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A new report has shown that consumers think now is the time to buy a house and expect modest house price increases, despite general ill feelings about the economy.

The Westpac sentiment survey reported a “disappointing” drop in general consumer sentiment and a less enthusiastic than … Read More

If a rule introduced by the country’s banking regulator five years ago is reversed, it could mean that the Australian housing market is about to boom.

“One of the major reasons we had the big house price falls – particularly in Sydney and Melbourne – is that … Read More

Labor plan to limit negative gearing concessions to new properties from January 1 2020, earlier than many analysts and commentators predicted.

Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the long-awaited start date would still provide enough time for scrutiny of the legislation and more industry consultation.

In March, … Read More

On 2 April 2019, the Government handed down the 2019-20 Federal Budget.

The focus of the 2019-20 Budget is a plan for a stronger economy and securing a better future. In last year’s Budget, the Government commented that just as most households had to tighten their budgets … Read More

Australia’s worst property decline in a generation has created some obvious losers. Investors who bought at the top of the market are underwater; homeowners looking to sell are having to slash prices and developers are struggling to offload apartments as projects started during the height of the boom near completion.

But … Read More

Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google, known as FAANG, are making their respective dents in the Australian landscape, one move at a time.

Within a year of its arrival, Amazon had already left its mark with two huge warehouses and a 20,000 square meter office in … Read More

The final royal commission report released on the 1 February 2019 has unveiled 76 recommendations made by Justice Hayne, with the Government committing to take action on each of them. Several recommendations deal with conflicts of interest or conflicts between duty and interest and that the law should … Read More

A new year marks the perfect time to lay the groundwork for a year of property investment success. Angeline Mann, director at property valuation and advisory firm Herron Todd White, shares her tips on how to excel in 2019.

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The tough finance … Read More

Australia’s property markets have been categorised by uncertainty for the last 18 months. The markets of Sydney and Melbourne continue to deteriorate, all while the fundamentals are now aligning for the Brisbane unit market; with early signs of improvement in a number of key fundamentals, and promising projections … Read More

The release in early December of the CoreLogic November hedonic home value index results confirmed that national dwelling values slipped by 0.7% over the month, led by Sydney where the drop was double the national average.

Headlining the November … Read More