What most crystal ball gazers don’t recognise is that the property market is all about finance, not economics.
MIGRATION
With few people making it into or out of the country, the coronavirus has winded the clock back more than 100 years on Australia’s population growth.
Australians living overseas fear the tentative green light given to international students to enter the country will further delay their return home.
Virgin’s boss predicts the coronavirus pandemic will halt international travel for the airline until at least 2023 after 3000 jobs were cut.
With employment a top priority in any successful move to Australia, SMATS Migration has entered into a major new collaboration with CV specialists Jump Resumes.…
A sudden rush of well-off immigrants could drive Sydney and Melbourne housing prices to even more unaffordable levels.
There has been a marked increase in interest in property from Australians based overseas.
I am moving back to Australia soon and intend on living in my property before I sell it, how long do I have to live in it so that it becomes tax free?
Under Australian Capital Gains Tax rules, the family home (referred to as the Principal Place of Residence) is free of Capital Gains Tax.It is a common misconce…
We intend to migrate to Australia and considering buying a home there before we leave, are we allowed to do this ?
Buying a home prior to your migration to Australia is always a good idea and mayin fact create some significant tax advantages prior to your arrival.Under Austr…
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Australia appears to be heading in the right direction out of the COVID crisis, but there remains more questions than answers for commercial property investors.
Amid the mixed signals in the Melbourne property market are warning signs and hints that the worst is over.
Homebuyers are prioritising lot size over near-city locations and the size of new houses is growing at its fastest rate in more than a decade, with the COVID-inspired shift of buying preferences expected to be a lasting phenomenon.
Hobart continues to lead the nation for profit-making home sales, with profitability across markets tipped to rise in the coming months as low mortgage rates, improving economic conditions and rising consumer sentiment combine to result in an increase in happy vendors.
A lack of housing stock for sale has become a national theme as property markets position themselves for a vaccination-led post-COVID recovery on steroids.
Cedar Woods CEO Nathan Blackburne tells us he is expecting a resurgence of investors in 2021, and also reveals the markets where the ASX-listed developer is banking on the biggest growth.
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2020 has proven to be full of uncertainty due to the global pandemic, plummeting economic markets, closed boarders and increased political tensions. Many expatriates have been caught in the crosshairs and face uncertain futures.
This seminar is essential for anyone faced with the…
Join Steve Douglas as he examines the federal budget and what it means for the Australian economy moving forward.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg presented his Budget to Parliament on Tuesday the 6th October 2020. In submitting this budget, we gain a full insight into the real financ…
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