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Investor Strategy 13 JAN 2025

Perth’s median house price hits $740k

The latest report from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) showed Perth dwelling prices increased by...

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Our Portfolio 10 JAN 2025

Equities outperform property as housing market slows

Equity market returns outperformed housing, according to recent CoreLogic data, as property growth slowed from 2023.

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Our Portfolio 09 JAN 2025

Building approvals slump: ABS

Building approvals for residential property fell by 3.6 per cent in November, according to the latest Australian Bureau...

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Finance 09 JAN 2025

Latest inflation figures spark interest rate speculation

Consumer price index (CPI) has remained in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target band, according to the latest...

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Hotspots 09 JAN 2025

Power shift: NSW councils sidelined in bid to fast-track housing

Councils in NSW will now be removed from certain stages in the building approvals process with the opening of the...

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Tax & Legal 02 JAN 2025

Victoria’s Airbnb tax comes into effect

Short-term rentals in Victoria will be slogged with a 7.5 per cent levy for reservations made after New Year’s Day,...

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Hotspots 02 JAN 2025

How to define ‘affordable’ suburbs in 2025

A network that has been assessing affordability around Australia’s capital suburbs for more than 10 years has...

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Our Portfolio 02 JAN 2025

CoreLogic records first drop in home values in almost 2 years

The CoreLogic Home Value Index saw home values drop 0.1 per cent over the month of December, amid weakening buyer...

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Investor Strategy 26 DEC 2024

NSW and Victoria set for property listing surge in early 2025

Listing trends for early 2025 show promise for property sellers, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, as improved...

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Investor Strategy 24 DEC 2024

Regional Australia’s million-dollar club grows

Regional Australia’s million-dollar property club has grown tenfold over the past five years and is expected to...

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Our Portfolio 23 DEC 2024

Is summer a good time to sell? Explaining the pros and cons of end-of-year listings

Selling over the end-of-year holiday period is becoming an increasingly viable option, but agents should help sellers...

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Investor Strategy 23 DEC 2024

Where can you still snap up a bargain?

With the increased cost of living and high interest rates, investors and first home buyers have turned to more...

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Investor Strategy 23 DEC 2024

Luxury home swap: A new way to travel for property investors

This summer, property investors can travel differently by swapping their luxury second home for another glamorous...

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Investor Strategy 19 DEC 2024

Luxury market set to boom further in 2025

With Australia’s luxury housing market forecast to reach or exceed $2 million over the coming year, some smaller...

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Tax & Legal 18 DEC 2024

When is enough enough? Protecting landlords is crucial to solving Victoria’s rental crisis

Opinion: Affordable rental accommodation is an essential piece of solving Victoria’s housing crisis puzzle – but...

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Investor Strategy 18 DEC 2024

Investing with friends 101: Achieving success and avoiding common mistakes

While many Australians would run from the idea of investing with their friends, Michael Jeffries said that if it was...

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Investor Strategy 18 DEC 2024

Which are the best suburbs for investors in 2024?

In a year dominated by interest rate speculation and varied price growth, here are the suburbs that returned big...

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Investor Strategy 12 DEC 2024

Revealing the suburbs with the biggest price rises in 2024

CoreLogic’s Best of the Best Report analysed the Australian housing market, which showed the suburbs with the highest...

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Tax & Legal 11 DEC 2024

Its impossible to find them: WA raises alarm over fake tradies

Western Australians have been warned against a group of “fake” tradies travelling the state offering “dodgy”...

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Tax & Legal 11 DEC 2024

Victoria changes regulations to boost housing supply

The Victorian government has announced changes to the small lot housing code, making it easier to get homes off the...

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Investor Strategy 11 DEC 2024

Australian residential and commercial market expected to shift in 2025

The Australian property market is forecast to undergo major transformation in 2025 as anticipated rate cuts and...

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Investor Strategy 10 DEC 2024

Foreign investors pour $10bn into Australian property in FY24

Foreign investment in Australia’s property market remained robust in FY24, with favourable global and local economic...

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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...

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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...

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