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Tax & Legal 04 DEC 2023

Scam tradies on the rise in NSW

Con artists posing as tradespeople are “active in NSW right now”, the state’s Fair Trading has warned.

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Investor Strategy 04 DEC 2023

The 5 Aussie markets being crushed by low supply

Soaring populations, plummeting listings and double-digit rent growth – these five neighbourhoods are feeling the...

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Investor Strategy 04 DEC 2023

Queensland buyers in ‘catch-22’

Booming prices in Queensland’s short-supply market are tempting many property owners to sell up – but vendors fear...

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Investor Strategy 01 DEC 2023

Is the housing market fizzling out?

Heat fades out of Australia’s housing market, as the nation’s combined capitals record the slowest home value...

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Tax & Legal 01 DEC 2023

No ‘silver bullet’ for housing found in Victorian parliamentary inquiry

A parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s rental and housing affordability crisis delivered mixed opinions on stamp...

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Investor Strategy 30 NOV 2023

The 5 factors set to transform the property market in 2024

Affordability, rate cuts and densification are just some of the changes set to sweep Australia’s housing market in...

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Tax & Legal 30 NOV 2023

Better building protections for home renos flagged in Victoria

Builders who take deposits for major renovations or building projects will be heavily penalised if they don’t have...

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Tax & Legal 30 NOV 2023

ACT launches a new planning system

Canberra has introduced a new Planning Act for the first time in 15 years, in what the government has described as “a...

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Tax & Legal 29 NOV 2023

Planning reforms put 100k-plus new homes in the radar in NSW

The amended planning laws could deliver 112,000 new homes across Greater Sydney, the Hunter, the Central Coast and the...

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Investor Strategy 29 NOV 2023

Will Australia’s housing targets push quantity over quality?

As the construction industry continues to flounder, two-thirds of Australians fear that building quality is set to...

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Finance 28 NOV 2023

1 in 3 Australian homes are cheaper to buy than rent

More than one-third (or 36.3 per cent) of homes across the country are cheaper to buy than they are to rent at current...

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Investor Strategy 28 NOV 2023

Should landlords engage in ‘mutual agreements’ with tenants?

According to a leading real estate executive, mutual agreements can be a win-win for both landlords and tenants.

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Investor Strategy 28 NOV 2023

Why modular housing is on the up

With the construction industry in crisis, NSW is looking towards prefabricated homes as one way to accelerate social...

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Finance 27 NOV 2023

Another rate raise ‘to put a further 75k mortgages at risk’

If the Reserve Bank increases rates next month, almost one-third of mortgage holders will be stressed by repayments,...

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Tax & Legal 27 NOV 2023

Engineered stone ban gets backing from SA government

The state has thrown its weight behind the banning of engineered stone, which has become a commonplace feature in...

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Investor Strategy 27 NOV 2023

Make waves with a beachside property purchase this summer

Agents from one of Victoria’s leading brands have weighed in on the best ways to make sure you get the most out of an...

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Hotspots 27 NOV 2023

Sydney may not be the big bad wolf of property

Expensive, crowded and brutally competitive, right? According to new research, Sydney’s housing market may not be as...

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Hotspots 24 NOV 2023

WA’s top performing regional market revealed

One Western Australian regional city has blown its neighbours out of the water, with house prices rising 3.5 per cent...

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Tax & Legal 24 NOV 2023

Act now for serious building defects, owners corporations urged

Time is “running out” for owners corporations wanting to register for an NSW initiative that looks to address...

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Investor Strategy 23 NOV 2023

Greater Cities Commission scrapped as NSW promises more homes

The state is placing its faith in the Department of Planning and Environment as the agency takes responsibility for...

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Investor Strategy 23 NOV 2023

Regional rent and home values fail to keep pace with capitals

Though from a national perspective both rents and home values appear to be reaching new highs, the regions tell a...

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Finance 22 NOV 2023

NSW home building 'pattern book' to speed development approvals

The state is looking to the past for inspiration in addressing its present housing issues by announcing the development...

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Tax & Legal 22 NOV 2023

‘Bitumen bandits’ spotted in South Australia

South Australians have been warned to stay on the alert after reports of scam tradies have surfaced.

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Hotspots 22 NOV 2023

Regional relocators choose inland hotspots over beachside towns

Trees trump sea as Australians increasingly seek out inland rural locations to call home.

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Tax & Legal 21 NOV 2023

Qld government doubles grant for first home buyers

The Palaszczuk government has raised the First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 in a bid to ease cost-of-living pressures.

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