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Brisbane Australia property market news roundup

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Hotspots 03 AUG 2020

How low could house prices actually go?

With unemployment at a 20-year high, immigration becoming non-existent and interest rates having hit the lower bound,...
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Finance 31 JUL 2020

What is the lowest mortgage rate?

With financial institutions fighting for new business, new and existing mortgage-holders could get a rate beginning...
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Hotspots 30 JUL 2020

Rental searches up 39%

Despite new data showing that national rents fell over the last quarter, prospective tenants are increasingly looking...
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Hotspots 30 JUL 2020

Melbourne auction activity continues to decline

The flow-on effects of Melbourne’s increased COVID-19 cases and renewed lockdown measures are set to have a...
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Finance 30 JUL 2020

Crisis sees investors swing towards big 4 banks

The onset of COVID-19 has seen a change in consumer sentiment, including an uptick for lending through the big four...
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Hotspots 30 JUL 2020

Hot Property: Biggest headlines from the week that was - 10

New border restrictions come into play as the country continues to deal with COVID-19. Here are the biggest property...
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Finance 30 JUL 2020

Australian households comfortable about their finances

Government lifelines, including the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments, are having an impact, with more Australians...
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Hotspots 29 JUL 2020

Demand for property trades remains

New research has shown that supply and demand for skilled trades “remained close to equilibrium” over the last...
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Hotspots 29 JUL 2020

Why real estate is the real winner of the pandemic

Investing in business is risky at the best of times, so where might you be better placed to put your money? An investor...
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Tax & Legal 29 JUL 2020

‘No need’: WA hits back at potential tenancy legislation extension

REIWA has called for the emergency period tenancy legislation for residential and commercial properties in Western...
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Hotspots 27 JUL 2020

41% of auctions withdrawn in Melbourne

Recent data has provided insight into the impact of Melbourne’s lockdown, with preliminary figures showing 41 per...
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Tax & Legal 27 JUL 2020

Stamp duty stamped out in NSW

New homes under $800,000 will be stamp duty free under a state government plan to provide a “targeted boost” to...
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Tax & Legal 27 JUL 2020

3 tax errors made by property investors

There are three common mistakes property investors make when it comes to maximising their tax return, according to BMT...
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Finance 24 JUL 2020

Home prices won’t return to peak until ‘middle of decade’

Housing market risks are “swinging back to the downside” amid a return to stricter social distancing measures,...
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Hotspots 24 JUL 2020

Economic woes are still at ‘the quarter time siren’

The latest economic update from the government shows that far more construction support will be needed to underpin...
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Hotspots 23 JUL 2020

Auctions to pick back up

There are more auctions scheduled across the combined capital cities for the week concluding 26 July than the week...
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Hotspots 23 JUL 2020

Capital city property price update: July 2020

House prices across Australia have fallen by 2 per cent and unit prices are down even further, at 2.2 per cent in the...
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Hotspots 23 JUL 2020

Hot Property: Biggest headlines from the week that was - 9

JobKeeper and JobSeeker may look different, but they will stick around past September, allowing the property market to...
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Finance 23 JUL 2020

Budget black hole: Treasurer provides economic update

Unemployment is expected to reach 9 per cent by Christmas while the budget deficit returns to World War II-era levels,...
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Finance 22 JUL 2020

Property to get an ‘economic airbag’

The extension of the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments has been welcomed by PIPA, calling it an economic airbag for the...
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Finance 22 JUL 2020

RBA acknowledges HomeBuilder boost

The central bank has observed an increase in buyer interest following the rollout of the HomeBuilder package.
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Tax & Legal 22 JUL 2020

Sacking stamp duty could make houses cheaper: Here’s how

Stamp duty and payroll tax are being blamed for dwindling new housing approvals in major Australian cities, which in...
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Tax & Legal 22 JUL 2020

7 ways to ‘reinvigorate’ WA’s rental market

A real estate body is advocating for seven changes to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA), noting that such changes...
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Hotspots 21 JUL 2020

Melbourne likely to see more auctions withdrawn

Melbourne’s stage 3 lockdown is likely to see more auctions being withdrawn from the market than normal.
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Tax & Legal 20 JUL 2020

$250k in taxes on a $500k property: The real cost of investing

The $13.1 billion in negative gearing benefits dished out to investors in 2017–18 was nothing compared to the...
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