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The average person’s maximum borrowing capacity has dropped by approximately 20%, or $134,500, as a result of the last five interest rate rises, according to Ra…
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The tenacity of the Australian consumer in the face of rising inflation, five interest rate hikes, a precipitous drop in house prices and no real wage growth is…
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The Reserve Bank has just reported a loss of A$37 billion, the biggest in its history, and it says it will be unable to pay the government dividends for some ti…
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Home buyers’ budgets have been slashed by hundreds of thousands of dollars, new figures show, as rising interest rates squeeze the amount the average Australian…
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Nearly one in five landlords across Australia are planning to sell at least one of their properties in the next year.
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One of Australia’s big four banks has announced a major interest rate hike following last week’s move by the Reserve Bank.
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CEOs of real-estate developers in Australia have offered diverging outlooks for their industry.
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Head of domestic markets says rate rises will depress commercial and residential property prices but wider risks appear contained.
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A property summit has heard a more nuanced story about the correction in property values at the end of the era of ultra-cheap money.
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Low rental vacancy rates are producing robust rental yields and investors are returning, in the wake of costly floods, to some sections of the northern New South Wales coastal and river regions.
States with almost no rental stock, asking prices going through the roof, governments floundering, and no relief in sight - the rental crisis in Australia has taken a turn for the worse and is seemingly set to create more homelessness and pain.
A measure of relief is set to take effect for first-home buyers in regional areas, with a new Federal Government scheme offering thousands of new places within days.
Unit markets around the country are now outpacing houses in the rate of price decline, with the east coast state capitals leading the downhill charge.
What can the previous 30 years of real estate market performance in Australia tell us about the future?
Central banks around the world are struggling with the beast named inflation, and Australia's position atop the global wealth rankings will be sorely tested as international economic policies unfold.
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Join Steve Douglas, Executive Chair and Julie Kelley, Sales & Marketing Manager as they answer your burning questions during the 'Australian Residency and Tax Changes & Implications To Expats' webinar.
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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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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.
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