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Tax & Legal • 19 MAR 2025
NSW building company to face $40k fine
An NSW building and construction company is facing court and over $40,000 fine for failing to comply with paying workers’ entitlement.
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Investor Strategy • 19 MAR 2025
Property prices continue to increase in Australia
The Australian property market has seen a modest price increase over the 2024 December quarter, with Adelaide recording the highest growth nationwide.
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Finance • 19 MAR 2025
Australian resellers made a record $306k of profit in Q4 2024
While Australians notched a new record median profit for reselling property in the last quarter of 2024, houses recorded higher profits as resellers saw units in Sydney...
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Tax & Legal • 19 MAR 2025
‘Modern-day mafia’: Building industry let down as CFMEU corruption claims arise
Following new corruption allegations in the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), the Coalition and industry peak bodies have urged the...
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Investor Strategy • 18 MAR 2025
Migration to regional areas fuels rising house prices
Regional home prices have increased nearly twice as fast than capital cities between mid-2020 and 2022, as more city dwellers relocated to the regions in search of...
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Investor Strategy • 18 MAR 2025
What’s on the cards for the property market over the next 6 months?
The nation’s top real estate agents have gathered to identify the industry’s key considerations for the next six months.
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Investor Strategy • 17 MAR 2025
Interest rate sparks investor refinancing surge
Investors have been actively refinancing their loans following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) rate cut, a mortgage broker director noted.
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Tax & Legal • 17 MAR 2025
Study warns super withdrawals will worsen affordability, but this NSW Senator claims it’ll help Aussies get on the...
A new study has alleged that allowing first-time home buyers to withdraw super for house deposits could result in house prices spiking by up to 10.3 per cent while...
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Tax & Legal • 17 MAR 2025
Sydney builder fined $470k for unlicensed work
A Sydney builder has been fined $473,000 following over 40 breaches, including unlicensed work, excessive deposits, and work undertaken without insurance.
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Investor Strategy • 14 MAR 2025
How has the housing market changed since COVID-19?
Property owners have gained from the COVID-19 pandemic, with national housing values increasing by nearly 50 per cent, new research shows.
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