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Brisbane Australia property market news roundup

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hotspots 31 JAN 2023

Brisbane’s record falls can’t erase rapid pandemic price gains

Just over seven months after prices peaked, the Queensland capital has recorded its swiftest and largest decline ever.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Hotspots 21 DEC 2022

Government gets going on National Housing Supply and Affordability Council plans

The chief executive of Mirvac will be taking on an integral role as chair of the government’s interim National...
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Finance 21 DEC 2022

5 key downsizer risks for younger SMSF clients

With the reduced age for downsizer contributions now passed, investors have been reminded of its potential...
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Hotspots 15 DEC 2022

House prices fell around $37k on average: ABS

The total value of Australia’s residential dwelling has continued to fall from its $10 trillion peak, down to $9.6...
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Tax & Legal 15 DEC 2022

ATO targets dodgy deductions for holiday homes

Thousands of dollars in claims “that would fail the pub test” contribute to $1.6bn tax shortfall, assistant...
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Hotspots 10 DEC 2022

Which cities saw capital growth of almost 50% through the pandemic?

A new report has revealed just how much capital growth was achieved by investors across Australia’s capital cities...
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Hotspots 06 DEC 2022

10 sub-$500k markets set to soar in Perth in 2023

Established suburbs with a median house price below $500,000 will be the big winners of the West Australian property...
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Tax & Legal 29 NOV 2022

Bill to lower downsizer age passes both houses

The bill to reduce the eligibility age for downsizer contributions down to age 55 has now passed the Senate and awaits...
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Tax & Legal 22 NOV 2022

ATO undertaking ‘extensive’ property deducation examinations

With the ATO scaling up its compliance and undertaking detailed reviews including questionaries, SMSFs with compliance...
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Hotspots 19 NOV 2022

Aussie rental markets remain in favour of landlords

There’s no end in sight for super-low national vacancy rates, which slipped to 1 per cent in October, according to...
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Finance 16 NOV 2022

Home buyers warned to beware of BNPL

An alarm has been raised about the pitfalls of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) for those looking to get a home loan.
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