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Investor Strategy 30 SEP 2024

How a buyer’s agent sources the right property 

Having worked across multiple market cycles, Mitch Todd knows that finding the right investment relies on a unique...
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Investor Strategy 30 SEP 2024

Kev Tran Group brings fresh perspective to the buyer’s agency industry

A data-driven professional, Kev Tran knows that investors like to talk numbers, while he equally recognises that the...
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Investor Strategy 30 SEP 2024

Getting clarity on your investment strategy

The first step to investing in property is not buying a property but rather setting tangible goals. Kev Tran Group...
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Finance 27 SEP 2024

Savings needed for first home deposit up 99% in 12 years

New research has revealed just how much young Australians are forced to save for their first home deposit.
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Tax & Legal 27 SEP 2024

Property industry warns against ‘unwise’, ‘illogical’ negative gearing moves

Amid reports that the government is considering changes to Australia’s negative gearing and capital gains policies,...
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Hotspots 26 SEP 2024

Capital city apartment development splits into ‘a tale of 2 markets’

High-rise living is becoming more popular all across Australia, but there are two distinct buyer trends dominating the...
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Investor Strategy 26 SEP 2024

Bank forecasts subdued results from spring selling season

Don’t expect last year’s bumper results, a bank’s economist has warned.
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Tax & Legal 25 SEP 2024

NSW reforms to cut rental costs and simplify pet ownership

The state’s renters could soon find it easier to own pets and pay rent without additional costs as a result of new...
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Finance 24 SEP 2024

RBA delivers September cash rate decision

Amid much speculation around interest rates in the remaining year’s interest trajectory, the Reserve Bank of...
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Investor Strategy 23 SEP 2024

5 crucial aspects of timing to help you with your next property deal

Every property investor wants to strike while the iron is hot, but choosing the right timing for a property purchase is...
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Investor Strategy 23 SEP 2024

WA introduces new regulations to govern short-term rentals

Perth properties will soon require DA approval to be rented on the short-stay market for more than 90 days.
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Tax & Legal 20 SEP 2024

Family home: no death taxes, but avoid the CGT trap

An inherited residence can attract CGT, highlighting the need for proper estate planning so beneficiaries aren’t...
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Hotspots 20 SEP 2024

Property listings are surging in these 10 regions

With the number of new listings more than doubling in certain areas, buyers might have recently found themselves with...
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Finance 19 SEP 2024

Senate vote on Help to Buy officially delayed until November

The government has failed to bring a vote on its Help to Buy legislation after hoping to force the issue this week –...
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Investor Strategy 19 SEP 2024

Finalists revealed for first-ever Momentum Media Australian AI Awards 2024

Several companies in the real estate industry have been selected as finalists at the inaugural awards, which champions...
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Investor Strategy 18 SEP 2024

New home sales on track for an end-of-year boost

According to the Housing Industry Association’s monthly analysis, new home sales held steady during the month of...
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Tax & Legal 17 SEP 2024

First round of HAFF funding set to deliver over 13k homes

After a much delayed announcement, funding for the initial pipeline of projects in the Housing Australia Future Fund...
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Investor Strategy 16 SEP 2024

Renovation loans boom over past 12 months

Money.com.au has released its latest Mortgage Insights report, highlighting notable trends in the Australian home loan...
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Tax & Legal 16 SEP 2024

Strata sector clean-up: Industry leaders commit support

In the two biggest apartment markets in the nation, industry leaders have stressed that they will work with governments...
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Investor Strategy 16 SEP 2024

What’s causing investors to sell? New survey reveals investment pain points

One in five investors who sold within the last 12 months held their properties for less than three years, showing how...
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Investor Strategy 16 SEP 2024

‘Strong price growth’ impacting affordability in WA

Australia’s largest state by size may be the most affordable jurisdiction for home owners, but rising prices have...
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Hotspots 13 SEP 2024

NSW government welcomes new housing report

The Minns Labor government has embraced the Productivity and Equality Commission’s latest report, Review of Housing...
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Investor Strategy 13 SEP 2024

Commercial investment set to increase

According to a new survey conducted by JLL, major business leaders across the Asia-Pacific region are planning to...
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Investor Strategy 12 SEP 2024

Buying a property with others: The tax implications

If you are looking to buy a property with somebody else, perhaps a spouse, another relative or simply a business...
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Investor Strategy 12 SEP 2024

How prices are expected to perform over spring

Values fell in almost a third of Australian suburbs over the latest quarter, with four major cities home to most of the...
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