During the past four decades in which home ownership among Australians aged 25-34 has sunk, in Singapore it has climbed.
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Investors are snapping up commercial properties in Australia with the rare support of Hong Kong buyers.
Singapore is now the second-largest buyer of Australian real estate, only trailing the United States.
See this weeks SMATS FX market report for the USD, AUD, NZD, EUR and GBP.
A Q&A with Steve Douglas, who started his own company, SMATS Group. Over the past 16 years, Mr Douglas has expanded his global reach to specialise in expatriate…
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Parking your money has never had so literal a connotation as this investment alternative, with car parks emerging as a viable investment vehicle.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to how interest rate increases will impact investors but property market experts argue it could be an opportunistic time for savvy investors to capitalise.
Australia’s largest building company, Metricon, has denied reports that it is facing insolvency or at risk of joining a long line of major builders to go into liquidation.
Busselton was the top performing regional centre in Western Australia for price growth during the March 2022 quarter, with its median house sale price increasing 5.5 per cent.
Commercial property specialist Scott O’Neill assesses the pros and cons of investing in commercial property in the city compared to the regions.
It is the Labor Party that has assumed office and it is their policies that will shape the Australian housing landscape in the coming four years.
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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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• Measures the Government intends to undertake to reinvigorate the Australian economy
• Latest taxatio…
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.
However, with stimulus packages coming to an end, and international borders remaining closed, can this ex…
For anyone considering Australia as a future place of residence planning your taxation affairs is a critical element of the migration process.
The Australian taxation system is extremely complex and taxes residents worldwide income.
Thankfully, legal and sensible tax …
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