2 min read Tax & Legal 13 MAY 2023 ATO rental property focus to keep investors on their toes An understanding of how CGT works for homes and rentals is vital, says HLB Mann Judd. READ NOW
1 min read Tax & Legal 06 MAY 2023 Only 50% of SMSFs have lodged their 2022 audit with 9 days to go Only half of SMSFs have completed their audit for the 2022 income year, according to the ATO. READ NOW
2 min read Finance 06 MAY 2023 Economic forecasting can be wrong, RBA warns The central bank has reiterated that its forecast is not “pure predictions of the future”. READ NOW
1 min read Tax & Legal 21 APR 2023 Accountant raises alarm on ATO investor tax crackdown Property investors must be “particularly careful” not to understate their income or overclaim expenses this tax... READ NOW
1 min read Hotspots 12 APR 2023 Investor lending down nearly 40% in Qld An investment executive has raised the alarm that property investing is collapsing in the Sunshine State. READ NOW
4 min read Finance 05 APR 2023 ‘Reassuring’ rate pause a ‘welcome reprieve’ for homeowners There appears to be a collective sigh of relief around the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep the cash rate... READ NOW
2 min read Finance 04 APR 2023 Refinances reach a new record: ABS The value of owner-occupier home loan refinances tipped $13 billion in February 2023, as rate rises weigh on mortgage... READ NOW
2 min read Finance 01 APR 2023 ATO warns SMSF on sole purpose test for property investment Property investment by an SMSF will fail the sole purpose test if it provides pre-retirement benefit to someone such as... READ NOW
3 min read Hotspots 31 MAR 2023 9 in 10 Aussie suburbs now cheaper to rent than buy Just 9.1 per cent of Australian suburbs present better value for home owners than renters, the latest CoreLogic... READ NOW
1 min read Hotspots 16 MAR 2023 9 Sydney suburbs defy downturn with double-digit growth The Sydney market may have been falling, but that hasn’t stopped several Sydney suburbs from bucking the trend in a... READ NOW
2 min read Finance 16 MAR 2023 How can investors improve their loan serviceability? While the average borrower’s lending capacity has certainly dropped upwards of $100,000 in a mere matter of months,... READ NOW
2 min read Hotspots 11 MAR 2023 What Australian cities offer the best ‘habitability’ to immigrants? Sydney and Melbourne are not necessarily the best locations for the 195,000 permanent migrants moving to Australia this... READ NOW
2 min read Hotspots 10 MAR 2023 GC commercial rides wave of residential stability: Report The Gold Coast property market has been able to ride out the great property correction of 2023, which has led to... READ NOW
2 min read Finance 04 MAR 2023 Older Australians to ‘downsize sooner’: CEO Worsening financial conditions will motivate elderly home owners to downsize sooner than expected, according to a... READ NOW
1 min read Tax & Legal 04 MAR 2023 CGT on family homes won’t be touched, PM says The Labor government has no intention of changing capital gains tax on the family home, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese... READ NOW
6 min read Hotspots 28 FEB 2023 10 infrastructure projects pushing Western Sydney property prices sky high Home to more than 2.5 million people, Greater Western Sydney is well and truly earning its status as the location of... READ NOW
3 min read Tax & Legal 25 FEB 2023 Do investors have the energy to deal with navigating the compliance landscape? If you’re thinking of investing in property in 2023, don’t waste too much time with your calculator stressing about... READ NOW
1 min read Finance 07 FEB 2023 Expect property price declines of up to 11% in 2023: Report With interest rate rises weighing on prices, a new outlook report is forecasting property price falls of between 7 and... READ NOW
1 min read Hotspots 03 FEB 2023 Could Queensland be the next frontier for commercial property? The commercial real estate market is shaped by the way Australians live and work, and this includes regional and... READ NOW
3 min read Hotspots 31 JAN 2023 Billion-dollar markets: Suburbs where buyers spared no expense in 2022 While 2022 proved to be a tumultuous year for the property market, a new report revealed that there were a handful of... READ NOW
1 min read Hotspots 19 JAN 2023 Victorian market shows ‘great investment potential’ The state’s regions have capped off a strong 2022 despite eight interest rate rises and “a confluence of pressures... READ NOW
4 min read Hotspots 31 DEC 2022 2022: A year ‘unlike any other’ in property Surging inflation, eight consecutive interest rate hikes, and deteriorating affordability drove a shift in... READ NOW
1 min read Hotspots 30 DEC 2022 Tracking Smart Property Investment’s most popular stories for 2022 As 2022 draws to a close, Smart Property Investment takes a look back at the most-read stories on the site for the past... READ NOW
1 min read Hotspots 24 DEC 2022 Perth property prices drop 2.8% The median house price in Perth dropped to $530,000 across the September 2022 quarter, according to the latest insights... READ NOW
1 min read Finance 21 DEC 2022 Beware of fake puppies and other holiday scams Fraudsters are hard at work trying to con you over Christmas, says the Assistant Treasurer. READ NOW
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