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Tax & Legal • 14 MAR 2025
Qld brings back the state’s Productivity Commission
After a four-year hiatus, Queensland has reinstated its Productivity Commission, set to immediately review the state's building and construction industry.
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Investor Strategy • 13 MAR 2025
Perth's commercial market anticipates growth in 2025
Perth’s industrial and retail sectors took the lion’s share in 2024, with the commercial property market expected to grow further in 2025.
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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 share of the market.
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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 begun to slow.
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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 housing.
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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 the ideal outcome for most landlords is to have a...
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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 recovery.
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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 buyers with the most options across the capital...
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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 investors a capital gain of over 5 per cent in the...
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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 recorded across the city, writes Melinda Jennison,...
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