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NEWS & INSIGHT
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The RBA has kept the official cash rate on hold at its record low, amid growing signs of a housing slowdown.
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Brisbane’s housing affordability remained stable in the June quarter, thanks in part to the growth in the number of apartments on the market.
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Australian auction clearance rates continue to hover at around 70%, pointing to a slowdown, rather than slump, in price growth from the levels seen earlier this…
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Sydney's housing crisis has reached an alarming new threshold with a key measure revealing it now takes more than two average full-time wages to affordably serv…
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With the population of Greater Brisbane projected to grow by 662,000 by 2031, requiring another 280,000 homes, new styles of homes will be needed to avoid the u…
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Dozens of new homeowners have found a way to avoid the home-hunting "just-beyond-reach and too expensive" or "missing out at auction" nightmare.
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Hobart has been crowned the "best-performing" housing market in the past year, while Sydney's growth has slowed, a national house price report has found.
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Australian households and businesses are now generating enough electricity from solar panels on their roofs they could power every home in Sydney.
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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:
“The Government will replace the individual tax residency rules with a new framework that is easy to understand, provides certainty and reduces compl…
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The Australian taxation system is extremely complex and taxes residents worldwide income.
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