It's not the usual suspects of rising energy costs, tolls or petrol that are hitting the hip-pockets of New South Wales voters the hardest.
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When financial markets begin to price in rate cuts from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the bank almost always cuts rates -- eventually.
I have heard that fixed interest rates in Australia are lower than the floating rate on my loan. How can that be possible?
When borrowing to buy an Australian property, lenders in Australia usually offer the opportunity to either take a floating (or variable) interest rate that will…
I have been offered an “interest only” repayment on my Australian property loan. Is this a good idea?
Most Australian expatriates remember how expensive our home mortgages were when we were living in Australia, as there was no tax relief available for interest c…
I have some term deposits in Australia that earn interest, do I have to declare them in my tax return and how much tax will I have to pay?
When you are living out side of Australia on a permanent basis, any interest that you may earn in Australia is not subject to income tax and you do not need to …
I have a loan on my Australian property from a bank in Singapore, is this tax deductible for me in Australia?
Under Australian Taxation rules, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) does not care about where the money came from or indeed what security is provided, in dete…
In welcome news, the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave interest rates unchanged at thier February meeting.
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The gap between house prices and apartment values has widened to a chasm, with detached dwellings appreciating more than twice as fast as multi-residential over the course of the pandemic.
Additional support measures for landlords and tenants impacted by the most recent lockdowns in New South Wales and Victoria have been unveiled, jointly funded by state and federal governments.
As far as pathways to an international property portfolio go, the route travelled by author, buyer’s agent and investor Pete Wargent is anything but typical.
Billion dollar development group ID_Land is looking to cash in on Australia’s regional property boom with $100 million worth of site acquisitions in country Victoria, while at the same time launching a new funds management division.
One of Australia’s most prolific apartment developers says investors are likely to turn their attention from detached housing to multi-residential dwellings in coming months, as the nation’s unprecedented simultaneous property upswing continues to broaden.
Private investors are driving a resurgence in industrial assets in Western Australia, enticed by strong income-producing opportunities in warehouses and logistics properties, service stations, medical clinics and childcare centres.
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