Budget 2017: What it means for you
SURE, Scott Morrison has delivered his second Budget declaring there are “better days ahead”, but here is what it actually means for you.
Leaked scoping study on privatisation of NSW’s land titles registry offers clues
The private sector has long coveted NSW’s land titles registry, and in one attempt to take control, wrongly claimed to the government the asset would become “unprofitable”, a leaked scoping study reveals.
Treasurer forces foreign nationals to sell another 15 properties
Treasurer Scott Morrison has ordered the sale of another 15 Australian residential properties that have been illegally acquired by foreign nationals.
5 ways to minimise land tax
Land Tax is a state impost and different states have different rules and thresholds. For every property investor it represents a significant cost to owning an investment property.
5 easily avoidable tax mistakes for property investors
Not knowing what tax concessions are available on rental properties is costing some investors millions of dollars. Here are the top five tax mistakes many are still making.
Tenants and landlords share their real-life renting horror stories
Think your experience with renting has been bad? At least your property probably isn’t the site of a high-rise apartment goat farm (although someone’s is – true story).
There are more suburbs in Sydney with houses worth more than $2m than under $600k
You don’t just have to be a millionaire to get on the Sydney property ladder anymore, you have to be a multi-millionaire.
Are Australian households on the edge of a debt crisis?
You know that feeling when you lose your wallet? You feel it in your gut, and in your chest, and the back of your throat.
Chinese Property Investors Shift Their Focus From Australia To The UK
A growing number of Chinese property investors are switching their focus from Australia to other markets, particularly the United Kingdom.
OECD warns of ‘rout’ in house prices if investors head for the doors
The OECD has warned of a “rout” in Australian house prices, leading to a new economic downturn, saying both prices and household debt have reached “unprecedented highs”.