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Australia’s real estate industry is the go-to sector for money laundering and more professionals should be compelled to report dodgy transactions, an anti-corru…
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Across the housing sector, from renters to real estate agents and landlords, there’s broad agreement that Australia’s rental system needs an overhaul.
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A superannuation fund strategist is now expecting the Australian dollar to plunge to 59 US cents by Christmas as a result of China's economic slowdown.
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With rent prices skyrocketing around the country, tenants are being forced to look past potentially dangerous property flaws in order to secure a rental.
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Housing rents are a timeless social and economic issue, though their political salience rises and falls with the macroeconomic cycle.
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While first homebuyers now have it easier in some ways, they face a whole new set of challenges.
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Some Aussie real estate agents have had enough of combative tenants, forcing them to take steps to keep themselves safe.
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Victoria has abandoned a plan to cap rental increases to tackle housing affordability.
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Property leaders have commended the national cabinet’s recent housing targets as a positive stride forward.
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First-home buyers who start saving for a deposit now face an agonising wait to simply get into the property market, new modelling of earnings and property price…
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Out of Australia’s 25 largest regional markets, only seven have seen house values rise.
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A massive collapse in China is sending economic shockwaves around the world — including in Australia.
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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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