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Investor Strategy • 11 MAR 2025
Coalition pledges to overhaul FIRB approvals process
The Coalition will overhaul the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) to make foreign investor approvals “faster, easier, and more predictable”, if the party is...
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Investor Strategy • 10 MAR 2025
Where are Australia’s next commercial hotspots?
Commercial properties are expected to recover in 2025, spoiling investors with options and potential for capital growth. But where are the country’s top hotspots?
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Investor Strategy • 10 MAR 2025
Housing approvals rise in early 2025, but challenges remain
Australia’s housing approvals rose by 6.3% in January 2025, driven by low unemployment, recovering real wages, and robust population growth.
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Investor Strategy • 08 MAR 2025
Breaking the investment barrier: Tips for women investors
In Australia, where only 11.4 per cent of women own investment properties, a seasoned female investor shares tips to help more women enter the property market this...
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Investor Strategy • 07 MAR 2025
Australia’s capital cities offer luxury homes at global bargain prices
Luxury residential properties in Australia remain more affordable than other global markets, with Perth and the Gold Coast emerging as the country’s top prime markets....
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Tax & Legal • 07 MAR 2025
No-fault evictions ban passes in Victoria
Victorian real estate agents, investors, and property managers are now subject to stricter regulations as the state’s Parliament passes new legislation to protect...
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Tax & Legal • 06 MAR 2025
Victorian advisory body calls for stamp duty reform
The state’s independent advisory body, Infrastructure Victoria, has called on the government to phase out stamp duty and instead shift to a statewide land tax on...
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Investor Strategy • 04 MAR 2025
‘Real estate saved my life’: A trailblazing female investor's journey in the ’60s
In her 20s, Judy King became one of Australia’s first female real estate agents and investors, crediting the industry for her financial freedom, and ultimately...
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Investor Strategy • 04 MAR 2025
Melbourne, Hobart markets lead home price rally
The Australian housing market rebounded in February, with CoreLogic’s national Home Value Index rising 0.3 per cent, marking a shift after three months of decline.
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Hotspots • 04 MAR 2025
Qld property sales see highest quarterly growth since 2022
Sales volumes for Queensland property surged over the last quarter of 2024 indicating continued buyer demand heading into 2025, according to the latest data from the...
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