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More than half of us set a new financial goal at the beginning of 2025, according to ASIC’s Moneysmart website. While most financial goals include saving money …
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Adelaide, nation's strongest property market, to kick more goals in 2025 (Australian Property Investor Magazine)
Adelaide's property market has overtaken Perth and Brisbane and if you think the capital growth might be over, it could be worth a rethink.
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Sydney house values fell in a string of mid-priced suburbs last month, bucking the trend of more expensive neighbourhoods that rebounded after the interest rate…
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Intense competition for rental properties eased in February, new data shows, but experts view this as temporary, tipping tougher conditions for tenants ahead.
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US President Donald Trump and his ambition to cut red tape and government spending could be a boost for the commercial real estate sector, including Australia’s…
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A high school dropout turned property adviser says reports of a housing crisis are 'over the top' and insists it's never been easier to buy a home.
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Huge chunks of the cost of building a new home are being eaten up by taxes and red tape, new analysis shows.
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A family with children in local schools paid $450,000 over reserve at auction on Saturday for a showpiece, double-storey Strathfield estate.
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Some of Melbourne’s most expensive areas recorded the strongest auction success, in line with other indicators showing the upper end of the market leading the r…
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Property investment is ingrained in the Australian psyche, but is it too easy to cast landlords as the villain in our housing crisis?
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The average home loan now consumes more than half of the median family income, with affordability deteriorating at a startling rate over the past few years.
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An Australian real estate agent said property sellers are risking losing thousands by not getting a clearance certificate from the ATO.
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