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Investor Strategy 25 FEB 2025

New homes sales increase in January

Sales of new homes across the country increased by 4.1 per cent in January 2025, with NSW, South Australia and...
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Investor Strategy 25 FEB 2025

NSW vacancy rates fluctuate in January

Vacancy rates across NSW varied in January, but the Real Estate Institute of NSW reported that rental vacancies remain...
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Investor Strategy 24 FEB 2025

Nearly 40% of Australians experience buyer’s remorse

Not looking for faults, scarifying bedroom numbers, going over budget or not buying into a central location were the...
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Investor Strategy 21 FEB 2025

To invest or not: Why now is not the right time to return to the Melbourne market

While some investors are seeing a rebound in the Victorian market, two Melbourne buyer advocates warn interstate...
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Finance 21 FEB 2025

Over 50 lenders to pass rate cut in full

More than 50 lenders, including the “big four”, have announced plans to cut variable home loan rates by 0.25...
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Tax & Legal 20 FEB 2025

Borrowing capacity, affordability, buyers’ sentiment and FOMO: What does the rate cut mean for investors?

Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s rate cut, a property expert forecast that investors would move quickly to...
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Investor Strategy 20 FEB 2025

Capital city growth in the red, QLD and WA in flux: data shows

Recent housing data has indicated that home values in capital cities dropped in the three months leading up to January,...
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Tax & Legal 20 FEB 2025

NSW implements strata laws to increase owners’ protections

The new legislation will bolster owners’ protections while increasing oversight and regulation of owners’...
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Finance 19 FEB 2025

Investor loans grow over 3x faster than PPOR market

The Australian investor market continues to grow, with investor loans rising by 22 per cent in 2024, more than three...
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Hotspots 18 FEB 2025

Australia’s top 10 highest yield suburbs revealed

These 10 regional areas have become hotspots for investors seeking to secure up to 8 per cent rental yields and grow...
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Finance 18 FEB 2025

RBA delivers first cash rate call for 2025: What investors need to know

Following weeks of speculation and constantly shifting forecasts, the Reserve Bank of Australia has handed down its...
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Finance 17 FEB 2025

Investor home loans decline for the first time in close to 2 years

While the number and total value of new investment loans declined in the December 2024 quarter, the average home loan...
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Finance 17 FEB 2025

‘Mortgage war’ begins: Westpac re-calibrate variable rates

Westpac has re-calibrated its lowest variable rate ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia meeting in a bid to ease the...
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Investor Strategy 14 FEB 2025

Rentvesting gaining popularity among aspiring buyers in 2025

A recent Westpac survey has spotlighted that first home buyers are increasingly considering “rentvesting” in order...
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Hotspots 14 FEB 2025

Property and romance: Where are the suburbs with the most singles?

Featuring 13 of Australia’s top 20 single suburbs, Sydney is emerging as the go-to city for buyers seeking a forever...
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Hotspots 14 FEB 2025

20 Perth suburbs expected to join the ‘million-dollar club’ in 2025

Perth suburbs are forecast to notch up $1 million on the median house sale price in 2025, amid the current “overall...
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Tax & Legal 14 FEB 2025

Wage theft: Former construction business faces court

The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against former construction business operators in Sydney’s...
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Tax & Legal 13 FEB 2025

Qld removes red tape for builders

Builders in Queensland will be able to deliver homes faster as a new regulation aims to slash “unnecessary...
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Investor Strategy 13 FEB 2025

Investors’ numbers dwindle

Australia is facing a notable decline in residential property investment, raising alarms about future rental and...
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Investor Strategy 12 FEB 2025

‘Affordability advantage’: Regions outpace capital cities for growth

Properties in regional Australia have continued to outpace capital cities as demand moves to the affordable housing...
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Investor Strategy 12 FEB 2025

Why incorporating ‘flexibility’ into your investment strategy is key to long-term success

While building a comprehensive 10-year wealth strategy is important for investors to stay focused on the “end...
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Finance 12 FEB 2025

Westpac cuts fixed rates ahead of RBA

Westpac has cut its fixed-rate mortgages a week ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meeting, now reaching the...
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Investor Strategy 11 FEB 2025

‘Etched in history’: 29 towns doubled house values in 5 years

House values across the country have doubled in 29 Australian towns since 2020, while a further 50 saw between 70 per...
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Investor Strategy 11 FEB 2025

Brisbane faces industrial and office space shortages amid population growth 

Reports from CBRE and the Property Council of Australia (PCA) show Brisbane’s industrial and office space faces...
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Investor Strategy 11 FEB 2025

SA ranks first in housing supply scoreboard

South Australia has been named Australia's best state for improving the supply of new homes through planning reforms,...
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