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Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has given the Morrison government the green light to increase debt levels and lock in a budget deficit of more than $200 billi…
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Housing sentiment lifted in the June quarter after restrictions started to ease, but the rising number of virus cases in Victoria and NSW could break the fragil…
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Property auctions in Australia dropped by almost a third during the peak of COVID-19 in Australia, with more than half of vendors choosing to postpone their sal…
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With a renewed outbreak of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne and NSW, experts are expecting substantial property price falls.
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Banks have eased the burden on families struggling amid the coronavirus-induced financial crisis by extending the home loan holiday by four months.
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With COVID-19 having a massive impact on our personal circumstances, there have been some big changes to how we do our tax returns this year.
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Surging unemployment will have an impact on property prices, but not as might be expected.
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More than half of all Australians believe now is a good time to buy property as consumer confidence returns to levels not seen since start of the COVID-19 outbr…
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SMATS FX is proud to provide our weekly analysis of currency markets and exchange rates.
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Melbourne markets have held up better than most against the forces of Covid-19.
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Young Sydneysiders wishing to purchase their first property will have to save an additional 14 months to secure a deposit as a result of COVID-19.
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The ATO is preparing for “a tax time like no other” as millions of Australians claim expenses for working from home during the pandemic.
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Hidden away in the back of the Australian Budget and unmentioned in the Treasurers speech, was a simple statement confirming that:
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Australian property prices look to be on a rocketing path, with first home buyers, low-interest rates and FOMO (fear of missing out) fueling the demand for the start of 2021.
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