expand their portfolios, as more people are...
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Investor Strategy • 20 FEB 2025
Capital city growth in the red, QLD and WA in flux: data shows
Recent housing data has indicated that home values in capital cities dropped in the three months leading up to January, with some regional markets in Queensland and...
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Tax & Legal • 20 FEB 2025
NSW implements strata laws to increase owners’ protections
The new legislation will bolster owners’ protections while increasing oversight and regulation of owners’ corporations and strata agents.
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Finance • 19 FEB 2025
Investor loans grow over 3x faster than PPOR market
The Australian investor market continues to grow, with investor loans rising by 22 per cent in 2024, more than three times faster than owner-occupier loans.
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Hotspots • 18 FEB 2025
Australia’s top 10 highest yield suburbs revealed
These 10 regional areas have become hotspots for investors seeking to secure up to 8 per cent rental yields and grow their positive cash flow.
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Finance • 18 FEB 2025
RBA delivers first cash rate call for 2025: What investors need to know
Following weeks of speculation and constantly shifting forecasts, the Reserve Bank of Australia has handed down its first cash decision in 2025.
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Finance • 17 FEB 2025
Investor home loans decline for the first time in close to 2 years
While the number and total value of new investment loans declined in the December 2024 quarter, the average home loan size instead continued to grow over the period.
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Finance • 17 FEB 2025
‘Mortgage war’ begins: Westpac re-calibrate variable rates
Westpac has re-calibrated its lowest variable rate ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting in a bid to ease the "mortgage war" that follows a rate cut.
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Investor Strategy • 14 FEB 2025
Rentvesting gaining popularity among aspiring buyers in 2025
A recent Westpac survey has spotlighted that first home buyers are increasingly considering “rentvesting” in order to get onto the property ladder.
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Hotspots • 14 FEB 2025
Property and romance: Where are the suburbs with the most singles?
Featuring 13 of Australia’s top 20 single suburbs, Sydney is emerging as the go-to city for buyers seeking a forever home and forever heart.
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