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Back up for grabs: 1800 first home buyer scheme spots reissued The 1800 spots are back up for grabs because people who previously reserved a spot in the Australian government scheme were unable to...
February 11th -
Record-breaking: 5 big property trends in 2021 How quickly things can turn around.
February 3rd -
How did your suburb fare during the COVID-19 crisis? A realestate.com.au analysis shows that property prices actually grew in most Australian suburbs throughout 2020. Yep, that’s right.
January 28th -
Freedom to move: stamp duty reforms gain momentum If you’re unfamiliar with stamp duty, it’s basically a state/territory government tax you pay on certain transactions, such as a car or...
November 26th -
Switch lenders if rate cut is not passed on: RBA The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered mortgage holders and business operators a Melbourne Cup Day win by cutting the official cash...
November 6th -
Housing affordability best it’s been in a decade: report Housing affordability improved in all major Australian cities over the year to September 2020 despite the ongoing global pandemic...
October 29th -
Housing market confidence ‘booms’, cash rate cut expected Ahh, spring. It’s fair to say we love it around here.
October 22nd -
Turbocharged instant asset write-off scheme unveiled Did you catch the announcement that businesses, both big and small, can now immediately write off any eligible depreciable asset, at any...
October 14th -
Responsible lending laws to be axed: what that means for you The planned scrapping of the responsible lending laws is the federal government’s latest key initiative to boost economic recovery from...
October 1st -
House prices tipped to surge 15%, RBA hints at cash rate cut And in more good news for homeowners, RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle has hinted at further reductions to interest rates, while not going...
September 24th -
Is now a good time to buy property? Two-thirds of investors say ‘yes’ The 2020 PIPA Property Investor Sentiment Survey gathered insights from nearly 1,100 property investors in August, with the key finding...
September 22nd -
There’s a good chance you have a lazy $6k lying around your home Turns out we’re a bunch of hoarders that’d make the Kerrigans blush, according to the 2020 Gumtree Second Hand Economy Report.
September 15th