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Investor Strategy • 10 DEC 2024
The often overlooked selling point in homes built after 2010
New data from CoreLogic has shown a big benefit to newer builds.
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Finance • 10 DEC 2024
RBA delivers final cash rate call for 2024
After weeks of anticipation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed down its eighth and final cash rate decision for the year.
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Investor Strategy • 09 DEC 2024
Is the Perth market slowing down?
As house listings increased in Perth, the median time to sell a house rose to 13 days in November, representing an extra four days compared to most of 2024.
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Investor Strategy • 06 DEC 2024
Spring sales disappoint as buyers gain the upper hand
Recent industry data has indicated that a surge in stock level and weaker sales volumes over spring have tilted the balance in favour of buyers, leaving sellers with...
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Investor Strategy • 05 DEC 2024
‘Green investment’: Growing demand for natural capital in Australia
Corporate investors have turned to the Australian rural property market to ensure they meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets, boosting the...
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Investor Strategy • 04 DEC 2024
October home building approval highest in 2 years
Nearly 15,000 dwellings were approved for construction nationwide in October, the highest since December 2022.
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Hotspots • 04 DEC 2024
Brisbane property market update – November 2024
November 2024 saw Brisbane’s property market continue to display its characteristic resilience and growth trajectory, underpinned by solid fundamentals like limited...
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Tax & Legal • 03 DEC 2024
Home buyer ‘almost’ scammed $1.2m
A Westpac home buyer nearly lost over $1 million after a fake conveyancer email asked him to transfer his settlement money. His banker’s gut feeling saved him.
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Investor Strategy • 03 DEC 2024
National median dwelling price hits $800k
Australian dwelling prices have hit a new record in November across the country, reaching a median home price of $800,000 for the first time despite increased property...
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Investor Strategy • 02 DEC 2024
Albanese sells investment property for $1.75m
On Friday night, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sold his Dulwich Hill investment property for $1,750,000, receiving a profit of $575,000.
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