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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 the correct insurances in place, as Victoria looks...

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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 prices.

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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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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, Roy Morgan says.

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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 Aussie kitchens and bathrooms over the past few years.

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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 serious defects within recently completed and occupied...

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Finance • 15 NOV 2023

Borrowing power has dropped $200k for the average Aussie

The average Australian has seen a 30 per cent drop in their borrowing power since the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) began lifting rates 19 months ago.

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Finance • 14 NOV 2023

Why your mortgage matters

Here’s the biggest secret to getting a better return on your investment property.

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Finance • 13 NOV 2023

Lenders pass on RBA’s November rate hike

Australia’s banks have begun raising interest rates on home loan and savings after the RBA’s latest rate increase.

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Tax & Legal • 09 NOV 2023

New Victorian land tax will impact SMSFs with residential property: expert

SMSF trustees with residential property in Victoria will be impacted by the proposed change to the vacant residential land tax (VRLT) set to apply from 1 January 2025,...

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Hotspots • 01 NOV 2023

Property prices hit new peaks Australia-wide this October

Australia’s property values are showcasing a strong return to form, according to two research firms.

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Hotspots • 05 OCT 2023

Expanded media platform unveiled to support Australia’s cyber sector

Australia’s leading source of market intelligence and news for the cyber security sector, Cyber Security Connect, has today rebranded to Cyber Daily.

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Hotspots • 04 OCT 2023

Brisbane property market update for September 2023

The end of the third quarter further solidified the recovery phase in property price growth across Greater Brisbane.

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Hotspots • 02 OCT 2023

Australia a hotspot for international house hunters, new data shows

Overseas buyers and renters are staking a claim on the Australian property market, with nearly one in 10 aspiring renters Zooming in from abroad.

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Hotspots • 28 SEP 2023

Selling this spring? Property professionals weigh in

Despite continuing pressure on owners and investors, real estate players urge cautious optimism.

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Hotspots • 25 SEP 2023

What can you do if your builder goes into voluntary administration?

The Victorian government has released some advice for home owners who may have been impacted by their builder going into administration.

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Hotspots • 22 SEP 2023

Sydney ‘at the lower end of the overvalued territory’: UBS

The latest iteration of the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index has noted a sharp decline in housing market imbalances the world over.

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Hotspots • 18 SEP 2023

‘More capital gains to come’: 10 top picks across Australia’s popular states

New Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data has shown Australians are moving away from NSW and Victoria in droves.

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Finance • 18 SEP 2023

Great Australian dream ‘alive and well’: Mortgage Choice

The majority of Australians believe that property is still a good investment despite current economic conditions, the aggregator’s survey has found.

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Tax & Legal • 15 SEP 2023

Is a certified quantity surveyor a good idea?

With tax time in full swing, and the Australian Taxation Office recently revealing its plans to crackdown on property investors’ tax returns, do investors have all the...

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Finance • 13 SEP 2023

Tassies’ home ownership equity scheme is seeing success

The island state says more than 200 households have made it onto the property ladder through its equity program.

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Tax & Legal • 12 SEP 2023

Don’t be ‘un-Australian’ at tax time, ATO warns rental property owners

With up to nine in 10 Australian property investors getting their tax returns wrong, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is advising property owners to “take extra...

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Tax & Legal • 11 SEP 2023

Stamp duty breaks and cheap land tax headline SA investment push

The South Australian state government has kicked off a campaign to attract more companies into the jurisdiction, highlighting the “competitive advantages” at play.

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Hotspots • 06 SEP 2023

0.9% vacancy rate proof it’s still a landlord’s market

It’s the second month in a row the national vacancy rate has remained steady, in what Domain has also noted as an “annual stabilisation”.

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Hotspots • 04 SEP 2023

Double-digit growth in rents on show in Sydney’s luxury market

The harbourside city has seen the third-highest growth in luxury residential rents over a 12-month period in a global index of 10 cities.

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