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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Hunter, Central Coast take poll position for housing supply
The Hunter and Central Coast ranked as the top performers in housing delivery for NSW, according to recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Building construction costs at their highest since 2023
Building construction costs increased by 3.4 per cent in 2024, marking the largest annual rise since September 2023 and further tightening the property market, new data...
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
New listings at their highest since 2021
National new listing volumes were 7.9 per cent higher in 2024 than the previous year despite the seasonal slowdown in December.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Buyers spoilt for choice in the Victorian market
Victoria’s slow growth in 2024 has created new opportunities for investors as the market becomes more affordable.
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Investor Strategy • 22 JAN 2025
Low vacancy rates, high rental and capital growth: Investors turn to co-living properties
Investors have turned to co-living to maximise profit and contribute to the rental crisis, with the sector set to grow further in 2025.
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Finance • 21 JAN 2025
Rate drop: Macquarie cuts fixed rates ahead of RBA meeting
Macquarie Bank has reduced its fixed-rate mortgages weeks before the Reserve Bank of Australia’s first meeting of 2025.
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Investor Strategy • 17 JAN 2025
Brisbane Olympic Games’ design set to boost investors’ market
Four Australian peak bodies advocated for essential design and planning strategies ahead of the upcoming Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games to ensure long-term...
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Our Portfolio • 16 JAN 2025
Gen X winning investment race: 40% report owning at least 1 investment property
Gen X appears to be winning the race to financial freedom, as more than 70 per cent have a property portfolio and are ready to retire with financial flexibility over the...
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Finance • 16 JAN 2025
Sooner rather than later: ANZ forecasts interest rate cut in February
ANZ is now expecting a first interest rate cut within weeks when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets in February.
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Investor Strategy • 16 JAN 2025
Vacancy rates ease in December
Vacancy rates showed a slight easing in December, but the Real Estate Institute of NSW said it was too early to determine whether rents will decrease longer term.
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