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After a slight increase in property prices towards the end of 2019 and an improving rental market, WA property experts are feeling more positive about 2020.
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Prices of Hong Kong properties – residential, retail and office – are expected to fall in 2020, according to a majority of 15 industry players and analysts.
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"Could". By itself it's a harmless enough word. It's a modal verb, and its use is considered rather polite. But ask a financial planner what they think of "coul…
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First came the worst downturn in history. Then came cheap money and looser lending. Now come rumblings of another property boom.
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Sydney first home buyers hoping to take advantage of the federal government’s new loan guarantee scheme will have to restrict their property search to outside a…
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It won’t surprise anyone that the top property sales of 2019 are dominated by Sydney properties.
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Here are 11 lessons can we learn from the past year to make us more successful property investors.
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Lessons for Australia as Sweden's reserve bank parts ways with its peers in advanced countries by raising interest rates because of worries about the collateral…
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The federal government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS), which is due to commence on 1 January 2020, has generated a mixed reaction from property and fi…
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Led by Melbourne, the most in-demand suburbs in the country in 2019 were to be found in the inner city.
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As we come to the end of 2019 and prepare for the 2020s it is quite stunning how greatly our economy has changed over the past decade.
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While many property investors consider location, purchase price and vacancy rates when contemplating an investment property, depreciation is often overlooked. D…
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